Bristol YogaSpace
  • Home
  • Classes
    • Bishopston timetable
    • Getting started
    • Pregnancy yoga
    • Yoga style
  • Workshops & Courses
  • Private Lessons
  • Yoga Therapy
  • Fees
  • Location
  • Contact

Bristol YogaSpace blog

Is yoga as healthy for your heart as cycling?

16/12/2014

0 Comments

 
Picture
According to an analysis of 37 health studies, a Harvard University researcher has found that practicing yoga regularly is as beneficial to your heart health as cycling and walking.  
They aren't entirely sure why, as you don't get puffed in the same way that you do doing more traditional cardiovascular exercise. But research suggests it is true and believe it is due to the combination of exercise and stress reduction. 

According to the research, yoga leads to weight loss, lowers cholesterol and cuts blood pressure. And it even helps you quit smoking. 

The research involved 2,700 people and also found that regular yoga practice reduced blood pressure 3x more effectively then taking pills. 

"Yoga may provide the same benefits in risk factor reduction as traditional physical activity such as cycling or brisk walking". Says researcher Myriam Hunink of Erasmus University and Harvard University.

Maureen Talbot of the British Heart Foundation said "any physical activity that can help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease should be encouraged, and the benefits of yoga on emotional health are well established".

Brilliant, get yourself to a class or start your home practice today!

See our class schedule here and get in touch to find out more.

Back to the Bristol YogaSpace homepage.
0 Comments

New exhibition. Yoga: The art of transformation. 

24/5/2013

0 Comments

 
Bristol YogaSpace yoga classes study yoga with our yoga foundation course
The Smithsonian Institution in Washington is fundraising for a new exhibition -
Yoga: The art of transformation. 

It is their first crowd funded exhibition, with the primary exhibition going ahead but crowd funding providing additional activities. It promises to provide an exhibition about the visual history of yoga with artefacts illustrating its different forms, some dating back to the 3rd century.

Visit the Yoga: The art of transformation link  here >

Or read the news article about crowd funding by following the link here >



0 Comments

Meditate on microbes...

19/4/2013

0 Comments

 
Bristol YogaSpace yoga classes just off Gloucester Road in Bishopston
Fascinating radio programme on Radio 4 where we explore findings that show we are made up of 10x more microbial cells than human cells.  We are a community of billions of micro-orgamisms. In fact we are more a microbiome than human. The community is constantly exchanging between our environment and other people, in constant interchange. We're not as individual as we think we are, sharing much of our environment internally aswell. Which I find mind-boggling and food for thought. So who am 'I' again?

Listen to it by following this link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rvpkb

Back to Bristol YogaSpace homepage

0 Comments

Yoga helps with chronic neck pain

3/12/2012

1 Comment

 
Bristol YogaSpace yoga classes in Bishopston just off Gloucester Road
A common complaint - stiff shoulders, limited mobility in the neck and discomfort in the upper back, shoulder, neck area. Accumulated tension, often caused by working at a desk, poor posture, cycling etc. all contribute to tension and stiffness related pain. There are some great yoga postures that gently get to the root of the problem and release blockages and free up the area. And without them, or regular massage, it doesn't resolve by itself. We don't really do any natural movements that will release that part of the body, unless we make the extra effort. So it just gets worse over time. So many of us hunch our shoulders and have a rounded upper back as a result.

It is good to see yoga being clinically researched to demonstrate how it can help. I see benefits in my students and anecdotally hear how it helps them regularly. I currently have two yoga therapy students who are greatly benefitting from the gentle releasing of the shoulders and neck. You need to work carefully and gradually, but gentle stretching and movements will help. See more on the research here:

Journal of Pain Research paper
http://www.jpain.org/article/S1526-5900(12)00779-1/abstract


Yoga Journal Article
http://blogs.yogajournal.com/yogabuzz/2012/12/yoga-for-neck-pain.html

Get in touch to find out more about how yoga can help you if you suffer from neck pain. bristolyogaspace@gmail.com

Back to homepage >

1 Comment

Study shows Yoga helps fatigue for breast cancer survivors

23/8/2012

10 Comments

 
Picture
Affecting up to a third of breast cancer survivors, fatigue can't be underestimated for its impact on a sufferers daily life. Fatigue can be debilitating and is often not taken seriously enough.

