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 ...

Have you ever signed up for an Ashtanga yoga class, only to learn it wasn't the slow, relaxing yoga you'd been craving? Or have you ever shown up to a Bikram yoga studio, not knowing you'd be working ...

Bikram Choudhury, the man behind Bikram yoga, is facing six civil lawsuits for rape and/or sexual assault. (Photo: Facebook/Bikram Choudhury) Yet another woman has stepped forward accusing Bikram ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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