Reasons to do Yoga in Morning.

No time like now:

The phone does not ring at 6:00. No one needs your attention because more than likely they are all still asleep. 6:00am is a perfect time to get your workout in. In the evening when you were planning to get this in that may not be true. One phone call or potential fire at work can put all your best attentions to waste. Plus once you finish at 7:00 it is in the can one less thing on your to do list.

Build a healthy, consistent exercise routine:

Studies have shown that 90% of those who exercise regularly are AM exercisers. Something about having an established morning routine encourages people to stick with it. The odds are in your favor for creating responsible exercise habits when you choose to get your workout in early.

Learn to motivate yourself:

There's nothing like the feeling that comes from creating a plan, following it, and achieving your goals. By doing your yoga early in the morning, you will strengthen your mental resolve. Imagine being completely done with the day's exercise before 7 AM? The feeling of self-empowerment that comes from being disciplined in your routine will bring mental strength into other areas of your life as well.

Be more productive throughout the day:

Early morning yoga will get your brain juices flowing. In some cases, increased mental activity was recorded for up to ten hours following completion of yoga in controlled lab studies. So around 4:00pm when everyone is tired, you will be alert. This means that you will be able to accomplish more in less time during your day, whether it's getting the kids out the door or taking charge at the office.

Increase you metabolic rate:

Getting a sweat on early (hot yoga) wakes you up mentally, studies have shown that yoga early in the morning has the additional benefit of waking up your metabolism. In some cases, elevated metabolisms for periods of up to 24 hours were recorded. This means that simply by being proactive in the morning, you will burn more calories throughout your entire day. Furthermore, AM yoga tends to diminish your appetite throughout the day; therefore, you will be taking in fewer calories while burning more.

Regulate your sleep rhythm:

Once you make yoga in the morning part of your routine, your body becomes accustomed to getting up at the same time ever day. It will begin to get you ready to wake up on time, which means that you will awake feeling fully energized and alert. The more you do it, the more enhanced the feeling becomes. As you regulate your sleep cycles, the feeling of confusion upon arousal from sleep due to wildly changing sleep times will vanish. Lastly, by exercising early in the morning you avoid the PM adrenalin rush that keeps PM exercisers from sleeping as well as they would otherwise. You will sleep better, wake up earlier, and feel better over the entire course of the day.

The Warrior cult thing:

By joining your friends at this early time you now are someone that is breaking away from the pack. Wake up, you are a warrior.

What are you waiting for? Go for it. Hot Power Yoga Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Shockra Salon Yoga studio.

What is Hot Power Yoga?

Hot Power Yoga is about bringing out our own personal power that we all have inside us. This type of Yoga is done at temperatures between 85 - 90 degrees. . By adding heat we allow the muscles to loosen up quicker allowing you to go deeper into poses along with helping the body to detoxify fully. Hot Power Yoga is an off shoot of Ashtanga Yoga. Unlike the physical practice of Ashtanga that moves through the same postures (poses) in a group or series, we take liberally from the thousands of poses to create a practice that works on the breath, balance, strength, core power and flexibility creating a unique practice every time. Using the power of grounding and extension we stretch while strengthening the body, giving you the highest level of energy, vitality and freedom. One must work with yourself, not against yourself. By working hard sensitively, we create an environment that's healing and honors each individual.

Don Silva CYT

Yoga has been a long strange trip for Don - with over 20 years in the high tech industry exercise was a refuge from the stress. Over the years he has done triathlons, mountain biked, ran, weight lifted and been the ultimate couch potato. Don sought out yoga as a means of bringing flexibility to his weight lifting body. What he discovered after his very first yoga class was a state of being he calls the "yoga buzz" It was a state of being where his body and mind came together filled with peace. It wasn't long before yoga became his primary stress reliever. Don has studied many styles of yoga - Bikram, Ashtanga, Anusara, Vinyasa, and Power yoga. He has studied with many master teachers to improve his practice including D'ana Baptiste, Bryan Kest, Baron Baptiste and Rolf Gates. Finally in December 2006 Don completed a 500 hour teacher training to become a certified instructor through the D'Ana Baptiste Centered City Yoga Certification program in Salt Lake City, Utah. His teaching style is direct yet playful, working on not just the body but the mind and spirit as well. Always remember Yoga is fun so smile and breathe.