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Bikram yoga, n.
Brit. |ˌbɪkram ˈjəʊgə|, |ˌbɪkrəm ˈjəʊgə|, U.S. |ˌbɪkˌrɑm ˈjoʊgə|, |ˌbɪkrəm ˈjoʊgə|
Forms: α. 19– Bikram yoga; β. 19– Bikrams yoga, 19– Bikram's yoga
[‹ the name of Bikram Choudhury (b. 1946), Indian yoga instructor, who developed this style of yoga and promoted it worldwide + yoga n. In β forms > n.]
A proprietary name for: a style of hatha yoga comprising a sequence of 26 postures and two breathing exercises, performed in a room heated to a high temperature (usually 35–40°C).
1974Progress (Clearfield, Pa.) 23 Aug. 8/4 Bikram yoga demonstration. 1997Philadelphia Daily News (Nexis) 31 Dec. 22 [He] has devised his own Westernized system of power yoga, using postures and techniques from the traditional..yogas, heaters from Bikram's yoga and principles from strength training. 2001Los Angeles Mag. (Nexis) 1 Jan. 88 The best thing about Bikram yoga is that it too eventually ends in savasana. 2003Kindred Spirit Winter 21/1 She joins a ‘hot’ Bikram yoga class where students are put through demanding yoga postures in sauna-like temperatures. |