The American Yogi And Bikram Choudhury

[Empre55]

i love my taster course but someone teef me box of mango lol never went back after that :'(

[drummerboy7201]

i burn before also......peeps smell it too..lol

[scepticfromhell]

Sroddha means Respect not dedication!!

[AxePittbull]

Bikrams yoga is phenominal....real way of cleansing the mind and getting flexible. it takes time, then u see mental and physical growth. Thank you Bikram!

[carolinaindian]

THIS ASSHOLE THINGS HE SAVES THE WORLD?? what an egosistic douchebag! I am Indian, and know that no yoga encourages to become even close to what he represents!

[antony4862]

The girl at 2:17 doesn't stop after class, she must have great abs..

[ballen900]

obviuosly it dosn't cure hairloss...

[cremebruleec]

I've been practicing Bikram Yoga for almost 2 months and I can not begin to tell you the benefits I've noticed in my body, my health and my mind. I've lost 9 pounds and seen a marked increase my flexibility.

[jasonmcin]

OMG!! The old Beverly Hills studio!!! Great place!!! So much nicer than "new" studio on La Cienega... but you needed the space, Bikram!! Absolute health to you Bikram!!!!

[laargeCCD]

Yogiraj Bikram Choudry ZINDABAAD

Doctor sahib MURDABAAD!!

[jenniejenjen86]

Badly made video,cheesy music.

[FoRtHeWiN1985]

@jenniejenjen86 hahahahahahahaaa!!! you made me laugh.

[rathesungod10]

stupidest shit i ever read, u've got a choice as a human to love or hate, create or destroy.........wwjd?? he wouldnt hate would he, na he'd join in the experience and enjoy it for simply what it is

[isometric85]

i personally have experienced chritian people more abstard and fantic...so its beeter to be part of this "demonic" religion however..the best thingi n life is that you have ur own will and frredom and can take all good from all religion...

[RevChez]

Foolish Zealot! I guess you are too ignorant to understand that the swastika is a revered symbol from before the time of your so-called christ. You are the reason Christians are ridiculed in the world today.. go get a life.. if you include a steady yoga practice in your new life, jesus will love you even more... you'll see......

[lithopoonwit]

That's right.Swastika was honored a heathen symbol, a revolving sun, it's of Sun worshippers, a bringer of fortune, that is why it was used by all Neo-pagan movements including national socialism, and even in soviet communism it is used.KGB money has a swastika on it's biljets.

[herskovicmd]

@lithopoonwit - I am a Jew. the swastika is an ancient symbol, among many other geometric forms used in the East to denote spiritual surrender. unfortunately it became corrupted, especially by Hitler, may his name be cursed. Please don't give the 'devil' such great recognition as to think he invented anything at all. yoga is similar in root to the Hebrew word "yichud" meaning union. The implication is to unify with the divine, with the true One, through movement and meditation

[MAKEMUSICBEHAPPY509]

i just started doing birkram yoga 2 weeks ago. its been the best thing i've ever done. my body feels better. i'm in a generally better mood...and not to mention i've lost like 12lbs that have been sticking around through running, and lifting. basically, bikram kicks ass ;]

[shrutikota]

it is "Hatha" (literally translated being stubborn) ...i wonder why people call it Hot yoga

[heavynsad]

it's so popular now and most people know it as yoga done in hot weather

[cremebruleec]

@shrutikota I'm not sure either... I've been to 1 90 min. "hot yoga" session and foud it boring, it wasn't really hot in there and I did not feel inclined to return. Then, on a whim, I began BIKRAM YOGA. He has patented his yoga poses and insists the studio temperature be a min. of 40oc. I'm not an all knowing yogi, but I do know that Bikram Yoga has allowed my body to do some remarkable things! I haven't looked back...

[vinylblitzkreig]

I find my release thru heroin.

[herskovicmd]

@vinylblitzkreig that's a false 'release', friend. I pray you find healing, and soon

[monaandchad]

I love this workout. would love to open a bikram studio in spokane washington. I want to know what it is like teaching the class. what is the hardest part?

[ngootha]

this bikram g(a)uy is a cheat. or porn star.

There are thousand of yoga kings are in India.

Dont believe this gay..

[infinitehipshit]

the rugs in the studios are foul...disgusting....they smell like ass....But the practice is sweet espiecially if you smoke weed before class

[cremebruleec]

@infinitehipshit XD

[luca11222]

@infinitehipshit lol

[deekshagirl]

I studied with Bikram in 2003. When I left the training I never stepped foot in another Bikram studio.

I see now his so call yoga was my jorney through my ego.

[theamericanyogi]

are you blaming him for your journey????

i think Bikram is fine inside the 4 corners of a yoga class...i can't speak on other matters.

[deekshagirl]

interesting how my comment "triggered" your reaction as a comment of blame....... speaks to where your @ in your journey !!!

Have you ever been to a B class ? they are very ego driven. More about the posture........then being Present & the breath.......

