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Read all about 49er's safety, Tony Parrish and his Bikram Yoga practice in Sports Illustrated magazine.

Official Bikram Yoga Website

Bikram Yoga on CBS 60 Minutes Wednesday, June 8, 2005 (requires QuickTime)

Bikram Choudhury, founder of Bikram's Yoga College of India, World Headquarters, Los Angeles, California, began learning Hatha yoga at the age of three in Calcutta, India. At age five, he began studying with Bishnu Ghosh, one of the great physical culturists of our time. At the age of eleven, he was the youngest contestant ever to win the national India Yoga Competition and at fourteen he was declared "King of the Yogis." [more]

Bikram’s Yoga is a health system that provides everyone an avenue to enhance personal performance and assist to correct physical ailments. It uniquely provides the perfect marriage between the health and fitness industry as both are achieved by practicing one integrated approach. [more]

August 11, 2008

Dear Jen and Arnie:

Believe it or not, on April 1st, 2006 - yes, April Fools Day - my friend and running companion suggested we attend a Bikram Yoga class. You must know I see myself as an athlete and thought Yoga was for wimps. My value of the friendship won out and I went to the class. Arriving that day and going into the Yoga room I began to doubt that my friend was really my friend.

Fast forward to August 2008, and while my friend has long departed from Yoga training, I have continued to practice in a somewhat regular sporadic time frame. The point of this letter is to share the specific benefits I have experienced in Bikram Yoga. Physiologically speaking, I know Bikram Yoga allows my body to recover faster from my other exercise activities (running and basketball). I run about 15 miles a week and along with the Bikram training I have experienced a faster run with less strain on the joints. The additional benefits of more flexibility and less pain must be mentioned. My weight has been reduced between 15 to 20 pounds along with 4 to 6 inches off my waist line.

My overall recommendation is that Bikram Yoga is beneficial on multiple levels. That's my story and I am sticking to it.

Darrell Garrett
Vice President Business Development