Bikram yoga

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Bikram Yoga is a hatha yoga method and was disseminated by the Indian yoga master Bikram Choudhury , disciple of Bishnu Charan Ghosh (brother of Paramahansa Yogananda ), and presented by Bikram as his development. The publication of the written teaching of Bishnu Charan Ghosh (YOGA-CURE) caused by the yogi Mukul Dutta shows that the postures and the sequence of these postures were not developed by Bikram, but the creation and thus a copy of the teaching of his master Bishnu Charan Ghosh are. Bikram Choudhury was born in Calcutta in 1946 .

Bikram Yoga is a series of 26 yoga exercises that are practiced in a hot room (at around 35–40 degrees Celsius). In general, Bikram Yoga is known as hot yoga and is now a very popular type of yoga with over 600 schools worldwide. Bikram Choudhury tried to protect the yoga method presented as his. However, an American court denied his claims on May 8, 2015.

24 physical exercises ( asanas ) and 2 breathing exercises ( pranayama ) are practiced. The hot room should enable safe muscle and tendon work, protect against injuries and sweating should " detoxify " the body .

criticism

  • Bikram Choudhury was convicted in a civil court in the United States of sexually abusing, molesting and raping several of his Bikram yoga teacher training students.
  • The loss of water and electrolytes caused by the heat can lead to muscle cramps and circulatory collapse. Therefore, cardiovascular problems such as too low or too high blood pressure should be clarified by a doctor.
  • The warm-up is not given by the room temperature, but occurs only when the active tension of the muscles.
  • The alleged "detoxification" is not scientifically tenable.

The 26 postures / asanas (postures) of the generally practiced beginner series

# Sanskrit German
1 Pranayama Series Deep breathing
2 Ardha Chandrasana - Pada Hastasana half moon with back and forward bend
3 Utkatasana Squat position, triple combination of squats and toe-stand exercises
4th Garudasana Eagle pose
5 Dandayamana - JanuShirasana Forehead-to-knee while standing
6th Dandayamana - Dhanurasana Standing bow
7th Tuladandasana Libra
8th Dandayamana - Bibhaktapada - Paschimottanasana Forehead-to-floor in the straddle
9 Trikonasana Triangle, Bikram- (with elbow in front of knee and fingertips between big and second toe)
10 Dandayamana - Bibhaktapada - Janushirasana Forehead-to-knee in the straddle
11 Tadasana tree
12 Padangustasana Toe stand - sit down from the tree
13 Savasana Mortuary position
14th Pavanamuktasana Wind Removing Pose - Abdominal Press
15th Sit up Sit up
16 Bhujangasana cobra
17th Salabhasana grasshopper
18th Poorna - Salabhasana full grasshopper-airplane
19th Dhanurasana lying bow
20th Supta - Vajrasana Heroic position
21st Ardha - Kurmasana half turtle
22nd Ustrasana camel
23 Sasangasana Rabbits
24 Janushirasana - Paschimottanasana Head to knees - extended while seated
25th Ardha - Matsyendrasana Spinal swivel seat
26th Kapalabhati Kapalabhati-Bikram breathing - fire breathing through the mouth

literature

Web links

  • Official website
  • Bad Dog Tales: Yoga, Inc. - Documentary (2007) about the Bikram copyright litigation and the yoga industry
  • "Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator" tells of the dramatic rise and fall of the controversial inventor of "hot yoga" - Bikram Choudhury. After arriving in Beverly Hills from Calcutta, India in the early 1970s, he quickly built himself a celebrity status with numerous followers and built a global fitness empire that made him incredibly rich. In the 2010s, however, numerous allegations of sexual abuse and his aggressive, sect-like training environment became public. Lawsuits increased and his unorthodox teaching style became the main headline in the media. The Netflix original "Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Raubtier" was directed by Oscar® winner Eva Orner ("Taxi to Hell", "Chasing Asylum") and Sarah Anthony ("The Price of Free", "The Defiant Ones ") responsible. The documentary is dedicated to the women who overthrew him from the throne and illuminates the contradiction in how this doctrine of salvation could help and harm so many people at the same time.

https://www.netflix.com/de/title/80221584

List of all 26 positions with illustrations

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator (documentary, published worldwide on November 20, 2019 on Netflix)
  2. ↑ Vita on Bikramyoga.com ( Memento from July 14, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit No. 13-55763: Bikram's Yoga College v. Evolation Yoga (pdf)
  4. ↑ a b How healthy is Bikram yoga? Retrieved March 25, 2012 .