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Why do you think Bikram attracts dedicated followers and deflects complainers? Rules and Guidelines for Yoga student conduct are clear for you to see, within one of his schools. They may be stated on the web site, bulletin board, or in the studio, for all participating Yoga students to read. You do not have to guess what the rules are.

Regular attendance to Yoga classes is encouraged, and students are told why. In truth, all Yoga practitioners benefit from regular attendance. Can you imagine learning any valuable skill twice a month? Why do some students think they will see progress with a half-hearted effort? It is because we allow it to happen.

Do all Yoga teachers have to become Bikram Choudhury? No, and the world is doing fine with just one Bikram, but all Yoga teachers can learn a lot from observing him. Discipline is needed, just as much in Yoga, as it is in martial arts. Otherwise, students will not discipline themselves at home for continued practice.

In fact, it is a lack of discipline which has led to many of the problems in society today. Undisciplined students will eventually not return to your classes, no matter how much you give of yourself. They will easily encounter health problems, if they do not establish regular preventative health habits.

Many Yoga teachers are natural born givers; this is wonderful, but give to those who appreciate it. If you invest your energy into students, make sure they pre-qualify themselves. Yoga students need to make an initial commitment toward complete health and they must really want to change. Their body can be their best teacher, but they must see a Yoga instructor, Guru, or Swami, as a guide to get to that point in life.

Copyright 2007 Paul Jerard / Aura Publications

Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500, has written many books on the subject of Yoga. He is a co-owner and the Director of Yoga Teacher Training at: Aura Wellness Center, in Attleboro, MA. http://www.riyoga.com He has been a certified Master Yoga Teacher since 1995.

To receive a Free Yoga e-Book: "Yoga in Practice," and a Free Yoga Newsletter, please visit: http://www.yoga-teacher-training.org/index.html

atlanta is the capital and most populous city in georgia. As of the 2006, the city's population was estimated as 486,411, with a total of 5,138,223 living in the metropolitan area. The metropolitan area has been growing fast for the last few years, growing by more than 20%, the highest for any of the major metropolitan areas in the United States, between 2000 and 2006.

Attractions in atlanta include:

- atlanta History Center

- Fernbank Museum of Natural History

- georgia Aquarium

- High Museum of Art

- Medieval Times

- Pirate's Cove

- World of Coca-Cola

- Zoo atlanta

Here is some more information about the area:

- Some of the major companies headquartered in atlanta include BellSouth, Delta Airlines and The Coca-Cola Company.

- Perhaps the most famous educational institution in atlanta is Emory University, which is a private university, named after John Emory who was bishop of the georgia Methodist Conference.

- The main airport for atlanta is Hartsfield-Jackson atlanta International Airport.

- Sports teams in atlanta include the American football team, the atlanta Falcons, the baseball team, the atlanta Braves, the NBA basketball team, the atlanta Hawks, the NHL ice hockey team, the atlanta Thrashers, and the USL-1 soccer team, atlanta Silverbacks.

- atlanta is perhaps best known to non-Americans as the host city of the 1996 Summer Olympics. The city is one of three cities in the United States of America which has hosted the Summer Olympics, the others being St. Louis, Missouri (which hosted the 3rd Summer Olympics in 1904), and Los Angeles, California (which hosted the 10th and 23rd Summer Olympics in 1932 and 1984 respectively).