Bikram Choudhury is a multi-millionaire Indian yoga guru and the founder of Bikram Yoga, also known as Hot Yoga, a copyrighted series of 26 hatha yoga postures that are performed in a hot (105 degrees Fahrenheit or greater) environment. Choudhury is a disciple of Bishnu Ghosh (brother of Paramahansa Yogananda, author of ').

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  • Bikram Choudhury is a multi-millionaire Indian yoga guru and the founder of Bikram Yoga, also known as Hot Yoga, a copyrighted series of 26 hatha yoga postures that are performed in a hot (105 degrees Fahrenheit or greater) environment. Choudhury is a disciple of Bishnu Ghosh (brother of Paramahansa Yogananda, author of '). The Bishnu Ghosh guru lineage has focused on translating Eastern philosophies and practices into a language that is more closely attuned to the Western mindset than can be found within their original traditional Indian contexts. Born in Calcutta, India, Choudhury won the National India Yoga Championship four consecutive years in his teens. As an adult he opened yoga schools in India and Japan, and in 1972 he opened his first U.S. school in San Francisco on Columbus Avenue. That school is open to this day. His main school is now near Hollywood, California. In the 1990s he began offering nine-week teacher certification courses, and certified instructors now number in the thousands with franchised ("Yoga College of India") studios all over the world. Generically known as "Hot Yoga," Choudhury's style done in a heated room remains prominent as the one of the most popular methods of yoga.
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