Blog 18: Third Answer

EQ: What is most beneficial about the practice of Bikram Yoga?

Answer 3:  Bikram Yoga increases concentration and reduces stress, depression and anxiety.

• Practicing yoga improves cognition.
• Studies have shown that yoga decreases anxiety and depression.
• Maintaining poses increase focus and concentration, especially in extreme heat.

Sources:

• Interview 3

1/17/2014

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Gregoire, Carolyn. "How Yoga Changes Your Body, Starting The Day You Begin (INFOGRAPHIC)." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 28 Oct. 2013. Web. 17 Jan. 2014.

3/7/2014

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JOUNRAL ARTICLE

Carson, James W., Kimberly M. Carson, Laura S. Porter, Francis J. Keefe, and Victoria L. Seewaldt. "Yoga of Awareness Program for Menopausal Symptoms in Breast Cancer Survivors: Results from a Randomized Trial." Suportive Care in Cancer 17.10 (2009): 1301-309. SpringerLink.com. SpringerLink. Web. 21 Feb. 2014.

3/7/2014

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Corbett, Holly C. "Feel Happier and Less Stressed in 24 Hours." Shape Magazine. Shape Magazine, 18 Feb. 2014. Web. 07 Mar. 2014.

2/7/2014

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Ernst, Carl, Andrea K. Olsen, John P.J. Pinel, and Brian R. Christie. "Antidepressant Effects of Exercise: Evidence for an Adult-neurogenesis Hypothesis?" Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/. U.S. National Library of Medicince National Institute of Health, 31 Mar. 2006. Web. 7 Feb. 2014.

9/27/2013

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PATTON PELLEGRINO, JESSICA. "In Sweat We Trust." E: The Environmental Magazine 22.6 (2011): 32-33. Academic Search Premier. Web. 27 Sept. 2013.

10/11/2013

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Khan, Meena. "Yoga Manners for Sweaty Men." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 10 Oct. 2013. Web. 11 Oct. 2013.

2/21/2014

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Mettia, Rudy. "10 Ways Yoga Will Make You a Better Lover." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 11 Feb. 2014. Web. 21 Feb. 2014.

2/21/2014

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Zabel, Alanna. "Yoga and Sex." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 20 Feb. 2014. Web. 21 Feb. 2014.

Concluding sentence: Bikram Yoga increases concentration while reducing stress through complex and relaxing postures in an extreme enviornment.