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Bikram Yoga Helps A Lot!

Anna Isabel

By Anna Isabel
in Sports and Fitness

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Anna Isabel
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I felt so much better a few months after being gluten free, and then I started doing bikram yoga and I feel even better! If I ever have any digestion/stomach issues, bikram yoga whips me right back into shape again--its amazing.

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Silliyak Newbie
Silliyak
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Good to know Anna, thanks! I've been wanting to take a Bikram class for quite some time now, and now I have good reason to.

Have you done any non-bikram yoga? I'm curious if kripalu, or any other types may have the same effect.

pamelaD Apprentice
pamelaD
Posted

I started practicing anusara yoga (vinyasa flow/heart opening) about a month after my diagnosis three years ago. It has made an amazing difference in my life. The physical practice is great- twisting helps regulate intestinal flow, etc... , but the mental influence has helped a lot, also- it helps me accept and make the best of each and every day.

I would recommend yoga - any style - for everyone to try.

Nameste,

Pam

  • 4 weeks later...
CMCM Rising Star
CMCM
Posted

I had always kind of stuck my nose up at yoga, but a couple of months ago I did too many consecutive days of skiing and ended up with back spasms....horrendous, the most painful thing I've ever experienced short of childbirth! Anyway, my chiropractor suggested some yoga moves, and then I bought a few Yoga Zone tapes (which I LOVE), and I can't tell you how wonderful I have found yoga to be...it totally rehabbed my back and strengthened it, and it's relaxing, and it is now my favorite thing (although I still do my cardio and weights at the gym 5 to 6x a week). I try to do the yoga every day....and I'm also kind of curious about the Bikram yoga although I haven't done it yet. But I totally recommend yoga in general. If you're just starting, the yoga zone tapes are great....some of them are filmed right on the beach in Jamaica and they're wonderful and relaxing to look at, too. Good instruction, nothing extreme in the positions, but it all feels great and you can progress with it.

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
Posted

I'm a fan of yoga - I've been doing it for over six years now, and am still looking towards starting to teach at some point. I would strongly encourage anyone who starts up yoga to take a few classes with a qualified instructor. If you do tapes on your own every day, and just see a real teacher once a month, even that's something. A tape can never correct misalignment (that you can't see on yourself, in particular) or help tune a pose to something that won't injure you or will help you more.

Michi8 Contributor
Michi8
Posted

I've tried "regular" yoga classes before, and wasn't a big fan...though I loved the pregnancy yoga class I took in Vancouver with Janice Clarfield...it was amazing. In general, I much prefer pilates.

However, I've been doing Bikram Yoga (hot yoga) now for a couple of months (started at the end of January) and am hooked! I love having the heat for increasing my flexibility and the thorough sweating is good for removing toxins from the system. The room is kept at around 105 degrees (though one class I attended was 110!), and is humid. The class is 90 minutes long, consisting of 26 postures.

I'm going a couple of times per week now, went to class this morning, and can't wait for the next class on Tuesday night. :D

Michelle

  • 2 years later...
Aeriya Newbie
Aeriya
Posted

I've been practiving Bikram Yoga for a few months now, and it does WONDERS for my digestive system...thing is though, I had to lay off bit when school started & wasn't able to go for ~2 weeks or so. My digestive system felt like it came to a grinding halt, to the point where I was suffering severe abdominal pain & had to seek medical help! I guess that was my belly's way of saying I can't stop practicing <_<

But Bikram Yoga does more for my digestion than any medication I've ever tried.

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