BEST WISHES FOR INNER PEACE, JOY, AND GOOD HEALTH IN THE NEW YEAR! WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN THE YOGA CLASS.
Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life.
~~ Eckhart Tolle
...to the Bikram Hot Yoga Center of Tacoma. The classes are open to all
levels, ages, and body types.
Created by Bikram Choudhury, this series of 26 hatha yoga poses and
breathing exercises is designed to work the entire body in 90 minutes.
It is an exhilarating practice done in a heated room to help the muscles
stretch safely and detoxify the body through sweating. Regular yoga
practice stimulates and balances the endocrine, nervous, immune, and
cardiovascular systems. It also alleviates pain and symptoms of chronic illness while increasing strength, stamina and flexibility. Most importantly, this Yoga practice calms and unclutters
the mind so one can begin to realize the deeper knowledge and potential
within oneself.
Bikram Choudhury began learning yoga in his native India, at the age of three. At five, he began studying with Bishnu Ghosh, the brother of Paramahansa Yogananda (well known author of the Autobiography of a Yogi) and quickly became yoga champion. At age eleven, he was the youngest contestant to win the national India Yoga Competition. At age 20, a weightlifting accident crippled Bikram. With the guidance of his guru, Bikram created his 26 posture series which restored his health. In a medical research project at Tokyo University, Bikram helped doctors prove that yoga practice helps regenerate tissues and alleviates chronic ailments. Bikram arrived in the United States in 1973 and quickly became the foremost yoga teacher in the West as celebrities, athletes and others began to flock to him. Since that time he has been healing thousands of students at his school in Los Angeles and traveling the world extensively, bringing the benefits of Bikram yoga to millions of students worldwide.
Essential to the proper practice of Bikram Yoga is a consistent observance of Bikram's
prescribed method as a whole, without modification or alteration.
Bikram Choudhury and the Yoga College of India continuously require every certified
Instructor to provide instruction consistent with Bikram's prescribed yoga method.
Only by practicing at a school affiliated with, and approved by Bikram, can you be assured
that your instructors are fully qualified to teach this highly specialized yoga program, and are
prepared to address issues which may arise in any particular student's practice.
