Per an article shared by another instructor at the studio, "the postures of Hatha yoga allow for these improved conditions, while the heat is used to soften and prepare the body to stretch more deeply and without injury."
"The function of sweat is to cool an overheated body rather than remove large amounts of toxins, as is often the claim. Actually, your liver takes care of 75 percent of the body’s detoxification process, with the additional 25 percent taking place in the intestinal mucosa wall. What the twists and turns, forward and backward movements of the yoga postures do is massage the liver and intestines helping them to be more effective, while helping to push toxins out of the fat cells so they can be eliminated. Raising the temperature in the body, whether with a yoga practice or in a sauna can help to fight off inflammation and improve immune function. This can be very important for individuals with multiple chemical sensitivity, pesticide exposure, chronic fatigue syndrome, Candida albicans, and Lyme disease. Raising the body’s internal temperatures is thought to kill off and/or subdue the yeast organisms and the Lyme spirochetes."
"The function of sweat is to cool an overheated body rather than remove large amounts of toxins, as is often the claim. Actually, your liver takes care of 75 percent of the body’s detoxification process, with the additional 25 percent taking place in the intestinal mucosa wall. What the twists and turns, forward and backward movements of the yoga postures do is massage the liver and intestines helping them to be more effective, while helping to push toxins out of the fat cells so they can be eliminated. Raising the temperature in the body, whether with a yoga practice or in a sauna can help to fight off inflammation and improve immune function. This can be very important for individuals with multiple chemical sensitivity, pesticide exposure, chronic fatigue syndrome, Candida albicans, and Lyme disease. Raising the body’s internal temperatures is thought to kill off and/or subdue the yeast organisms and the Lyme spirochetes."
I was thrilled to read this, as I recently just finished three dreaded weeks of antibiotics to fight off Lyme disease. At first I was too tired to practice, I couldn't even lift my arms some days, but slowly I got back into the heat. Before reading this article today, I was worried I was pushing myself too hard....glad to see it was the smart move to get back to yoga sooner than later and I feel great now, so I am choosing to believe it.
"This internal heat comes from a deep place in the body radiating outwards to the skins surface. Students who have difficulty in a heated room and tend to sweat excessively find that over time this all changes. Eventually, they adapt to the heat, sweat much less and find they have more concentration, focus and internal strength then they ever imagined possible"
Bottom line, although hot yoga has been a source of controversy since it first became popular, the benefits are clear to see. I am walking proof.
Class #4 tonight at 6:30p! GET SOME!!!
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