The Benefits of Practicing Empower Yoga with Infrared Heat
For centuries, people in India practiced yoga in temperatures ranging from 90 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit. Amplifying detoxification, flexibility and even digestion, hot yoga has aided transformation for millions of students. Empower creates a similar environment for yoga practitioners with infrared heat, helping students feel the combined benefit of the warmth along with the infrared rays.
Infrared light has a longer wavelength, meaning it can penetrate the body more easily and cleanse deeper. When practicing yoga in this type of heat, the detoxifying properties of both the infrared and the practice combine for an even stronger cleansing effect. Bringing toxins from deep within the body to the surface to be released, the sweat from an infrared heated yoga class eliminates trace metals that regular heat (and sweat) cannot reach. This is why the sweat during a class under infrared heat feels oilier than sweat from a cardio session.
Similar to this effect, infrared light reduces inflammation. The central health issue of our time, inflammation is linked to nearly every modern disease. Cancer, autoimmune disorders and even gut health are a result of unbridled inflammation within the body. Increasing circulation and blood oxygenation, infrared light penetrates pockets of oxidation and helps calm rampant inflammation. Yoga practitioners with chronic inflammatory pain can experience the added benefit from this type of light as well.
Since infrared heat penetrates deep enough to combat inflammation, it also aids in flexibility during yoga practice by increasing circulation. The heat helps yoga students safely find ease and balance within poses, as the infrared heat helps melt tight spots. Infrared heat also helps lower cortisol, the stress hormone. While the skin absorbs the rays and circulation improves, the body can fully slip into the parasympathetic nervous system to relax more easily, making Shavasana that much more restorative.
The deeper-penetrating rays also help with skin health. Reducing fine lines and improving elasticity, infrared heat can bring fresh cells to the surface.
Combined with the healing of the asanas, infrared heat adds a layer of benefits for your mind and body. Practicing in a studio that offers this type of heat can facilitate transformation as well as deepen the mind-body connection. Take a moment to notice the difference next time you practice; there is so much more going on underneath the surface.
For centuries, people in India practiced yoga in temperatures ranging from 90 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit. Amplifying detoxification, flexibility and even digestion, hot yoga has aided transformation for millions of students. Empower creates a similar environment for yoga practitioners with infrared heat, helping students feel the combined benefit of the warmth along with the infrared rays.
Infrared light has a longer wavelength, meaning it can penetrate the body more easily and cleanse deeper. When practicing yoga in this type of heat, the detoxifying properties of both the infrared and the practice combine for an even stronger cleansing effect. Bringing toxins from deep within the body to the surface to be released, the sweat from an infrared heated yoga class eliminates trace metals that regular heat (and sweat) cannot reach. This is why the sweat during a class under infrared heat feels oilier than sweat from a cardio session.
Similar to this effect, infrared light reduces inflammation. The central health issue of our time, inflammation is linked to nearly every modern disease. Cancer, autoimmune disorders and even gut health are a result of unbridled inflammation within the body. Increasing circulation and blood oxygenation, infrared light penetrates pockets of oxidation and helps calm rampant inflammation. Yoga practitioners with chronic inflammatory pain can experience the added benefit from this type of light as well.
Since infrared heat penetrates deep enough to combat inflammation, it also aids in flexibility during yoga practice by increasing circulation. The heat helps yoga students safely find ease and balance within poses, as the infrared heat helps melt tight spots. Infrared heat also helps lower cortisol, the stress hormone. While the skin absorbs the rays and circulation improves, the body can fully slip into the parasympathetic nervous system to relax more easily, making Shavasana that much more restorative.
The deeper-penetrating rays also help with skin health. Reducing fine lines and improving elasticity, infrared heat can bring fresh cells to the surface.
Combined with the healing of the asanas, infrared heat adds a layer of benefits for your mind and body. Practicing in a studio that offers this type of heat can facilitate transformation as well as deepen the mind-body connection. Take a moment to notice the difference next time you practice; there is so much more going on underneath the surface.
Paige Pichler is a wellness content writer, yoga teacher and founder of Project HEAL Milwaukee, a nonprofit dedicated to helping people suffering from eating disorders afford treatment. She works to help as many people as possible find relief from anxiety and move towards their highest purpose. Find her articles about wellness, living a conscious life and recovery on her website or her portfolio.