bettyahlene

Hello Betty

It does seem to me to be classic heat exhaustion. Many studios heat their studios too high.** In fact the problem is not necessarily that the heat is too high, but that the heat PLUS high humidity is creating an alchemy of effects that makes the cooling of the body much more difficult and sometimes impossible.

How often are you going to yoga? How many days between classes?

When you are in class do you have to stop during class for a rest? Do others have to do the same? How many people in your classes?

Re the heat in your studio**. It appears that they just tell you that the studio is 105F. How can you confirm that? Is there a gauge somewhere? If your studio is also humid then what do they do when the humidity is very high? Do they drop the heat or do they open windows or doors, turn fans on, or something else, or perhaps nothing at all?

What does it take for action to be taken during any one class? If any action is taken at all that is! Some studios wait for people to ask, others wait for a certain number of people to appear to suffer.

Do you or others in the studio know the percentage humidity readings at any moment of the class?

I know there are a lot of questions there, but the ‘devil is in the detail’ in this instance and it’s best to know what you’re talking about before you start pushing for anything to change (if that’s what is necessary). We have to see if conditions are safe for you and everyone else or if it’s an individual thing.

What you can do is look up on this forum (by using the search facility above) something called the ‘heat index’. It will help you to understand the multiplying effect of the heat and humidity.

Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂

First I need to say when the hot flashes occur. Normally they occur in a cool room – my bedroom or living room area which is fairly cool. Of course it would be really hard to tell if you had hot flashes in a very hot room LOL …

There is no way to tell how hot it actually is or how high the humidity really is. It is said by other Hot Yoga studios that Hot Yoga Inc has the hottest rooms around. But for me it is near my house and my choice of other studios is not a choice at all …. I have an eye disease that keeps me from driving anywhere but very short distances. Plus I adore all the instructors and the people who go there.

During Oct. there was a challenge and I went for 30 days without a break but before that I normally went to classes 3, 4 or 5 times a week. After the challenge I am going back to that schedule. For my age and the fact that I only started hot yoga a few months ago .. never went to any type of yoga in my life … I always seem to feel better after I leave the hot room. And then usually at night or evenings I get the hot flashes. Sometimes I only get one a day/night and sometimes I get several at different times during the day/night.

I truly do not think it is heat exhaustion at all although I certainly am no expert … I was thinking maybe the heat has somehow changed my hormones or something like that. I sure do not feel bad physically so it is hard for me to believe that this is bad for me … health wise.

Thank you so much for answering me. I appreciate your concern and your help.
Betty

WELL I HAVE TAKEN YOUR ADVICE AND MOVED AWAY FROM THE WALL AND ALTHO I AM NOT DOING REAL GREAT AT THE BALANCING THING, IT IS NOT AS HORRIBLE AS I THOUGHT 🙂 THANKS !!
BETTY