Bikram’s Therapeutic Hatha Yoga is a series of 26 stretching postures and 2 breathing exercises. It is a beginner’s series taught in a 90 minute class. Each pose is a challenge based on one’s personal abilities. The postures are done in a safe environment in a heated room, in order to relieve one’s body resistance without risking injury. By the end of a class session, you will have worked every mu
scle, tendon, joint, ligament, internal organ, and gland while systematically moving fresh, oxygenated blood to 100% of the body. The result is restoration of health to all systems. As you increase strength, flexibility and balance in your body, you will be energized, you will revitalize your mind, and you will be working on eliminating conditions of stress produced by fast paced lifestyles. These postures work synergistically and cumulatively to put the body back on track and in balance. This yoga builds strength, balance and flexibility by gently stretching and massaging the spine, muscles, tendons, joints, and all internal organs of the body. Lung capacity is expanded, leading to greater vitality. Bones are strengthened. Joints are opened and lubricated. Muscles are strengthened, toned, and made more flexible. Regular practice of this series of postures results in the healing and repair of injuries and illnesses, weight loss, and peace of mind. WHY THE HEATED ROOM?
~ Warm temperatures allow for greater range of motion in the joints as well as deeper Stretching because the muscles, fascia, and connective tissue are more elastic
~ Reduced chance of injury because muscles are warmed up
~ Stretching warm muscles burns fat more efficiently
~ Capillaries dilate, increasing oxygen flow to cells and promoting waste removal
~ Promotes toxic release via sweat through the body’s largest elimination organ, the skin
BENEFITS OF BIKRAM YOGA
~ Increases Flexibility
~ Reshapes Your Body
~ Improves Circulation
~ Increases Balance & Coordination
~ Tones, Lengthens, & Strengthens Muscles
~ Achieves Relief from Pain
~ Reduces Weight & Stress
~ Raises Energy Level
