Here are a few of the benefits Barbara appreciates most:
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ZEN HOT YOGA was founded by Alexandra and Barbara, but the inspiration came from Barbara’s health issues. All her life Barbara had been struggling with her weight, and chemical sensitivity. In 1999 Barbara became so sick that she was barely able to walk before she was diagnosed with celiac in 2000. Unable to do her exercise routine, she tried yoga with little success.
One day, while being in the sauna she tried yoga there. As Barbara held her yoga poses in the heat, she found the heat decreased pain and increased her flexibility. But the intense heat often made her dizzy.
On a mission to rectify her health, Barbara read much about medical research and found out that toxins from food or the environment contribute highly to auto immune diseases, lower immunity and energy levels, premature ageing, infertility, depression, insomnia, slower metabolism, and many other conditions.
A visit to Japan resulted in exposure to the topic of far infrared (FIR) therapies. Most of the groundbreaking research and the development on FIR heaters was done in Japan.
Back in Australia Barbara bought a far infrared detox box where she continued with
her yoga routine inside. Due to the pleasant heat she did a one hour session
every day.
In less than 6 months, her pain was gone.
Barbara would like to also encourage anyone with arthritis to make yoga their daily routine as she suffered from arthritis since her late 30's and thanks to yoga, her arthritis is totally healed. But this takes almost everyday yoga practice, not just once a week yoga.