Bikram Yoga Benefits by Posture:

Opens cervical vertebrae.

Increases lung capacity and elasticity.

Relieves irritability.

Helps disturbed sleep.

Counteracts emphysema, asthma and other breathing problems.

Helps regulate blood pressure.

Helps detoxify the body.

Exercises the nervous respiratory and circulatory systems.

Trims fat over thighs, hips, waist and abdomen.

Improves and strengthens every muscle in the central part of the body, especially the abdomen.

Increases flexibility of the spine.

Stimulates pituitary gland.

Exercises kidney and colon.

Helps cure constipation.

Helps detoxify the body.

Helps to alleviate lower back pain, bronchial distress, sciatic deformities, frozen shoulder.

Improves overall body strength.

Strengthens and firms upper arms and all muscles of thighs, calves and hips.

Cuts fat pocket under buttocks.

Uses all major muscle groups; shapes lower muscles.

Relieves menstrual cramping.

Good for digestion, joint pain, immune disorders.

Increases blood circulation in the knees and ankle joints; opens pelvic area.

Relieves rheumatism, arthritis, sciatica and gout in the legs.

Helps reproductive organs; helps prostate problems.

Firms legs, arms and abdomen.

Good for varicose veins.

Relieves tension in neck and shoulders.

Increases joint mobility in the hip girdle, ankles, knees, hips, shoulder, elbow, wrist and mobility of scapula.

Improves the function of the central nervous system, and the lymphatic system.

Helps detoxify the body.

Improves balance and grace of the body.

Improves circulation and flexibility.

Massages digestive and reproductive systems.

Strengthens muscles around the knee joint.

Develops concentration, determination and patience (realizes oneness of body and mind).

Improves pancreatic functions.

Good for diabetes.

Relieves nervousness.

Improves memory.

Improves flexibility of sciatic nerve.

Helps combat acidity and relieves flatulence.

Improves cardiovascular function and circulation to heart and lungs

Removes plaque from arterial walls

Develops concentration, determination and patience

Marriage between strength and balance

Improves elasticity of the spine

Increases elasticity of rib cage and lungs

Cures infertility, balances ovaries

Helps prostate problems

Activates digestive system

Eliminates abdominal obesity

Improves muscle fatigue, lethargy and stimulates the nervous system

Increases blood flow all over the body and arteries of the heart

Stretches the entire length of the spine

Exercises pancreas, liver, spleen and nervous system

Improve physical, psychological and mental powers

Strengthens the heart muscle; prevents further cardiac problems

Strengthens and firms arms, hips, buttocks and upper thighs

Great for emotional problems

Good for varicose veins

Improves hip flexibility

Increases circulation to the brain

Helps functioning abdominal organs and the small and large intestine

Stimulates adrenal circulation

Combats clinical/psychotic depression

Good for diabetes and hyper-acidity of the stomach

Reduces signs of aging

Good for constipation

Combats abdominal obesity

Stretches sciatic nerves

Stimulates hypothalamus

Firms thighs and opens the hips

Slims waist, combats obesity

Helps cure rheumatism and lumbago in the lower spine

Gets rid of saddlebags

Helps correct frozen shoulder

Corrects chemical imbalances

Helps anorexia, constipation, colitis, low blood pressure, appendicitis, spondylitis and menstrual disorders

Improves cardiovascular function

Reduces overproduction of cortisol

Exercises the circulatory, digestive, immune, reproductive and muscular systems all at the same time

Improves flexibility of the spine, shoulders, hips and sciatic nerve

Improves circulation to legs and brain

Improves memory, helps some types of headaches, brings mental clarity

Balances pituitary and thyroid glands

Helps offset manic depression

Stretches, tones and decongests the spinal column and the nervous system

Massages internal organs

Helps relieve diabetes and hyperacidity

Helps relieve constipation, dyspepsia, flatus dyspepsia and hemorrhoids

Improves posture, balance and grace

Prevents hernia by strengthening the internal oblique muscles

Creates hip and knee mobility

Tightens gluteus maximus

Relieves tension in neck and shoulders; abdominal area

Increases joint mobility in hip girdle

Releases inflammation of the lower back

Good for circulatory disorders, arthritis and rheumatism

Traction to the entire spine, increasing the cushioning function of the intervertebral discs

Develops psychological and mental powers, especially patience

Especially good for the feet

Strengthens abdominal muscles

Creates balance in body and mind

Combats arthritis, knee, leg or gout pain

Strengthens weak joints

Returns circulation to normal

Improves concentration

Helps reduce hypertension, nervousness, anxiety and irritability

Promotes deep relaxation

Allows the body to absorb the benefits of the practice

Reduces stress and lowers heart rate

Massages ascending, descending and transverse colon

Helps and prevents constipation and irritable bowel syndrome

Good for constipation, flatulence and hyperacidity

Improves flexibility of the hip joints and relieves lower back pain

Firms the abdomen, thighs and hips

Normalizes the production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach

