#Classical hatha yoga sequence full#
#Classical hatha yoga sequence series#

This sequence of postures is practiced if it is your first yoga class or if you are ten years into your practice. If they are not in this order and practiced in a room with 40 degrees Celcius (105 degrees Fahrenheit), It should not be called Bikram yoga's beginner class. This breathing is mostly in forward folds.ĭown below is the correct order of the Bikram Yoga poses.

#Classical hatha yoga sequence full#

Exhale of the breath: You start with a full breath in, and when entering the posture, you exhale completely.

This breathing is mostly in the backbends.

80/20 breathing: You fill the lungs completely, and in the posture, you just let 20 percent of the air out through the nose because the pose requires air in the lungs to maintain proper strength.

Normal breathing: In and out through the nose.

But each pose has a particular correct way of breathing. In Bikram yoga, like any other yoga style, the breathing is in and out through the nose (normal breathing).

Class always ends with Kaphalabati breathing.

In between all the poses on the floor is a savasana.

Yoga class is alignment focused with a lot of verbal instructions.

The yoga teacher is not practicing with class, only teaching by verbal instructions and no hands-on corrections.

Breathing through the nose during the whole class.

The sequence of poses is always practiced the same way, and the certified yoga teacher is to follow certain instructions.

Class always starts with Pranayama deep breathing.The sequence is always practiced the same way, and the certified yoga teacher is to follow certain instructions. All postures are done twice with a couple of exceptions (Tree pose, Toe stand pose, and Spine twisting pose.

#Classical hatha yoga sequence series#

This hot yoga series which Bikram calls Bikram's beginning yoga class, is performed in a room heated to 40 degrees Celsius and takes around 90 min, including the Shavasana. The 26 postures are picked from the classic 84+2 series that has 84 postures and are often referred to as the advanced class by Bikram Choudhury's guru 'Yogindra' Bishnu Ghosh, brother of Paramahansa Yogananda, founder of the self-realization fellowship. The sequence of the Bikram yoga poses, sometimes referred to as the 26+2, is a system of hatha yoga poses and was created sometime in the early seventies by Bikram Choudhury.