7/5/2023 0 Comments Bikram yoga sequence![]() ![]() So if you were to record and listen to two classes, the words would be slightly different from class to class. While we may sound the "same" in each class, certain instructions may be repeated or emphasised as we conduct a "dialogue" using our words to communicate with your body as it moves through the class. We do encourage our teachers at Fitzroy to speak with their own "voice" that reflects their individual background of experience. ![]() We, as teachers, all use a similar "dialogue" or set of verbal instructions to guide the students safely in and out of the postures. Certainly, if a particular teacher came into class and did not connect with the bodies and energy in the room and just spoke the words as if reading a book, both the teacher and the students would be pretty dulled by the experience. ![]() Some students wonder if we teachers get bored saying the same thing. Every day while the yoga is the same, our bodies are different and the class is different. The sense of repetition that you will note is important as it allows you to lessen your thought processes during class, flow with the instructions, focus on breath, stay more "present" and experience a sort of "waking meditation".īy practising the same sequence in every class, all students, both experienced and brand new continually refine what they are capable of, working on their body as well as their focus, concentration and determination.įor those students who have practised this class over many years, it never becomes boring as each class is somehow "different" depending upon the degree of preparation we have made, the state of mind we are in, the amount of rest we have had, the number of people in the room, the time of day, the ambient weather outside, etc. Rather than introduce different postures with each class, we avoid the mental distraction this creates, otherwise the student would constantly be stopping their body, breath and mind "flow" to try and figure out the unfamiliar posture. While there are many asanas that one may practice in different styles of yoga, the Bikram Beginner’s class consists of two breathing exercises and 26 postures as a specific sequence that systematically works through many structures of the body, stretching, stimulating and healing while at the same time using the heat to both facilitate this process and very importantly to discipline the mind. We are proud to continue to share our passion for Bikram Yoga which remains the original therapeutic hot yoga sequence, accessible to all ages and bodies.Our postures are indeed exactly the same each time for a specific reason. It is important to note that studios are not franchised or controlled in any way by Bikram Choudhury. Teachers have trained with Bikram’s Yoga College of India and are authorised to bring the class to local communities. It is the precise sequence, teacher education, method of teaching, principles and practices that work symbiotically to create the transformative benefits of a Bikram Yoga class.īikram Yoga studios around the world have always been independently owned and operated. Bikram was initially sent to Japan in the early 1970s to share the benefits of this yoga sequence and shortly thereafter he went to America where the original hot yoga class we know today was established. Ghosh mentored a number of students including Buddha Bose and Bikram Choudhury. The practice was developed in Calcutta, India between the 1930s and 1960s by Bishnu Ghosh, younger brother of Paramahansa Yogananda. Bikram Yoga is a set sequence of 26 Hatha Yoga postures and two breathing exercises in a heated room for 90 minutes ideal for beginners and seasoned practitioners alike.
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