Reduces excess gas production

Increases spinal strength and flexibility, relieves back pain

Improves functioning intestines, liver, kidney and spleen

Improves pigeon chest, permitting maximum expansion of the lungs increasing oxygen intake

Accelerates circulation of spinal fluid

Improves digestion

Helps relieve lumbago, rheumatism and arthritis of the spine

Reduces symptoms of gout, herniated disc, sciatica, tennis elbow

Helps relieve menstrual problems

Strengthens the immune system and revitalizes the thyroid

Increases spinal strength and flexibility, relieves back pain

Improves functioning intestines, liver, kidney and spleen

Improves pigeon chest, permitting maximum expansion of the lungs increasing oxygen intake

Accelerates circulation of spinal fluid

Improves digestion

Helps relieve lumbago, rheumatism and arthritis of the spine

Reduces symptoms of gout, herniated disc, sciatica, tennis elbow

Helps relieve menstrual problems

Strengthens the immune system and revitalizes the thyroid

Increases spinal strength and flexibility, relieves back pain

Improves functioning intestines, liver, kidney and spleen

Improves pigeon chest, permitting maximum expansion of the lungs increasing oxygen intake

Accelerates circulation of spinal fluid

Improves digestion

Helps relieve lumbago, rheumatism and arthritis of the spine

Reduces symptoms of gout, herniated disc, sciatica, tennis elbow

Helps relieve menstrual problems

Strengthens the immune system and revitalizes the thyroid

Increases spinal strength and flexibility, relieves back pain

Improves functioning intestines, liver, kidney and spleen

Improves pigeon chest, permitting maximum expansion of the lungs increasing oxygen intake

Accelerates circulation of spinal fluid

Improves digestion

Helps relieve lumbago, rheumatism and arthritis of the spine

Reduces symptoms of gout, herniated disc, sciatica, tennis elbow

Helps relieve menstrual problems

Strengthens the immune system and revitalizes the thyroid

Helps cure sciatica, gout and rheumatism in the legs

Helps prevent hernia

Strengthens and improves flexibility of diaphragm, hips, lower spine, knees and ankles

Slims thighs

Lubricates joints

Prevents diabetes and varicose veins

Relieves migraines, stomach discomfort, digestion problems and constipation

Stretches lower part of the lungs increasing blood circulation to the brain bringing mental clarity

Good for diabetes and anemia

Cures insomnia

Massages heart, lungs, and coronary arteries

Increases flexibility of the hip and shoulder joints

Stretches lower lungs, relieves asthma

Stretches the spine

Increases circulation to the heart

Compresses kidneys and adrenal glands, helps reduce excess stress hormones

Sends fresh blood to the kidneys

Eliminates toxins from the body

Stretches abdominal organs and cures constipation

Stretches the throat, thyroid gland and parathyroid

Stimulates the nervous system

Opens rib cage to allow for maximum expansion of the lungs

Expands lungs and eases bronchial problems

Maximum compression of spine, improving flexibility

Firms the abdomen, slims the waist

Maximum stretch of spine allowing nervous system to receive proper nutrition

Maintains mobility and elasticity of spine

Cures insomnia, depression, cold, sinus, tonsillitis, laryngitis, allergies, brain fatigue, and glandular effects

Balances hormones

Improves short term memory

Strengthens and firms abdomen and back muscles

Stimulates nerves behind the eyes

Improves posture

Stimulates thymus gland, improving function of the immune system

Helps balance blood sugar levels

Improves kidney function

Improves digestion, simulates thymus and immune system

Improves the flexibility of sciatic nerves, ankles, and hip joints

Strengthens and firms abdomen and arms

Increases circulation to the liver, spleen, and pancreas

Reduces symptoms of asthma

Increases circulation and nutrition to spinal nerves, veins and tissues.

Improves spinal elasticity and flexibility.

Opens bronchial muscles and rib cage.

Firms abdomen, thighs and buttocks.

Exercises digestive, endocrine, muscular, reproductive and skeletal symptoms.

Prevents and heals herniated disc.

Relieves back pain and deformity in lumbar region.

Helps arthritis of the knee and sciatica.

Massages kidneys, liver, gall bladder, spleen and pancreas.

Relieves lethargy, helps cure vertigo and dizziness.

Increases circulation

Removes toxins

Strengthens all abdominal organs

Trims the waistline

Energizing

Improves mental clarity

Good for high blood pressure

Normalizes bowel function

Detoxifies the lungs and sinuses