| Hailed in the US as one of the most popular yoga | | | | world for the first time in Los Angeles in 1974 by |
| styles among movie stars, Bikram yoga has now | | | | Bikram Choudhury, this form of yoga immediately |
| found its way to Thailand. The instructor is Benjaporn | | | | differentiated itself from other schools.Bikram yoga |
| Karoonkornsakul, a former investment banker who | | | | does not require the numerous and complex asanas |
| learnt Bikram yoga while working in Hong | | | | (postures). A 90-minute session is composed of just |
| Kong.Benjaporn, 31, followed a training course and | | | | 26 simple postures and is carried out in a room |
| received certification as a Bikram yoga instructor in | | | | heated to about 34 degrees Celsius. |
| New York earlier this year.Introduced to the Western | | | | |