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Hi Christy Ann

I noticed your post and thought I would share with you. I have been doing Bikram for about 7 years and in the last 3.5 trying to conceive. After the first year of trying naturally we ventured into the world of IVF. When we decided to start a family I took up ashtanga yoga for 1 year, as I was warned about the heat, plus my partner as well, the heat is no good for this swimmers. Naturally I really missed my hot yoga, whilst undergoing the fertility drugs, I didn’t venture in the hot room. With every disappointment I would do one month hot yoga to detox my body of the hormones and felt great. Then would start another IVF cycle. This went on for 9 attempts. I was relaxed yet so sad by the constant negative result. Yoga gave me the focus to claim my body back and be present in the now.

I also used acupuncture, meditation and keeping as stress-free as possible and Goyin (healthy energy drink) this year we had success and happy to note I am almost 6 months pregnant! I am looking forward to getting back in the hot room once baby comes and get my body back, it is the complete workout!

I also consulted local teachers at my studio and one was pregnant during her teaching classes, she mentioned that pregnant women who do hot yoga tend to have low birth weight babies. So that was enough for me to take time out and rejoin later.

I sincerely hope you have had success with your latest cycle,
namaste