The Specific Practices Of Hot Yoga And Bikram Yoga
Posted by yogateachertrainings on Monday, September 12, 2011
Under: Yoga Teacher Training
As both hot yoga and Bikram yoga have increased in popularity through the years because of their various health benefits, the question has arisen as to what the differences are between the two - if any whatsoever. In truth, hot yoga and Bikram yoga are indeed two distinctive practices. Their main link is that Bikram yoga is a form of hot yoga. The two practices involve similar health advantages, but Bikram yoga has come under some fire for its comparatively strict methods, while hot yoga has a wider range of styles and attributes it can incorporate.
Bikram yoga was created by Bikram Choudhury, a yoga champion, in the year 1974. It revolves around two pranayama (breathing) exercises and a series of 26 yoga poses that are performed twice in a room heated to 80-105 degrees F for about 90 minutes. His method includes not only these specifics, but also the sort of mirrors and carpet used in the room and a prescribed text. The Yoga College of India certifies individuals to become instructors of his style.
There was a recent lawsuit that dealt with Choudhury attempting to copyright his set of poses used in a hot room, since he didn't want other hot yoga practitioners to reference their training as "Bikram yoga" specifically. The U.S. group targeted eventually agreed not to use his name in reference to their own hot yoga, as they did not train under his methods. The majority of hot yoga instructors, however, are only too happy to forego such strictness and use heated rooms for many other types of yoga practices, with the most common being the gentle hatha yoga style.
Bikram Choudhury also uses hatha poses, and admits that other trainers may teach the same positions, but believes that his particular sequencing of the poses are what sets him apart. Despite this, advantages to doing hot yoga are present with any style performed. Aside from hatha yoga, a few other types include moksha, vinyasa, and power yoga, which can all be done in a heated room - effectively making them "hot yoga" as well. Determining the best style for you has to do with finding one that suits your current fitness level, strengths, and areas you want to develop.
Some advantages to doing hot yoga include improved flexibility, weight loss, greater core strength, and building your immune system. If you find hot yoga is a particularly important part of your life, then becoming a hot yoga instructor may be a satisfying path for you; and studying at the Yoga College of India is certainly not the only way to become a trainer. You can either talk with your local teachers in order to see what classes they may have available, or look at other options online that provide courses for certification, often in distant and beautiful locales. No matter the path you take, hot yoga will benefit you on a physical and mental level which will spread into all the facets of your life.
Only a few vocations deliver the satisfaction and flexibility of becoming a yoga teacher. Yoga teacher trainings offer the support and guidance needed to receive your official yoga instructor training.
Bikram yoga was created by Bikram Choudhury, a yoga champion, in the year 1974. It revolves around two pranayama (breathing) exercises and a series of 26 yoga poses that are performed twice in a room heated to 80-105 degrees F for about 90 minutes. His method includes not only these specifics, but also the sort of mirrors and carpet used in the room and a prescribed text. The Yoga College of India certifies individuals to become instructors of his style.
There was a recent lawsuit that dealt with Choudhury attempting to copyright his set of poses used in a hot room, since he didn't want other hot yoga practitioners to reference their training as "Bikram yoga" specifically. The U.S. group targeted eventually agreed not to use his name in reference to their own hot yoga, as they did not train under his methods. The majority of hot yoga instructors, however, are only too happy to forego such strictness and use heated rooms for many other types of yoga practices, with the most common being the gentle hatha yoga style.
Bikram Choudhury also uses hatha poses, and admits that other trainers may teach the same positions, but believes that his particular sequencing of the poses are what sets him apart. Despite this, advantages to doing hot yoga are present with any style performed. Aside from hatha yoga, a few other types include moksha, vinyasa, and power yoga, which can all be done in a heated room - effectively making them "hot yoga" as well. Determining the best style for you has to do with finding one that suits your current fitness level, strengths, and areas you want to develop.
Some advantages to doing hot yoga include improved flexibility, weight loss, greater core strength, and building your immune system. If you find hot yoga is a particularly important part of your life, then becoming a hot yoga instructor may be a satisfying path for you; and studying at the Yoga College of India is certainly not the only way to become a trainer. You can either talk with your local teachers in order to see what classes they may have available, or look at other options online that provide courses for certification, often in distant and beautiful locales. No matter the path you take, hot yoga will benefit you on a physical and mental level which will spread into all the facets of your life.
Only a few vocations deliver the satisfaction and flexibility of becoming a yoga teacher. Yoga teacher trainings offer the support and guidance needed to receive your official yoga instructor training.