Bikram Yoga™© is a sport inspired by hatha yoga, it was created by Bikram Choudhury and a company based in L.A. It is very commercial because if you want to start your own center you have to buy an expensive license. Bikram yoga™© has also all the “dis-eases” of western society for instance there is a championship with the possibility of winning prize. According to Mr Choudhury’s wife, Rajashree competition = motivation. Bikram Yoga™© is ideally practiced in a room heated to 105°F (40.5°C) with a humidity of 40%. Classes are guided by specific dialogue including 26 postures and two breathing exercises. Classes last approximately 90-minutes says Wikipedia.
I assume a lot of sweaty people there are sharing germs.
[Beware of Germs] a New York Times story about yoga practioners sharing germs in Yoga gym.

There is a controversy about Bikram yoga™© because it is copyrighted and trademarked and has a franchising system whereby gym owners pay for an expensive license. Choudhury is wealthy and live in Bervely Hills…I think one of the great way to make a quick buck , it is to take something that is free, attach a few bells and whistles to it and make it a paid product or service. This is what Choudhury is doing and this is also what the I-Doser folks with their binaural beats software are doing.
I don’t know the real benefit of Bikram yoga™© the video below tries its best to sell Bikram yoga™©, I’m not convinced I will probably return to yoga as soon as next week but this double cheese burger called Bikram yoga™©, I don’t want it.
If you had experience with Bikram yoga™©, I will be happy to hear from you.

Some people experience some difficulty to transit from after-sleep state to a more energetic state useful to go to work two things to change that is the diet and the morning routine, it takes hours to digest a meal made of red meats such as t-bone steak or even a plate of spaghetti bolognesa thats something that take hours to digest on the same time if during the evening you eat something less heavy such as rice and vegetables you won’t be taxing your digestive system with long “homework” to do at night. Another thing to implement and this time this is in the morning is a Tai Chi Chuan routine.

I know some people before they go to work they do some weight training or they go running. Tai Chi chuan or a Qi gong morning routine is more beneficial. Of course, if time is available both practices can be combined. According to Francesco Garri Garripoli “The gentle cardiovascular and stretching exercises can do more for you to build your body than high-exertion workouts. The concept is that through slow movement combined with conscious, deep breathing, the body retains more energy (Qi) than it loses through strenuous muscle-building. Actually, deep diaphragmatic breathing can do a lot to build the abdominal muscles and flatten the belly–I’ve stopped doing sit-ups over the years and have nice, flat abs. Tendon strength is improved with Qigong and the super-oxygenation benefits help the brain and whole body.”

If you want to combine then it is best to do the Tai Chi chuan before running. More details on the DrTaichi webpage that page also discusses about bodybuilding.

This video is considered an excellent Tai Chi Chuan morning routine the camera is a bit shaky but you do save money, if you have to get such highly efficient routine on DVD you will pay a lot more.