Bikram Yoga Poses

Here is a the 26 steps to Bikram Yoga.  It is always the same.  Everything is repeated twice. The "inventor" took 10 years to develop this practice and it is designed to engages every system, every muscle, every ligament every bone in your body.  Keep in mind I look nothing like this, this is what it would be if you did every move perfect, which NOBODY ever does.

POSTURES I JUST CANNOT SEEM TO DO YET:

Standing Head to Knee Pose

Helps develop concentration, patience, and determination. Physically, it tightens abdominal and thigh muscles, improves flexibility of the sciatic nerves, and strengthens the tendons, biceps of the thigh muscles, and hamstrings in the legs, in addition to the deltoid, trapezius, latissimus dorsi, scapula, biceps, and triceps

My Thoughts: Ok I know what you are thinking.  Who could do this? Again, this is perfect, but it starts with balancing on one leg with your fingers laced under your foot, BEFORE the extention happens.  I cannot even get to that part!

Tree Pose

By strengthening the internal oblique muscles, it prevents hernia. (This pose and the Toe Stand, are preparatory postures for the more advanced Locust Pose.)

My Thoughts: Again, this is perfect, but I cannot even get my knee to pointeven close to towars the floor.  My knee is parallel to the ground.  Most people can do this pose with ease, I cannot.  Even Neil can even do it better! My hip flexers are super tight.

Camel Pose

What it does:
Produces maximum compression of the spine. Improves the flexibility of the neck and spine and relieves backache. The peak of the floor series. This posture stretches the abdominal organs to the maximum and cures constipation. It stretches the throat, thyroid gland, and parathyroids. Like the Bow Pose, it opens a narrow rib cage to give more space to the lungs. It also firms and slims the abdomen and the waistline. In addition, this posture allows release of emotional tension held in the body as stress, anxiety, anger and depression

 
My Thoughts: CAMEL POSE! It makes me sick to my stomach to look backwards.  This was a challenge for me when I did Bikram years ago.  It is REALLY difficult for me, but the benefits are so great.