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 Bikram
Choudhury, world-renowned Yoga Master, began practicing
Hatha Yoga poses in his native India, at the age of
three. At five, he began studying with Bishnu Ghosh
(Paramahansa Yogananda's brother) and quickly became
a yoga champion. At age eleven he was the youngest contestant
ever to win the National India Yoga Competition. At
age 20, a weightlifting accident crippled Bikram. With
the guidance of his guru, Bikram created the 26 posture
series that restored his health. Combining Eastern discipline
and Western medicine, Bikram perfected his comprehensive
system suitable for all ages and levels of fitness.
"Never
too bad, never too old, never too sick,
never too late, to start from scratch and
begin again."
Bikram
Choudhury |
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In a United Nations sponsored research
project at Tokyo University, Bikram helped doctors prove
that yoga regenerates tissues and cures chronic ailments.
Bikram came to the U.S. in 1973 at the invitation of
President Nixon and the urging of Shirley MacLaine.
He quickly became the foremost yoga teacher in the West
as celebrities, athletes, and others began flocking
to him. Since that time he has been healing thousands
of students at his school in Los Angeles and traveling
the world extensively, bringing the benefits of Bikram
Yoga to millions of students worldwide.
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