Can Power Yoga really Detoxify the body?

[beanqueen]

okay, i'm wondering if this is just a weird coincidence or if it's possible that power yoga could REALLY and truly be detoxifiying my body???

here's the scoop...up to now i've been doing bryan kest's power yoga..love it, and everytime i do it, i find my skin looks better! great, glowing etc... so figured yoga had positive benefits for my skin. (inverted positions, > circulation, whatever) his tapes make me sweat a little, but not alot.

recently, i picked up a power yoga tape by kristin mcgee. it's a very fast paced vinyasa style yoga, (this tape really makes me sweat, (but a different kind of sweat, than when i do cathe's tapes) but the weirdest thing happened. right after the yoga, i noticed a "large zit" (ick!) on my cheek. i thought, 'whatever'..and didn't think anything of it. i did the same power yoga tape last night..and right after, i got ANOTHER LARGE ZIT on my face. (i don't break out too often). i hear alot about yoga detoxifiying the body etc...but never gave it much thought. now i'm wondering, could it really and truly be detoxifiying me via my skin?? (knowing that the skin is a large elminative organ...makes me wonder)

anybody else have similar experiences?

thanks!
bq

 

[pink_fortitude]

LOL! You know, now that you mention it last month when I did a heavy yoga rotation, I had zit-like bumps all over my body. They are gone now, but I wonder..... It sorta does makes sense, actually. I will have to study this one out some more.....

Missy

 

[kathryn]

If it stimulates your organs, that could cause the acne. When I was doing a cleanse, I had a zit by my nose that my acupuncturist commented on. I later mentioned I was doing the detox, and he said the point where the zit was corresponded to the large intenstine point.

 

[ldy_solana]

"If it stimulates your organs, that could cause the acne. When I was doing a cleanse, I had a zit by my nose that my acupuncturist commented on. I later mentioned I was doing the detox, and he said the point where the zit was corresponded to the large intenstine point."

that is very intersting thanks for sharing. i noticed this as well all summer i was doing more and more yoga b/c the heat was unbearable for cardio workouts and i was breaking out like crazy. now that my yoga has been shorter and more gentle,instead of power fast moving type,i am not breaking out. i though for awhile that is was from the heat and me sweating alot but maybe it was a detox afterall.

btw which bryan kest do you have? i have the 3 in 1 dvd, the power yoga for weight loss vhs, and intensive body sculpt on vhs. i really love his work. the more gentle yoga dvd i have is yoga complete for everybody, it has 35 different routines for beginners through advanced. i use it more for gentle stretching type practices. it has been very helpful in keeping DOMS from this September rotation at bay LOL.

kassia

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disappointed to discover they are not it -- Bernard Bailey

 

[NurseLRT]

I know what you mean about *detoxifying*. I often get zits a couple days after a facial. It seems to bring everything up. But zits usually aren't caused by *toxins* in the blood. Bacteria mixes with sweat and oil and gets trapped in your pores.

Lori

 

[beanqueen]

wow, thanks for the feedback, that's really interesting! hmmm...food for thought, eh? i know they always tout yoga as a detoxifiying thing, but until recently, didn't really give it much credence. although, b.kest's yoga (which is much slower) does make my skin look great! maybe the faster yoga style stimulates more detoxfiying (hence the zits vs. the glowing skin) or something? i'm also in the midst of a cleanse..maybe that has something to do with it as well?! interesting!

btw, kassia..i have all b.kest's videos...but the one's i like the best are his power yoga 1 (energize) 2 (tone) 3 (sweat) series. he's calmer (doesn't talk as much as the newer series) and the practice not only emphasizes strength and balance, but alot of stretching/flexibility as well. i always feel relaxed and stretched out after those tapes. (it also seems to flow smoother than the 'total body sculpting/weight loss' ones, too..imho..)

hth a little! well..guess since i have to go take my driver's license picture tomorrow.. i best NOT do that vinyasa power yoga tape..or i'll have a big fat zit on my driver's license for the next 4-8 years!!!!! LOL

thanks everybody!
bq