[petuniamighty]

beacause you are a big fat ass american who has no dicipline and enjoys her fat!!!! keep it baby we dont want it!! he is amazing !! most people can not do his class, only the focused yoga is not easy . try kundalini! you could not do that one and most likely did not do bikrams either!!! most people could not . so get backto your couch! sweetie the tv is calling you!!

[petuniamighty]

@deekshagirl BEST TEACHER I EVER HAD THIS IS THAT STUDIO HE USED TO HAVE ME COME TO THE FRONT !! HE IS A GREAT MAN AND HIS WIFE AN ECXELANT TEACHER !!

[Fixdal]

@deekshagirl seems like a pretty big ego alright

[sltrigal]

There is no competition between yoga types and not one practice is better than the other! You have to find what' s good for you physically and mentally. That's it!

[topfutbolli]

You can hear the lies in the words of these people. I would say that the best way to lose weight is to actually go and live in india for a while. The famine will get you to being skin & bone in no time.

[petuniamighty]

bullshit you have a disease of the fork!! get your big fat ass to his class ,its amazing and powerful half the people i brought could not do it!!! h is great ,you wimpy americans are pathetic take your diet pill and see you in the hospital!!! lazy lazy......

[gretabug]

Dear indianrailways.

In the immortal words of Rainier Wolfcastle "Master your ass!!!" You must master your ass before you master your mind. That is what Bikram is here for. Can you become invisible and travel to outer space, as you so eloquently put it. Or, do you still binge on doughnuts?

[ethicsg]

Allthough obtuse I think Indianrailways is talking about Bikram's need to doink is hot, young, and limber teaching students (which is all American but not very Yogic).

Meaning Bikram may have mastered his ass but he has not mastered what hangs below his mula banda.

[indianrailways]

hohoho fucking hilarious !

[indianrailways]

appreciate yoor sense of humor ! btw could you please enlighten me where the mind is ? please don't tell crap like the buffoon scientists that mind is inside the brain. even a corpse has the inert brain. OM

[mizdierbeatz]

can you remember before you were born? have you ever been knocked out? passed out? where is the conscious mind then?

[indianrailways]

as long as i am materially contaminated by elements like lust, anger, jealousy, desires etc, i cannot remember my past. btw there is nothing called conscious mind. mind is also a part or instrument like hands, legs or eyes. it gets the reflected light from the self just like moon gets the light from sun. only difference is that, mind is subtle and is made from the purest form of matter. food goes in as 3 parts - grossest part as stool, middle one as flesh, organs etc and purest as the mind. OM

[tuckeryoga]

go and reach your kingdom then, great you tube commenter! I'd rather be wherever you are not.

[indianrailways]

that's a good title for booker prize - I'd rather be wherever you are not. i appreciate that. kingdom ? where is that. hehe. also thanks for appreciating me as a great you tube commenter. :) OM

[indianrailways]

Bikram is an idiot who is abusing yoga for his own palate. Doing monkey acrobatics can never give emancipation. It may be good for the gross body. But what is the use of glorifying the perishable gross body which is made of 12 impurities - Oily exudations,Semen,Blood,Fatty substance of the brain,Urine,Faeces,Mucus of the nose,Ear-wax,Phlegm,Tears,Rheu­m of the eyes and Sweat.

After all, the gross body ends up as stool for worms. In some cultures the dead corpse is thrown to the vultures.

[mizdierbeatz]

so your saying we should disrespect our bodys becuase its made of things you think are gross?

[indianrailways]

yes you are right. body is perishable object. in fact we are living in a prison. what is yoga? to realize we are not body. all the sufferings of humans are due to the erroneous identification of our SELF with the body. i am not saying disrespect. just give more importance to the SELF. every nook and corner america has gym for beautification of the body. but nothing to know the SELF. gross body came from food, sustains on food and becomes stool or food after death. peace.

[mizdierbeatz]

isnt the first step learning to be conscious of ones body "the breathe and proper posture"? when you sum it up all you have is yourself( the now).

[indianrailways]

well sir, this is a very complicated and subtle matter to be discussed here. actually there are 4 ways to liberation - fruitive or karma, jnana or knowldege, hatha or raja and devotion or bhakti yoga. only bhakti yoga is beyond the 3 modes of nature. though the paths are different, the destination is the same. but in pranayama and body practices, as long as one controls the breath or postures, fine, but there is always a risk of falling down again to the mind and senses. OM

[mizdierbeatz]

and why does the body have to be considered a prison? couldnt that just be a negative way of putting it? why not say our body is an institution, a house, or laboratory? one truth many paths. namaste

[indianrailways]

it seems the 4 basic qualifications for any spiritual aspirant are - discrimination, dispassion, 6 virtues and an earnest desire for liberation. so the body is called a prison to produce dispassion. yes it is called the 9 gated city or temple thru which the mind tries to enjoy the sense objects. body or even the highest purified matter called mind can never be conscious by itself. mind works with the borrowed or reflected cons from the SELF just like moon reflects the sun's light. OM

[isometric85]

body is spiritual!

