The Benefits Of Bikram Yoga

There is much evidence both scientific and anecdotal to support the benefits of Bikram Yoga when practiced regularly. Problems of alignment, rheumatoid and osteoarthritis, diabetes, heart disease, asthma, insomnia, high and low blood pressure, and so many other medical problems have shown much improvement for so many with regular practice.

For example, Gabrielle (quickfityoga Studio Director) had a moderately severe scoliosis (sideways curvature and twist of spine), which all but disappeared with 5 months regular Bikram Yoga practice.

Read some Bikram Yoga benefits experienced by our students here ....

Some of the benefits of Bikram Yoga:

• Works every organ, gland, nerve, tendon, ligament and muscle in the whole body every Bikram Yoga session
• Expands your capacity to breathe deeply and fully
• Prevents injury and may prevent or improve chronic illness
• Promotes better sleep, you may even need to sleep less
• Fabulous body toning effects
• Weight loss or gain depending on your body's needs
• Improvement in posture and body awareness
• Improve the healing and regenerative powers of your body
• Improvement in T-cell function and your immune system
• Improvement in your lymphatic system
• Lengthening and strengthening of muscles
• Increased flexibility
• Improvement in peripheral circulation
• Improvement in metabolism / digestion
• Gives the body a cardiovascular workout without negative impacting forces
• Nervous system is exercised
• Endocrine and exocrine glands are massaged and stimulated to better function
• Muscular and skeletal network are enhanced
• Weight bearing exercise will help prevent osteoporosis
• Improves heart and lung function
• Improves back conditions of pain and misalignment
• Improves flexibility of your spine in its range of motion in all directions allowing the improvement in function of your central nervous system. Better nervous system communication means a better functioning body and mind
• Helps cultivate a sense of well being and a more peaceful mind
• Integration of both sides of the brain to improve memory, learning, body coordination and balance
• Builds mental strength and teaches you to hold your mind in a focused and meditative state

You can view some suggested benefits of each of the 26 postures in the Bikram's Beginner Hatha Yoga series on the Bikram Yoga Pose Index page. You'll also see pictures of each pose -- which are enlargeable -- so you can get a good feel for how the series progresses.

There is no doubt that practicing this amazing series 3 or more times a week has incredible results that go way beyond the physical!