Bikram Yoga

The Sweet Taste of Resentment in the Morning: My Month With Bikram Yoga

Alison Preece | Posted 05.01.2012

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Alison Preece

My visibly-trembling muscles shake globs of sweat off my patchy, red skin while my hair manages to both frizz up and clamp on my skin all at once. The picture of Zen, I am not.

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Is Yoga Ready for the Olympics?

Valerie Reiss | Posted 05.07.2012

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Valerie Reiss

Though we in the competition-squeamish yoga community have been repeatedly assured that yoga competitions are historically common in India, your first time can be shocking. That was my experience at least, at the Hudson Theater in Midtown Manhattan, watching the 2012 United States Yoga Asana Championship, New York Regional edition.

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A Yoga Competition: My Rabbit Pose Is Better Than Your Downward-Facing Dog

AP | DEEPTI HAJELA | Posted 04.29.2012

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NEW YORK — The judges will be watching – were the competitor's knees locked? Were the wrists straight? Did the forehead and the knee conne...

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Does Yoga Count As Cardio?

Ben Greenfield | Posted 03.28.2012

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Ben Greenfield

We all expect that yoga will stretch your muscles, increase your flexibility and help you to relax and de-stress. But there have been a lot of Bikram yoga advocates who claim that it burns up to 1,000 calories per session. Can that be true?

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Off The Mat, Into Court: Lawsuit Pits Bikram And Yoga To The People

nytimes.com | MEREDITH HOFFMAN | Posted 02.02.2012

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Bikram Choudhury, the millionaire founder of Bikram Yoga, believes his kind of yoga belongs to him -- he has even copyrighted it. Now, he has sued Yog...

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My Mirror, Myself

Renata Helfman | Posted 01.16.2012

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Renata Helfman

Have you ever felt like you look in the mirror too much? I'm raising my own hand very high as I pose that question.

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In Yoga, When Is a Pose More Than Just a Pose?

Stewart J. Lawrence | Posted 11.23.2011

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Stewart J. Lawrence

Many long-time yoga practitioners are disturbed by how "commercialized" yoga, now a $6 billion industry, has become. But that doesn't make today's yoga any less "authentic," or even less spiritually-minded.

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Attitude

C. M. Rubin | Posted 10.11.2011

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C. M. Rubin

Attitude is more impressive to me than money, credentials, appearance, or even talent. Attitude is something that lives deep within us. When life throws all kinds of curve balls at us, I believe that 90% of the outcome has to do with how we react.

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The Right Fit: My Journey With Yoga

Trish Kinney | Posted 09.15.2011

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Trish Kinney

Having learned some very valuable lessons about what is important from my cancer experience, I decided to become more powerful than the stress that constantly had its way with me. And I've been working on it in a small yoga studio.

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40.5 Things to Do in L.A. Without Your Car

Jennifer Ketcham | Posted 09.12.2011

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Jennifer Ketcham

With the 405 shutting down, I find myself excited for my upcoming Westside staycation. City officials may encourage us to leave, but this list of the amazing things we can do locally illustrates just how great being a Westsider is.

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$39 for One Month of Unlimited Classes at Bikram Yoga Union Square

Posted 05.25.2011

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No Joke: Mom Brings 4-Year-Old To Hot Yoga Class

momlogic.com | Posted 11.17.2011

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Twenty-six postures in a 104-degree room for 90 minutes is an intense workout. So imagine my shock this weekend when a mommy yogi brought her 4-year-o...

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Pick-up Lines That Haven't Worked In My Upper West Side Bikram Yoga Class

John Bobey | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Bobey

1. Are you in Sasangasana pose, or are you just glad to see me? 2. I write for Glenn Beck. 3. Is it hot in here, or is it you? ...

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Lessons from Bikram Yoga: A Lot of Hot Air for Free

Liz Hamburg | Posted 11.17.2011

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Liz Hamburg

Bikram Yoga, the original "hot yoga," was developed by Indian yogi Bikram Choudhury. Today, there are over 4,000 hot yoga centers worldwide, but according to Bikram, he hasn't gotten a cent from them!

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Finding the Perfect Yoga for You

Erica Heinz | Posted 11.17.2011

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Erica Heinz

People are always asking me what kind of yoga they should do. So to them I say, yoga practice is like wine appreciation -- the best way to learn is to taste.

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Bikram's Last Seminar: Words of Wisdom From a Yoga Guru

Anita Thompson | Posted 11.17.2011

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Anita Thompson

The meaning of life: truth, even when it hurts.

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