[isometric85]

shut up idiot,u got and rot ur own body,dont preach to others!

[indianrailways]

My dear child, you seem to be so frustrated in life with disillusionment. What can I do to help you, to mitigate your sufferings? I will pray for you dear confused human. Take shelter at the lotus feet of the Lord. Do not waste time running after external perishable objects for sense gratification. Death is always hissing the ass of humans. Human birth unlike animals is meant for realizing the SELF. So dear child spit lust, anger, greed and envy. OM

[tuckeryoga]

Bikram is not an idiot, you come off so high and mighty then make hasty comments. Bikram yoga helps many people worldwide on a daily basis. It helps them find their spirit when they have screw loose brains and junk bodies. "monkey acrobatics"!, the 26 posture series, is derived from 84 classical yoga asanas, the patanjali sutras. It is not an abuse of yoga, but legitimate yoga. Have you ever met Bikram? I have; he is very intelligent, and whenever he visits India, he gets a royal welcome.

[indianrailways]

If he is intelligent,good for him.Forget liberation,just tell him to show any 1 of the 8 siddhis.Request him to become invisible or travel to outer space without any spaceship.The Lord had clearly warned 5k years ago,such selfish people would be abundant in the modern age of hypocrisy and quarrel.You maybe more intelligent than him since it is the same Supersoul inside me or you or an ass.Only degree of material contamination differs.May get a royal welcome by ignorant humans but not by death!

[yogamamalisa]

The breadth of your ignorance would be breathtaking if not for its depth. Can't control your junk body? You'll never get a grip on your bitter, cynical, jealous mind. Bikram has already forgotten more about yoga than you'll ever know. Ever heard of bramacharya? It's a yama/ So, until you have REAL knowledge, why don't you keep your whining & complaining to your miserably wretched pedantic self?

Thank you from not hundreds of thousands but MILLIONS of us who Bikram has helped.

[indianrailways]

SB 11.28.43: Although the physical body may be improved by various processes of yoga, an intelligent person who has dedicated his life to Me does not place his faith in the prospect of perfecting his physical body through yoga, and in fact he gives up such procedures.

[indianrailways]

SB 11.28.42: This mystic bodily perfection is not valued very highly by those expert in transcendental knowledge. Indeed, they consider endeavor for such perfection useless, since the soul, like a tree, is permanent, but the body, like a tree's fruit, is subject to destruction.

[mizdierbeatz]

are we really just a bunch of biological robots anyways? i mean cmon how many souls can there be? you have to be able to think to meditate. and you need a brain to do that. and the brain will die. i mean if you wannA GET preachy...

[indianrailways]

SB 11.28.41: By various methods, some yogis free the body from disease and old age and keep it perpetually youthful. Thus they engage in yoga for the purpose of achieving material mystic perfections.

[mizdierbeatz]

i do bikram for many reasons none of which are getting a six pack.

[indianrailways]

Bikram will die soon. You can eat his beautiful ass then.

[indianrailways]

Members of the renounced order who fail to uproot the last traces of material desire in their hearts remain impure,thus You do not allow them to understand You.Although You are present within their hearts,for them You are like a jewel worn around the neck of a mall who has totally forgotten it is there.Lord,those who practice yoga only for sense gratification must suffer punishment both in this life and the next:from death,who will not release them,and from You,whose kingdom they cannot reach.

[mizdierbeatz]

isnt everything done for some kind of gratification?

[ethicsg]

No, Yoga is an attempt to remove the need for gratification. Granted it might be gratifying to learn the practice, to improve, to succeed in learning the poses, and to get the endorphin rush of good physical exercise but that is only 1/8 of yoga. All the physical part of Yoga is, is a set of exercises to help you learn to concentrate, so you can learn to meditate, so you can learn to not need gratification.

[mizdierbeatz]

i do it for all of those reasons. and i think bikram yoga is great for that.

[realitydan]

To push harder? More effort? Must be some mistake in the film. This cannot be Yoga where Postures should be held without effort. Would like to see the real film about Yoga. Must be some aerobic thing

[bridgettane13]

I believe US teachers make anywhere from $35-$55 depending on the market. Classic Bikram and Raj--really sweet video. Hilarious jingle at the end!

[paddyoak]

I'm wondering how much do instructors earn on average in America?

[badreef]

that video must be 10 years old, thats the wilshire studio...Bikram and Raj look so young.

[theamericanyogi]

video was in 2001-----they do lok better though!!!

[badreef]

They havnt been in the Wilshire studio since late 1999. In 2001 they were already on La Cienaga.

[roseagain2]

Great video! Thanks for sharing.

[theamericanyogi]

thanks for the upbeat comment....peace & longevity with zest to the rest of your life.

rich e

the american yogi