Bikram's Beginning Yoga Class Second Edtion: Edited

I have been using Bikram's Beginning Yoga Class (the book alone, no instructor) and found it to be tremendously effective for improving flexibility, strength, conditioning, and energy levels. I do my best to follow the instructions to the letter and perform each pose as well as I can, and it really works.I knew nothing about yoga before I started, so I intentionally chose this book for it's defined program and limited set... Read Full Review

I believe one reviewer missed the point of this book. It is not intended to be a do-it-yourself yoga course. It is a guide to the yoga student who attends a Bikram yoga class. I'm fortunate to have a Bikram studio only two blocks from my house in San Francisco. Classes are crowed and instructors don't have time for a lot of one-on-one instruction. That's why it is helpful to read through the descriptions, especially after... Read Full Review

Bikram Choudhury's classic Yoga work has finally been revised. Unlike the second edition of many popular books, this one is better than the first. It's good for what it has and good for what it doesn't have. The book retains Bikram's detailed, often hilarious, commentary and descriptions of how to perform each of his 26 postures (asanas) and breathing(pranayama). It also retains his unique "ideal" and "reality" versions... Read Full Review

A very regular customer at my salon was recently bedridden for a day after attending what the instructor labelled his first lesson of yoga - 'Yoga Boot Camp'. Having heard her story, which I will not reiterate, I suggested she buy Bikram's Beginning Yoga, and offered to find out if it was still in print. I had purchased my copy whilst working in Saudi Arabia some 19 years ago. I pulled out my copy and re-read it - words... Read Full Review