who is Bikram?

Bikram Choudhury began learning Hatha Yoga poses in his native India, at the age of three.

 

At five, he began studying with Bishnu Ghosh (Paramahnsa Yogananda's brother) and quickly became a yoga champion.

 

With the guidance of his guru, Bikram created the 26 posture series.

 

Bikram arrived in the United States in 1973.

 

He soon became the foremost yoga teacher in the West as celebrities, athletes and others began to flock to him.

 

Since that time, he has healed thousands of students at his school in Beverly Hills and travelling the world extensively, brought the benefits of Bikram's Yoga to millions of students worldwide.