Bikram yoga, also known as "hot yoga," isn't for the faint of heart. The popular practice involving twenty-six poses and two breathing exercises is done in a room heated to nearly 105ºF. The intense ...

When the founders of Bikram Yoga NYC opened the first Bikram studio in the city on Aug. 7, 1999, few New Yorkers had heard of the hot-yoga practice. Eighteen years and four studios later, they know ...

Newsflash: Bikram yoga is not hot yoga, and hot yoga is not Bikram. Get it? While both are set in a heated room designed make you sweat, there are key differences that separate the two. For starters, ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Nicole Stuckey remembers the first time she set foot in a Bikram Yoga Studio. "I was a little intimidated at first and unsure of what to expect. The lights came on, the ...

LOS ANGELES — A yoga teacher and embattled yoga guru Bikram Choudhury settled the instructor’s lawsuit alleging he sexually assaulted her and blackballed her yoga business, lawyers for both sides told ...

The Calif.-based yoga chain — famous for its “hot yoga” studios that crank the thermostat above 100 degrees before class — filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week, blaming more than $16 million in ...

Get wellness tips, workout trends, healthy eating, and more delivered right to your inbox with our Be Well newsletter. Bikram Choudhury, founder of the über-popular Bikram Yoga, has been in hot water ...

If yoga has been around for 5,000 years, can a 21st century businessman claim to own a piece of it? Bikram Choudhury says yes. The flamboyant Beverly Hills yoga mogul, who popularized his style of ...