...er? 105 degrees enhances Vasodilatation, and the capillaries surrounding the muscles respond to heat by dilating and the greater volume of blood brings more oxygen, helping in the removal of waste carbon dioxide and lactic acid. When blood passes through warm muscles, oxygen releases more easily from the hemoglobin, blood passing through cold muscles releases much less oxygen.

Warmer muscle tissue temperatures produce a fluid-like stretch that allows greater elasticity and range of motion. Cold muscles don't absorb shock or impact as well, so they tend to be injured more easily.

Heat speeds up the breakdown of fatty acids and glucose, and burns fat faster and more easily. The ...more

Benefits Of Yoga During Pregnancy

...

Yoga is an ancient form of spirituality that originated in india. It is deeply connected with the religious beliefs and practices of Hinduism and other Indian religions. Apart from providing spiritual solace and mental relaxation, yoga also helps in regulating physiological balance and improves physical fitness. Yoga is practiced worldwide in the form of asanas or postures. There are a variety of postures in yoga that help in coordinating movement and breath. These postures also provide self-care during pregnancy and prepare for ...more

Teaching Hatha Yoga - The Character of a Professional Yoga Teacher

... we can take home to improve our health. The teacher's physical prowess does not teach us anything new; and physical feats are not a reflection of teaching skill. As I have said before, any competent gymnast can perform impressive physical feats. Great coaches do not have to be elite athletes to train successful athletes. The following are some of the most underrated, but important qualities a Yoga teacher should possess; and all of them are a reflection of good character.

A Yoga instructor should be a good communicator. Speaking well is important, but communication is a "two way street," which requires listening skills and exceptional observation skills. This is the Yoga teacher who is not afraid to answer quest...more

Yoga - One Size Doesn't Need To Fit All

...e intimidated.

Obviously, Yoga is not something we read about or hear about every day, so there is already a lot of misunderstanding and uncertainty about the practice anyway. On top of that, take a look at the pictures in any Yoga book and what do you see? Pencil-thin people twisting their bodies into impossible (to you and me...and I DO Yoga) positions. No way!

Let's go back to the statement I mentioned. To get to the level where they are selected to pose for pictures for a book, they usually have had to practice for several years. When they started, some of them were as out-of-shape as you think you are now. You can bet they made a lot of mistakes along the way and some of them often thought of giving up because they weren't able to perform the asanas the way their teachers did...or the way it was done in a picture in some book. Nobody is going to begin Yoga today and be able to do the positions that way right away.

Also, not everyone is going to be able to achieve the level of skill that they have achieved. Some o...more

Nc Yoga Certification