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Taking a sauna is one of the very best things you can do for yourself in terms of health. Sweating naturally cleanses the body by removing harmful toxins, in addition to all the benefits Sven pointed out.

Speaking of hot rooms, has anybody here had the opportunity to try Bikram yoga? It's yoga in a hot room and for older folks like me it's great because the added heat somehow makes the whole body more flexible.
 

by sgr2 on Sat Mar 27th, 2010 at 01:07:37 PM EST
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i tried it in costa rica, and it was great, but a bit too on for my needs.

what tallies is how much more flexible living in the tropics makes your body, due to it's never having to harden itself to cold.

not surprising yoga was invented in india.

i prefer a calmer style of hatha, taking as much time in each asana as the situation requires, really meditation in different positions..

bikram is the other pole from tibetan yogis wrapping themselves in wet robes in subzero temperature, then using pranayama breathing, like breath of fire, to crack and melt the ice from within.

i did some ashtanga for a while, and it too accents using heat from very strenuous jumping from one asana to another combined with deep breathing. very sweaty!

whichever yoga suits ya best, it's great to have so much choice.

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Sun Mar 28th, 2010 at 01:37:54 PM EST
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