About Yoga: Focus On: Competitive Yoga

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Yoga Yoga Yoga Styles Beginners Poses & Workouts From Ann Pizer, your Guide to Yoga Competitive yoga sounds like an oxymoron to many ears since yoga is so well known for being non-competitive. But yoga competitions have been going on for years in India and may even be included in the Olympic Games one day. Though the poses are the same, the approach of yoga competitors is very different from most yoga students.  Is Competitive Yoga Heading for the Olympics? More about the history of competitive yoga and what goes down at a competition, plus a look at yoga's chances of becoming an Olympic sport. Search Related Topics:  olympics  competitive yoga  bikram Hell-Bent by Benjamin Lorr For an inside look at this yoga subculture, I highly recommend Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, & the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga (2012) by Benjamin Lorr. Search Related Topics:  yoga books  yoga memoirs  bikram Bikram Yoga Competitive yoga has close ties with Bikram, particularly Bikram's wife Rajashree Choudhury. Search Related Topics:  hot yoga  bikram  yoga styles How Hot Is Hot Yoga? Ever wonder just how hot those hot yoga rooms are? Turns out it can vary a lot depending on the type of hot yoga. Here's a heat index for the most popular styles. Search Related Topics:  hot yoga  bikram  vinyasa Related Searches Yoga Positions Hatha Yoga Studio Ahstanga Yoga Bikram Yoga Class Yoga Teachers Course Featured Articles Yoga Breathing Exercises - Pranayama Yoga Philosophy and Meditation Advanced Yoga Yoga Glossary Yoga Frequently Asked Questions Yoga Pose of the Day   More from About.com Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! Want More From About.com Check out our social page tailored to your interest! This newsletter is written by: Ann Pizer Yoga Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Yoga newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads What is Vinyasa Yoga? How to Start Doing Yoga 10 Poses You Should Do Every Day Comparison of 5 Top Yoga Mats Popular Yoga Types Cheat Sheet   Follow me on: Advertisement