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Sunday, December 4, 2011

Namaste


I began practicing yoga last spring as a project for my complementary and alternative medicine class on Yoga and Insomnia.  Practicing yoga and meditative breathing really helped me to fall asleep fast and stay asleep all night, something I haven’t been able to do in at least 10 years!  Then Akasha Yoga in Vacaville opened up and I began taking classes there last July.  I immediately fell in love with this yoga because it was helping me to de-stress from school and work.  I also got an amazing workout.  Akasha yoga offers HOT yoga.  This is where you practice yoga in a heated studio.  You sweat and sweat and sweat some more.  This detoxification makes you feel amazing!  I always have an awesome amount of energy after each class and feel great the rest of my day.  Below I share some benefits of yoga and hot yoga and the three class styles that Jamie offers at her studio.  The information below is also from Jamie.  I totally recommend you try out yoga and/or hot yoga for a supercharged workout!

Benefits of yoga

·         Reduced tension in the muscles – release of lactic acid

·         Increased joint mobility and comfort

·         Increased strength and muscle tone

·         Increased balance and improved posture

·         Reduction of stress and improved moods

·         Ability to sleep better

·         Improved breathing and lung capacity

·         May help lower blood pressure and cholesterol

·         Improved circulation, digestion and elimination

Why the Heat?

·         Your body burns more fat more effectively; fat may be redistributed and burned as energy during the class

·         The heat produces a fluid-like stretch allowing for greater range of movement in joints, muscles, ligaments, and other supporting structures of the body

·         Capillaries dilate in the heat; more effectively oxygenating the tissues, muscles, gland and organs and helping in the removal of waste products

·         Your peripheral circulation improves due to enhanced perfusion of your extremities

·         Your metabolism speeds up the breakdown of glucose and fatty acids

·         You benefit from a strengthening of willpower, self-control, concentration and determination in this challenging environment

·         Your cardiovascular system gets a thorough workout

·         Your muscles and connective tissue become more elastic and allow for greater flexibility with less chance of injury and improved resolution of injury

·         Sweating promotes detoxification and elimination through the skin – which is the body’s largest elimination organ

·         Just as when your body raises its temperature to fight infection, the raised temperature in the room will assist in improving T-cell function and the proper functioning of your immune system

·         Your nervous system function is greatly improved and messages are carried more efficiently to and from your brain

·         Metabolism improves in your digestive system and in the body’s cells (that is food in the gut and nutrients in the cells)

·         Hot Yoga in Vacaville – My friend Jamie owns a studio in Vacaville, California – check it out! 

These are the three class styles offered at Akasha Yoga in Downtown Vacaville, Ca

H - HOT HATHA in this class style each posture is held for a set period of time. The postures are separated by a brief pause or savasana allowing your body just enough time to integrate and recover before moving to the next posture. The class follows the same sequence of postures each time. The instructor will guide you through this total body workout that addresses strength, flexibility, endurance and balance. (~105 degrees)

V - HOT VINYASA FLOW using sun salutations to flow from posture to posture our Hot Vinyasa classes offer a vigorous workout in a slightly less hot room. Our vinyasa teachers create unique classes often focusing on a specific area of the body or posture type (such as hips or backbends). They use music to guide you though this journey. (Approx. Heat Range 85-100)

S - SUMITS YOGA integrating the core principals of Hot Hatha & Ashtanga-inspired power flow, Sumits Yoga flows through a sequence of both static & flowing asanas to music. The perfect blend of our other two class styles and adaptable to ALL LEVELS.(Approx. Heat Range 102-105)

** For more information on Akasha Yoga, visit www.hotyogavacaville.com


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