26 Bikram Yoga Postures

1.Pranayama (Standing deep breathing )
Good for
- Lungs and respiratory system
- Helps with mental relaxation
- Helps high blood pressure
- Relieves irritability
- Good for detoxification
- Exercises nervous, respiratory and circulatory systems

2. Ardha Chandrasana with Pada Hastasana (Half moon pose with hands
to feet pose )
- Works into the whole skeletal and circulatory systems
- Opens shoulder joints
- Good for frozen shoulder
- Reduces or eliminates pain in the lower back
- Good for abdominal obesity
- Improves and strengthens every muscle in the central part of the body Increase the flexibility of the spine
- Tones the spinal nerves and abdominal organs inproving the working of the bowels
- Increases flexibility and strength of rectus abdominis, gluteus maximus, oblique, deltoid and trapezius muscles
- Helps with sciatic problems
- Alleviates anxiety and reduces mental stress
- Stimulates pituitary gland
- Exercises colon, pancreas, kidneys, muscular, skeletal, respiratory and glandular systems
- Firms and trims waistline, hips, abdomen, buttocks and thighs

3. Utkatasana (Awkward pose – in three parts)

4. Garurasana (Eagle pose)
- Works into twelve major joints of the body
- Good for central nervous system
- Facilitates lymphatic function, improving immune system
- Improves mobility of hip joint
- Improves balance
- Strengthens legs
- Good for varicose veins
5. Dandayamana Janushirasana (Standing head to knee pose)
- Builds mental strength
- Improves concentration
- Unifies mind and body
- Uses all major muscle groups
- Exercises digestive and reproductive organs
- Good for diabetes
- Strengthens back muscles
