HEAT up your exercise routine this winter with hot yoga, a practice with multiple benefits for the body and mind.

Hot yoga classes take place in a heated room and are based on the yogic concept of tapas - to cleanse with heat or burn away impurities.

Zama Yoga Toowoomba instructor Deb Goulding said the style softened the muscles and warmed the spine, enabling participants to relax more.

"The body's response to the heat is to perspire, releasing toxins and to get the organs working," she said.

"Hot yoga is also really good for people with an overactive mind. It's about focusing on the one thing at the one time and slowing down the mind."

ONLINE TODAY

Her advice for staying motivated in the cold was to "grab the keys, a bottle of water, some stretchy pants and just come".

"There is no end to the practice of yoga. It's like the work of a scholar."

She encouraged beginners not to be afraid of trying something new.

"We have students who say I can't go to yoga I'm not flexible, but that's like saying I can't get a house cleaner my house is too dirty."

See the rest here:
Hot yoga burns away those impurities