Bikram Yoga

Although quite a number of people followed Bikram Yoga, many still objected to the classes held by Choudhury. For one, there are people who argued that the temperature in which Choudhury holds his classes is not at all good for students. According to some, Bikram students usually experience bouts of dizziness and nausea and these were not uncommon sights. This led many to attack the system’s take on safety for both teacher and students. Another controversy attached to the Bikram is that it is said to hold competitions. Those who teach and practice other forms of Yoga contest this since the idea of competitions contradict Yoga’s goal of peace and unity. On the other hand, Choudhury claims that such events are necessary for without them, there would be no democracy. One last example of a controversy is that Choudhury has claimed and has aggressively enforced copyrights in most aspects of the business, practice and teaching of the system. He is said to have extracted legal settlements from some yoga teachers and studios, even if his claims have not yet been resolved.