Is yoga good for losing weight and maintaining it?

I've been wanting to try yoga for quite some time now and a studio just opened up a few blocks away. I would love to know more about the benefits of yoga and if it's good for weight loss and maintenance.

Thank you so much!

i like yoga and its much more intense than you think it will be. It really can be a full body workout and you will feel muscles you have never felt before. Its also nice cause you not only build muscle but you stretch and stay limber, which i think is important cause i don;t think people stretch enough. Definitely try it!

Thanks so much Victoria1981. I will definitely give it a try. More and more of my male and female friends are doing and loving yoga, so there must be something to it.

Ive only just started Yoga and Im actually doing it at home following Bodybalance TV. Yes, there is a lot of commercials going but it gives you a good and cheap insight into it all. And some of the instructors are really amazing.
Try Vinyasa Flow yoga and you'll see that it can certainly help weight loss!

Enjoy!!!
xx

Thank you so much for the wonderful recommendation Maedi, I am most definitely going to give Vinyasa Flow yoga.