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The book contains nearly 200 photographs illustrating each of the poses. Each asana is also accompanied by detailed directions on how to do it the right way. Can't quite twist your leg around your head or touch your nose to your knee? Bikram will tell you how to modify poses so one day you, too, can resemble a pretzel.
This is not an easy workout. Even intermediate students will find Bikram's yoga routine, which requires about an hour to complete, challenging. Need encouragement? Beginning Yoga contains suggestions for maintaining proper yoga practice, a section on the medical benefits of yoga, notes from Bikram's students, and a good dose of Bikram humor and philosophy. If you can't get to one of Bikram's 100 yoga centers and want to give his style of "hot yoga" a try, open up Bikram's Beginning Yoga Class and let Bikram work his magic on your body, mind, and spirit. --Ellen Albertson
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The room seems unreasonably hot. Read the first page
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Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
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A Miraculously Helpful Set of Postures,
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This review is from: Bikram's Beginning Yoga Class: Revised and Updated (Paperback)
I attended classes at Bikram's Yoga College of India for three years, and have received instruction from Bikram himself during quite a number of those classes. About two years ago the college moved to a different location and since then I have continued my practice at home.Everything they say about Bikram the man is true. Yes, he is an egotist. Yes, with his millions of dollars and multiple Rolls Royces he has fully embraced the materialistic lifestyle of his adopted country and in particular of his home city of Beverly Hills. He is well aware of his egotism and materialism, and revels in both to the point of self-parody. None of this erases the fact that the 26 Bikram postures are perhaps the most concise, therapeutic, balanced and adaptable compilation of the yoga repertoire ever brought together under a single method. They are concise, in that every part of the body is exercised, but if the same part is exercised in more than one posture, it is always in a slightly different way, and always in a way that takes advantage of the repetition to further increase the flexibility of the body, and always far enough from the original posture to make the repetition meaningful rather than redundant (e.g., standing head to knee is posture five, while the seated head to knee is posture twenty-four). They are therapeutic, in that circulation is enhanced, muscles are stretched to release toxins, and intense heat and perspiration help to carry those toxins out of the body. They are balanced, in that each posture that stretches in one direction is invariably followed by another that stretches in the opposite direction (e.g., camel pose followed by rabbit pose). Finally, they are adaptable, in that every posture can be done to a greater or a lesser degree, allowing both beginners and long-time practitioners to benefit from exactly the same set of postures. In so many ways, this makes the Bikram postures "all you really need" - a comprehensive set of postures beyond which you need look no further in order to maintain your flexibility and health. Yes, just as some others have reported, I too made an effort to attend classes taught by "anybody but Bikram" while I was at the college. While he is very knowledgeable, his constant banter often interrupted the flow of the postures, and his classes invariably ran late as a result. But I will always be grateful to him for having developed his method, which has been of enormous assistance to me in maintaining my physical health and clarity of mind.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Nice book, but let's be clear about Patanjali...,
By Paula Carino (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bikram's Beginning Yoga Class: Revised and Updated (Paperback)
Reviewer Michael Charles quotes Bikram as writing, "These are the classic Yoga Postures handed down from Patanjali's Yoga Sutras." Only 3 of Patanjali's 195 yoga sutras are devoted to asana (posture) and they are about attitude rather than descriptions of actual postures. Be wary of anyone who tells you that his or her yoga is the "true" yoga as delineated by Patanjali. (Bikram is not the only yogi who makes this claim). I have nothing against Bikram, his methods, or this book--in fact, I enjoy Bikram Yoga classes. I just wanted to point out this misleading claim.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Some new pictures and narrative, same old book,
By A Customer
This review is from: Bikram's Beginning Yoga Class: Revised and Updated (Paperback)
Bikram's book is an informative and enjoyable way to learn his style of Yoga, and I do believe that it is basic enough for a beginner, yet is still pertinent and helpful enough for a more experienced student. I was really disappointed to find out that this is basically a reprint of his first book written with the same co-author in 1978. Yes there are some new pictures and additional narrative, but I believe this book could have been updated totally and made into a companion piece with with new pictures, new students and new stories and dialog since Bikram has been a continuing and dynamic force in Yoga for at least 30 years. So if you've never read his first book, by all means buy this one--it gives clear and concise directions and reasoning behind each posture, but if you already own it, the choice is yours--you might enjoy the update, or maybe not.
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