Benefits of Bikram Yoga
Bikram yoga is a practice that offers innumerable and enormous benefits for our mind and body. You may find the initial class physically demanding and perhaps even for the first few classes. Your body needs time to acclimate to the heated room. First, you will learn how to breathe in class in order to help reduce anxiety. Immediately, you will recognize how much you rid toxins through perspiration via the largest organ of your body, the skin. With time, patience and practice, the benefits to your Bikram Yoga practice will reach far beyond the outer physical layer: It is a lifetime practice, where you continuously learn more about your whole self.
Below is a short list of the many benefits you will find as a result of practicing Bikram Yoga on a regular basis.
| Physical | Mental | Mindful |
|---|---|---|
| Melt Fat | Improve ATTENTION | Mind IN Body |
| Tone Muscle | Patience | Breath Control |
| Increase Flexibility | Perseverence | Overall Happiness |
| Improve Circulation | Determination | Improved Listening |
| Cardiovascular Health | Will Power | Balance our Reactivity |
| Trim Waistline | Alertness | Lessen Impulsivity |
| Supple Skin/Reduce Wrinkles | BEING PRESENT | BEING PRESENT |
Some of the common ailments Bikram Yoga will help prevent or relieve:
- ANXIETY/DEPRESSION
- BACK PAIN
- POOR ATTENTION/FOCUS
- HYPERACTICTIVITY
- ARTHRITIS
- INFLEXIBILITY
- HEADACHES