We love to dig deep into the how and why of our Bikram Yoga practice and ask questions along the way. Here is a Zoom recording of our Online Yoga Q&A on February 21, 2026. Below is a summary of the topics discussed, with shortcut links to each discussion.
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Online Yoga Q&A summary of topics
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0:32: I’m interested in anatomy. Going through the poses, there’s a specific anatomy piece, but are there other things that we should know about in our practice?
12:40: In the third part of Awkward Pose, Rajashree mentioned to a student that it’s OK for the knees to come apart. Is this used as a way to accommodate knee pain, or is it better not to come down as far? And would it be important to bring the knees back together when coming out of the posture?
22:25: Regarding 80/20 breathing, I was told you take one deep breath and then let a little air out, then a little more, then a little more, so that you’re only exhaling. But I thought 80/20 was keeping air in the lungs to hold the posture.
35:10: In Half Moon and Camel backbends, I have heard teachers say to lift the chest up. That doesn’t seem useful to me, and I’ve read it can create an impulse to come out of the posture. What do you think?
40:20: Is ‘chest up’ a useful cue to someone more flexible when they are in Camel, and their hips are coming too far forward beyond the knees?
48:00: I feel that Bikram Yoga is a natural way to work the body from the inside out, and we don’t really need to do other types of exercise. Some people say they don’t get enough strength from Bikram Yoga. Can you talk about how other types of exercise involve strength differently?
1:03:55: In Locust Pose, how do we approach students who don’t get their arms under the body or bend the elbows to only get their hands underneath?
1:11:15: In Half Tortoise, I wonder what your view is on the sequence of the actions; forehead to the floor first, or little fingers at the same time? What does the hip position play in this?
1:26:09: In Half Spine Twist, as a teacher, I see students doing their own things, arms and legs all over the place, not listening or understanding. How should I deal with this?