A study published recently has demonstrated the benefits of practicing yoga to help overcome persistent fatigue in breast cancer survivors. 12 weeks of yoga practice in a randomised, controlled study not only found significant reduction in fatigue, but also increased vigor.

Details on the study can be found here (1). Also see the British Wheel of Yoga article here.

This doesn't mean heading to your nearest group yoga class however. When suffering from fatigue it is important not to be exhausted by the yoga. A group yoga class would likely be too much to begin with. Short, gentle, regular yoga practices would be more beneficial, gradually progressing as improvements are felt. Personalised home yoga practice, or therapeutically applied yoga,  is most effective when embarking on yoga for those suffering from fatigue.
 
Get in touch for more info on getting started with your own home practice designed to meet your health and energy needs.

(1) Bower, J. E., Garet, D., Sternlieb, B., Ganz, P. A., Irwin, M. R., Olmstead, R. and Greendale, G. (2012), Yoga for persistent fatigue in breast cancer survivors. Cancer, 118: 3766–3775. doi: 10.1002/cncr.26702

Return to YogaSpace homepage

10 Comments

Research confirms - yoga helps back pain

3/11/2011

0 Comments

 
Bristol YogaSpace yoga classes help improve back pain
An article published in the British Medical Journal in October has confirmed what I anecdotally hear from students - that mild to moderate back ache is helped by yoga. Great that there is now some medical research to provide evidence.

Interestingly the scientific yoga study, taken over 12 weeks, acknowledged that it takes a few weeks for the improvements to really settle, but that staying with it helps. The style of yoga used in the research was viniyoga, which is what I teach.

Another article last month also noted how yoga performed better than physiotherapy on back ache (I suspect because yoga is engaging and enjoyable so you are more likely to do it and stay with it to gain the benefits!). All good evidence to encourage those with back ache to take up yoga practice anyway.

http://besthealth.bmj.com/x/news/658800/news-item.html

http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/44/Suppl_1/i70.2.abstract

Back to YogaSpace homepage
0 Comments
    Clara Lemon yoga teacher

    Clara Lemon

    ​Yoga student
    Yoga teacher
    ​YogaSpace Founder

    Categories

    All
    Anxiety
    Asana
    Ashtanga Yoga
    Association For Yoga Studies
    Backache
    Beginners
    Bikram
    Bikram Yoga
    Breathing
    Bristol
    Chant
    Children
    Competition
    Concentration
    Conference
    Discipline
    Event
    Fatigue
    Fitness
    Football
    France
    Hatha Yoga
    Health
    High Blood Pressure
    History
    Home Practice
    Hot Yoga
    Injury
    Inspiration
    Iyengar
    Mantra
    Meditation
    Olympics
    Over 55s
    Paul Harvey
    Pilates
    Posture
    Pranayama
    Pregnancy
    Relaxation
    Research
    Running
    Schools
    Sleep
    Sound
    Sport
    Stress
    Try This
    Viniyoga
    Vinyasa Flow Yoga
    Women
    Yoga
    Yogaspace
    Yoga Space
    Yoga Therapy

    Archives

    January 2021
    November 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    March 2020
    October 2019
    August 2019
    June 2019
    December 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    June 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    November 2017
    October 2017
    August 2017
    May 2017
    March 2017
    January 2017
    October 2016
    September 2016
    May 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    June 2015
    March 2015
    December 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    March 2011
    February 2011
    January 2011
    December 2010
    November 2010
    October 2010
    September 2010
    August 2010
    July 2010
    June 2010
    May 2010
    March 2010

    RSS Feed

Bristol YogaSpace Ltd
Princes Place
Bishopston
Just off Gloucester Road
Bristol BS7 8NP
​Email: 
hello@bristolyogaspace.co.uk

​Call:
07530 053 543
About Us >
Blog & Latest News
Privacy Policy
Terms & Conditions
Picture
All our teachers are British Wheel of Yoga accredited 
Best for Yoga Therapy Bristol 2018
Best for Yoga Therapy Bristol
Back to
Bristol YogaSpace home
© copyright 2020. All rights reserved.
  • Home
  • Classes
    • Bishopston timetable
    • Getting started
    • Pregnancy yoga
    • Yoga style
  • Workshops & Courses
  • Private Lessons
  • Yoga Therapy
  • Fees
  • Location
  • Contact