Bikram Yoga Poses

Increasing Circulation to the whole body, waking everything up and preparing the muscles for action.

Helps lower-back pain, constipation, obesity of the stomach, bronchial distress and scoliotic and frozen shoulders. Works the deltoid, trapezius and pecoralis major muscles, and the hamstrings.

Helps to align the entire skeletal system, opens the pelvic area, relieves joint pain, sciatica and arthritis of the knees. Strengthens and shapes the lower body, improves flexibility in the toes and ankles. Works the quadricepts and deltoids.

Improves mobility in the pelvic girdle and all 12 major joints. Increases body alignment and function of the central nervous system. Stimulates sexual energies and energises the body.

Improves concentration and balances mood swings. Stretches the sciatic nerve. Reduces diabetes. Strengthens the back muscles and nerves. Works the muscular, skeletal, reproductive and digestive systems.

Increases circulation to the heart and lungs. Improves elasticity of the spine. Helps lower-back pain. Opens the diaphragm and lungs. Tones the arms and legs. Relieves cramps and gives the body grace.

Bikram calls this “heart attack prevention”. Increases blood flow over the entire body. Clears the arteries. Strengthens the heart, lungs, kidney and spleen. Stretches the spine. Builds the leg muscles. Good for varicose veins. Clears deposits of fat and burns calories.

Helps constipation, abdominal obesity and hyperacidity. Increases circulation to the brain and adrenal glands. Improves function of the abdominal organs. Helps to relieve depression.

Helps chemical imbalances in the system, colitis, constipation, hip and back pain, spondylitis, general mobility and menstrual disorder. Good for the heart and kidneys. Cuts calories, stabilizes metabolism. Slims the hips, helps to improve cellulite and chronic obesity.

Helps chemical imbalances in the system, colitis, constipation, hip and back pain, spondylitis, general mobility and menstrual disorder. Good for the heart and kidneys. Cuts calories, stabilizes metabolism. Slims the hips, helps to improve cellulite and chronic obesity.

Improves posture and balance and increases flexibility of the ankles, knees and hip joints. Strengthens the internal obliques to prevent hernias.

Returns blood circulation to normal and teaches complete relaxation.

Cures and prevents flatulence. Improves flexibility of the hip joints and firms the abdomen, thighs and hips.

Strengthens and tightens the abdomen and increases flexibility of the spine.

Maintains the body in perfect condition. Increases spinal strength and flexibility. Helps backache, lumbago, rheumatism and arthritis. Strengthens deltoids, trapeziums and triceps.

Maintains the body in perfect condition. Increases spinal strength and flexibility. Helps backache, gout, slipped disc, sciatica, lumbago, rheumatism and arthritis. Firms buttocks and hips. Helps tennis elbow.

Has the same therapeutic value as the Cobra pose and the same upper-body benefits as Standing Bow Pulling. Also firms abdominal muscles, upper arms, hips and thighs.

Maintains the body in perfect condition. Increases spinal strength and flexibility. Helps straighten rounded spines. Helps intestines, liver, kidneys, and spleen. Relieves backache.

Strengthens and improves flexibility of the lower spine, knees and ankle joints. Helps to cure sciatica, gout, varicose veins and rheumatism in the legs. Helps to cure and prevent hernias.

Cures digestion and stretches the lower part of the lungs, increasing blood circulation to the brain. Firms the abdomen and thighs. Increases the flexibility of the hip joints, scapula, deltoids, triceps and latissimus dorsi muscles.

Strengthens muscles in the back and shoulders. Produces maximum compression of the spine, stimulating the nervous system. Improves flexibility of the neck and spine. Slims the abdomen and waistline. Relieves backache. Helps kypho-scolitic deformities.

Stretches the spine. Helps maintain mobility and elasticity of the spine and back muscles. Nurtures the nervous system and brain. Helps cure depression, diabetes, colds, sinus problems, chronic tonsillitis, sore throats and strep throat. Good for the thyroid, parathyroid and larynx.

Helps to balance the blood sugar level, especially good for diabetes. Good for the immune system, stimulates the thymus, circulation to the liver, spleen, pancreas, thyroid, thymus and intestines. Relieves chronic diarrhea.

Increases circulation and nutrition to spinal nerves, veins and tissues. Helps to cure lumbago and rheumatism of the spine,     improves digestion, removes flatulence from the intestines and firms the abdomen, thighs and buttocks.

Strengthens all the abdominal organs and increases circulation. Makes the abdominal wall strong and trims the waistline.