Many say that Hot Yoga is better for you than regular Yoga for weight loss and flexibility. The theory is that the higher the temperature, the harder the body has to work out, to achieve the same results. Actually, there is nothing to back that up. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, who monitored two dozen healthy adults during regular and hot yoga classes, found no difference in the increase in their core temperature or heart rate between groups. Experts say the same physical benefits of muscular strength, endurance, flexibility and balance could be achieved from a standard class, at comfortable temperatures. So now it will just come down to preference at this and to each their own!
Enjoy your day!
Melanie
Friday, January 24, 2014
Friday, November 22, 2013
Gratitude and Yoga
Gratitude and Yoga
Gratitude is a virtue or law that manifests gratefulness, appreciation, and thankfulness. It is thought of as the first law of attraction, the springboard from which a pathway towards moment to moment self awareness gains momentum. It is what allows us, as human beings, to grow.
Yoga promotes a person's emotional and physical well being. And, as studies have shown, so does gratitude. It's as if both are vitamins for the soul. Yoga and gratitude both improve a person's ability to handle stress (which directly impacts physical health) and improve the way a person interacts with others. Both also rid the body of negative emotions, replacing them with positive ones. When this happens, good health generates itself.
Sometimes life gets in the way and it becomes hard to find something to be grateful for. That’s to be expected, but for this month, let’s focus on gratitude. To help us on that journey the pose of the month is savasana. So when you are practicing savasana or any pose that makes you feel good, try and think of all the wonderful things and people that we are grateful for.
Gratitude is a virtue or law that manifests gratefulness, appreciation, and thankfulness. It is thought of as the first law of attraction, the springboard from which a pathway towards moment to moment self awareness gains momentum. It is what allows us, as human beings, to grow.
Yoga promotes a person's emotional and physical well being. And, as studies have shown, so does gratitude. It's as if both are vitamins for the soul. Yoga and gratitude both improve a person's ability to handle stress (which directly impacts physical health) and improve the way a person interacts with others. Both also rid the body of negative emotions, replacing them with positive ones. When this happens, good health generates itself.
Sometimes life gets in the way and it becomes hard to find something to be grateful for. That’s to be expected, but for this month, let’s focus on gratitude. To help us on that journey the pose of the month is savasana. So when you are practicing savasana or any pose that makes you feel good, try and think of all the wonderful things and people that we are grateful for.
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