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Note: There are many
more benefits to Bikram Yoga that go beyond this list. This is simply
an attempt to summarize a few specific, often asked about, areas.  Pranayama
Breathing • Mental relaxation • Detoxification • Works the nervous, respiratory and circulatory systems.  Half
Moon Pose• Helps lower back pain, constipation, obesity of stomach, bronchi distress, scoliotic deformities, frozen shoulders. • Works deltoid, trapezius, pectoralis major and hamstrings. • Exercises the colon, pancreas and kidney.  Awkward
Pose • Helps to open pelvic area, alleves joint pain and arthritis of the knees, strengthens lower limbs, relieves sciatica, improves flexibility in toes and ankles. • Works quadriceps and deltoids.  Eagle
Pose • Strengthens lower extremities, joint mobility for hip girdle and all 12 major joints. By creating pressure in the joints and releasing allows fresh blood supply to flow in. • Control of sexual energies, improves function of central nervous system.  Standing
Head to Knee Pose• Improves concentration, avoids sciatica by improving circulation and flexibility, reduces diabetes, strengthens back muscles and nerves. • Works the muscular, skeletal, reproductive and digestive systems.  Standing
Bow Pose • Increases circulation to the heart and lungs. • Improves elasticity of the spine by compressing the spine. • Helps with lower back pain. • Opens diaphragm and lungs.  Balancing
Stick Pose• Increases blood flow all over the body at the same time. • Clears blockage in arteries • Builds strength in lower extremities • Works the pancreas, kidneys and spleen • Works muscular, reproductive, nervous and circulatory systems.  Separate
Leg Stretching• Helps constipation, abdominal obesity and hyperacidity. • Increases circulation to the brain and adrenal glands. • Good for small and large intestines.  Triangle
Pose• Good for kidneys • Helps chemical imbalances in the system. • Helps colitis, constipation, hip and back pain, spondilitis, general mobility and menstrual disorders. • Cardiovascular benefits • Circulatory, digestive, immune, reproductive and muscular systems all worked.  Standing
Separate Leg Head to Knee• Helps abdominal obesity, diabetes, thyroid, blood sugar balance, pancreas and kidneys. • Works endocrine, reproductive and digestive system. • Works obiliques, iliopsoas, quads, deltoids, trapezius, biceps and triceps.  Tree
Pose• Creates hip and knee mobility • Releases abdominal tension • Helps inflammation of the lower back  Toe
Stand• Creates balance in body and mind • Strengthens stomach muscles. • Helps with arthritis, knee problems or gout pain. • Strengthens weak joints.  Dead
Body Pose• Improves circulation • Teaches relaxation  Wind
Removing Pose• Helps constipation, flatulence and hyperacidity. • Massages ascending colon, descending colon and transverse colon.  Sit
Up • Strengthens and tightens the abdomen • Increases flexibility of the spine     The
Cobra Series of Postures(Cobra, Locust, Full-Locust and Bow) • Works to compress and open up the spine. • Each posture works a specific section of the spine. • Creates spinal changes, helps low back pain, scoliosis and cervical spondylosis.  Fixed
Firm • Strengthens and improves flexibility of lower spine, knees and ankle joints. • Helps to cure sciatica, gout and rheumatism in the legs. • Helps varicose veins. • Helps to cure and prevent hernia.  Half
Tortoise • Provides maximum relaxation. • Cures indigestion, constipation and flatulence. • Stretches lower part of the lungs – good for emphysema and asthma. • Helps diabetes. • Increases blood flow to the brain, bringing mental clarity.  Camel• Strengthens muscles in the back and shoulders. • Produces maximum compression of the spine, stimulating the nervous system. • Improves flexibility of neck and spine. • Relieves backache. • Helps kypho-scolitic deformities.  Rabbit• Stretches spine, maximum extension – opposite of Camel. • Helps maintain mobility and elasticity of spine and back muscles. • Nutures the nervous system, brings blood to the brain, helps cure depression. • Helps diabetes. • Helps with colds, sinus problems, chronic tonsillitis, sore throats and strep throat. • Good for thyroid and parathyroid and larynx.  Head
to Knee with Stretching• Helps balance blood sugar level, especially good for diabetics. • Good for the immune system, stimulates the thymus. • Improves kidney function. • Increases circulation to the liver and the spleen, pancreas, thyroid, thymus and intestines.  Spine
Twisting• Only posture that twists spine from top to bottom at the same time. • Improves flexibility of spine and hip joints. • Helps prevent slipped discs. • Increases circulation and nutrition to spinal nerves, veins and tissues. • Helps sciatica. • Improves digestion.  Kapalbhati
Breathing• Helps to rid body of toxins. • Good for emphysema and other respiratory ailments. • Strengthens, massages and increases circulation to the abdominal organs and muscles, including the diaphragm. • Good against high blood pressure and good for the heart. |
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