Hi Claire
Leonard could be right but before I agree with him, I would like to reserve judgment because there is a lot that may not be known yet.
Is it possible that you are literally trying too hard? This is yoga not a triathlon. I am not trying to be flippant here. If you approach your yoga with sensitivity then that is completely and utterly different to approaching your training with a no holds barred fashion. There are MANY people that exhaust themselves by training at yoga too hard.
What could also be happening for you is that you are not yet acclimatized to the heat. It is also possible that the heat could be hotter than normal. Maybe you are aware of the exact temperatures and not just what people say it should be.
Regardless of the heat levels, there is a physiological acclimatisation schedule that your body is adapting with and that’s going to happen no matter what. Part of that schedule is FOR MOST people, you lose MORE salt during these first few weeks than when you are acclimatized. So, take extra sea salt or electrolytes for the next 2 weeks.
Next, at what time of the day are you going?
That’s it for starters. Don’t give up hope yet. Begin by going in a yoga/meditation
frame of mind. Use body awareness and the moment you feel ANY sense of struggle then you know you’ve gone too far. Remember too to breathe, mouth closed, through the nose, rhythmically!
I hope that helps.
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂
