Bikram Yoga

Bikram Yoga and Restorative Yoga

Bikram Yoga is a style of yoga for which you need to be very healthy and strong. It is done in a heated room to replicate the heat of India where this style originated. Like all forms of yoga it gives you a thorough workout, working through the body in a series of postures that strengthens and moves all muscle groups. Apart from the fact that it is done in a hot room the workout you get is designed to get you sweating and feeling like you have done a serious amount of work on your body. Said to be good for stamina, strength and weight loss this is a demanding style of yoga. In complete contrast the style of yoga called Restorative Yoga is slow, done in a temperate room where the body is comfortable and no strain is placed on the body at all. In fact a restorative class may have its students lying or sitting on sheepskin rugs in order to give a soft cushion for their postures. Restorative Yoga is for people who have been unwell, either through stress related illnesses or some prolonged period of illness or injury. It enables people who feel weak, but who want to be doing something good for themselves and their bodies, to gently begin to unlock their own healing processes and make steady steps towards the day when they will be ready to do more a more active Hatha yoga session.

The thing that is so important about yoga classes is that you have to find the style and the teacher that is right for you. Bikram Yoga is great for some people, but not all. Ashtanga Yoga with its constant movement and lovely flows of postures is not right for everyone - but suits others perfectly. Restorative Yoga is not right for everyone all the time but most people find it wonderful at periods of their lives when they feel fragile, but determined to be well again. As a person considering taking up Yoga it is important to know what style might be good for you and then to try and find a class where you can try it out. After that it is a case of whether the teacher suits you. happinesslifetime.com Yoga teacher training is precise and makes sure that yoga postures are taught safely and respectfully however every teacher brings their own personality to it and that makes a difference to the classes.

Have a look round and read up on the different styles and talk to people who attend classes while you find the sessions that are right for you. Dont be in a rush as yoga will be a great friend for you throughout your life if you yake the time to find classes that make you feel wonderful when you have done them and lead you to a quieter, stronger more balanced state of body and mind.

Restorative Yoga Workshops and more information about how to use this form of self healing can be found on restorative-yoga.net Restorative Yoga and yin-yoga.net Yin Yoga. The Fifty, Fit and Fabulous programme provides a step by step approach to wellbeing through holistic care and is outlined on these sites.