Bikram yoga devotees brave sweltering temps for serenity

By Jeannie O’Sullivan

Staff writer

| Posted: Tuesday, August 2, 2011 11:15 am

MAPLE SHADE — Heat wave, schmeat wave.

Sweltering weather is no sweat for the fierce devotees of Bikram yoga, a discipline practiced in a room heated to 105 degrees at 40 percent humidity.

About 20 fitness buffs gathered Monday night at Bikram Yoga Maple Shade for a 90-minute class, which consists of assuming a sequence of 26 positions and two breathing exercises. Also known ...