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Should I still practice hot yoga when I am having my period? I got quite bit clots after hot yoga during my period.
Thanks,
Lily
Hi Lily
Are you uncomfortable? Feeling sick? Is it very different during cycles when you do not practise?
One thing that some people do is simply avoid practice on their heaviest days.
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂
Hi, Gabrielle,
It is my 1st month to practice hot yoga. I do not feel uncomfortable and sick from practicing during my period. I just feel the hot yoga is making my period heavier and longer, and I had lot of clots for one day after practicing on the 1st day of my period. I stopped for two days now.
Thanks,
Lily
Hi Lily
If that’s the case, I really suggest waiting til you have a few periods before you decide on the effects of hot yoga. This could be a one off issue. One period experience is just too small a sample to go by.
Periods vary in their intensity and duration. I don’t know how old you are but that could be a factor. Or it could be that you just had a longer heavier period this time.
Wait til next time. Who knows what effects a regular and frequent practice will have on your body even in a month or so.
Some women’s first day is the heaviest and others it’s the second… Whatever day you think that is, IF you want to skip class, or if you want to skip certain poses because they don’t feel right, just listen to your intuition and … um … ‘go with the flow’. Now that’s got to be one of the worst period puns ever. :zip:
Come back and let us know what happens
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