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Bikram Choudhury, known as the King of Yogis, was born in
Calcutta, India in 1946. Starting at the age of four, his youth was
spent under the guidance of Paramahansa Yogananda's younger
brother Bishnu Ghosh. Yogananda founded the Self-Realization
Fellowship in LA, and is respected by American readers as the author of
"The Autobiography of a Yogi".
When Bikram was 13, he won the National India Yoga
Championship for the first time. For three years he reigned
undefeated, and retired as the undisputed All-India National
Yoga Champion. Bikram went on to pursue his interest in
weight lifting, but at seventeen, an accident crushed his
knee.
He was told by doctors that he would not walk again. His experience with the healing power of yoga brought him back to his guru's doorstep. With Ghosh's expertise, and with his own hard work, his knee was healed in six months.
He was told by doctors that he would not walk again. His experience with the healing power of yoga brought him back to his guru's doorstep. With Ghosh's expertise, and with his own hard work, his knee was healed in six months.
Ghosh asked Bikram to start several Yoga
schools in India, which were successful
enough to lead to two more schools opening
in Japan. It was in Japan where Bikram
began to design the series of 26 postures
and two breathing exercises, which are
based on the ancient Hatha Yoga Sutras of
Patanjali.
Years later, with more than 4000 certified teaches and 450 studios worldwide, Bikram has brought the healing power of yoga to thousands of people.
Years later, with more than 4000 certified teaches and 450 studios worldwide, Bikram has brought the healing power of yoga to thousands of people.