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Originally Posted by CrazyBitch  I understand the why.....
but I get warmed up doing the yoga itself, I don't have to increase the temp in the room.....
TO each their own. |
The increased temp in the room allows for the skin and other tissues below the surface layer to get warm a lot quicker. When you add the deep breathing, pranayana, to the begining you are then starting to heat up the inside using the external heat as another source. If you attempt hatha/bikram without beiong properly warmed then you will definitely hurt yourself. Another you to know is that hatha yoga is the ORIGINAL yoga, everythig else is an adaptation of it but has been morphed through the years. Hatha hasn't been touched since its first onset over 5000 years ago.
But as you said....to each their own.
Another thing I will add is that I have done another hot yoga before, and another non-hot yoga. None of them focused on the pranayana breathing at all. You will see some overlapping asanas from one yoga to another. But to not focus on prana seems to really water down yoga, considering you are trying to tap into prana in the first place. Yoga is mind first, body second!!!