Robert Scanlon (Webmaster)

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Just a quick note of guidance: in this forum, we prefer to say “elimination” rather than “detoxification” as it is more accurate. Unless someone has literally rubbed a toxin on their skin (and if they have, they should proceed immediately to an Accident and Emergency center), sweating won’t “detoxify” anything, and is somewhat of a myth spread among proponents of natural remedies.

The skin, however, is one of the body’s largest organs for elimination of wastes, so in that sense, keeping your pores healthy should be beneficial.

Hi Linda – this is my fault actually!

We migrated our forum almost a year ago, and there used to be a “sticky post” (ie read first/FAQs about the forum).

Not only does this need updating, but it’s no longer “sticky”!

Here’s the link to what that “General FAQ” was referring to:

https://www.hotyogadoctor.com/hotyogaforum/topic/your-own-hot-yoga-avatar-and-how-to-use-this-forum/

Some of it is no longer relevant – and possibly you were searching for “hot yoga FAQs” as opposed to “how to use the forum FAQs” which we don’t have on the forum (though it’s a good idea). If that is the case, you could certainly take a look at our older sister-site for some info:

http://www.quickfityoga.com/newstudent.htm

And if you haven’t already done so, then take a look at the “Start Here” section here:

https://www.hotyogadoctor.com/start-here-hot-yoga-beginner-to-advanced/

Let me know if something needs to be pointed out more clearly, all feedback is useful!

Hope that helps 🙂

Hi John – Gabrielle’s other half here. I thought I’d add my experience (I’m no dentist!) with an occlusal splint (which I no longer use). I was also told to use one, also to counter stress. I would have sworn blind that I did nothing with my teeth at night, but have since learned this is simply counter-intuitive, and we would not necessarily know. Anyway,m you know all that!

Where I had a breakthrough with my splint was in club motorcycle racing, where I used to get terribly nervous at fast bends and I could feel the tension in my face. Not too long after I started racing, I started going to hot yoga (this is in 2000) and my lap times dropped massively, but still the jaw cleaning especially in a race, and not in practice. Then I also started to use the splint and it really made a huge difference. (Not in lap times, but in reduction of fear). If you study the top MotoGP guys, they all seem to use them (well, my Hero, Valentino Rossi does, and that’s alright by me!).

I can imagine using power tools could have a similar intense concentration, where the splint could work well.

Anyway – just my layman’s 2c in case it’s useful 🙂

Hi Joel_f – and welcome to the forum!

Yes, it makes a huge difference to how easily your body will maintain core temperature, plus, as you say, you won’t have that feeling of something ‘sticking’ and restricting your movements.

I only even wore a t-shirt once (my first class many years ago!) after that – no way!

At a class on Sunday, there were 5 men (incl me), 2 with shirts off and 3 with them on. In my experience, you’ll find most men and usually all male regulars will not wear a t-shirt. It’s just too uncomfortable.

You didn’t state it, but just in case anyone else is reading this, no one ever really looks at others in the room, so any self-consciousness is only ‘your own stuff’!

Let us know how you get on!

Robert

Hello LightbyGrace – I’m sorry that you are having technical issues!

Let me confirm – is your photo also under 100px x 100px (max dimension for any side) AND under 50kb?

At the moment, that is how parameters are set.

Let me know and I will troubleshoot!

Robert

Thank YOU Dawn!

Any questions – post ’em here, or you also have direct email contact as a Hot Yoga MasterClass owner!

Your package shouldn’t be too far away 😉

Hello Dawn – and thanks for posting!

Its’ an easy answer: “both” haha!

There are plenty of owners of the Hot Yoga MasterClass full bundle who also own the Home Practice Kit, as they are complementary.

The one thing in your situation that is key though, is a precision practice. You don’t really want to be misaligning any poses – and that’s where the full bundle excels. The Home Practice Kit is really aimed at those who have practiced before on a regular basis at a studio and are already familiar with the poses and have had at least some mistakes corrected in their studio (although frankly, it’s possible they still practice with poor alignment, but let’s not go there!).

The big bundle DOES cover practicing at home, so you wouldn’t be left out, however you will get the full instruction for each poses AND all the mistakes and how to fix them.

The Home Practice Kit has a lot more specific info about heaters; insulation etc.

If you’d like both together at the same time, I’m sure we can make a super-bundle (and in fact will be putting this together as a new package shortly).

I hope that makes sense – if it raises even more questions, then ask away 🙂

Ouch! That is obviously not pleasant!

Gabrielle is travelling in Europe right now on a well-deserved break but is following forum posts and will get to this at some point – please be patient.

It is unlikely that hot yoga is directly responsible for the hair loss – but it is possible that new routines of washing (eg showering after class; showering more often; residual sweat in the hair; using a shampoo more often as a result of more showering) are having an indirect effect.

What do you notice about the hair?

Does it happen immediately after class? On waking? On brushing? Do you see it on the mat? On your pillow? Is there a specific area on the head being affected more than the rest?

If it were me, one I would do immediately is stop using hair products completely – just wash with water only – and see what happens.

I know Gabrielle has some very specific views on hair treatment and will add her input as soon as practical!

Welcome to the forum 😉

Hello apeachpearl (and please ignore my response to your email re trouble posting in the forum – I should have looked here first!)

Sadly I can report I have personally experienced exactly the same issue. It also happened for me many years ago when I first started Bikram – in a similar time frame to you, in my first few weeks.

The good news is that it went away!

I remember at the time asking a personal development mentor of mine what she thought was going on, as I found it hard to place the cause with my yoga practice, since I was feeling so good physically. We ended up not attributing it to anything particularly ‘dark’ psychologically, but it seemed to be more due to intense physiological shifts.

At that time I had not done any intentional physical exercise for around 15 years (though I hadn’t been leading a sedentary life!) and 7 years before starting hot yoga I had broken my thigh bone and wrist and it was now starting to play up – so I knew I had to do something.

I was also quite depressed and worn out (separate issues with business & finance).

I tell you all this for background, as I think the yoga was a significant ‘release’ for me of stored up ‘angst’.

BUT … I am now convinced, having had some major breaks away from hot yoga over the last 13 years and re-experiencing similar emotions welling up on return, that it is mostly rapid dehydration and salt-loss aggravating my emotional state. So now if I encounter this type of feeling, I get some electrolytes and water into me asap!

(Use the search facility on the forum to find plenty of great info about re-hydration and electrolytes – it’s not hard and for you might be as easy as hydrating well before class and adding some sea-salt to your water)

Acclimatization to practicing in the heat may well take several weeks, during which time your body is not only changing, but you may be losing more water (& therefore salt) than normal, so I’d recommend some attention in this area first.

I hope that helps – and keep at it, I believe you will experience that “happy for no reason” and contentment with your ability to handle anything thrown at you that your husband won’t have to experience those outbursts – it will be the opposite!

Robert

Hi there dank and welcome to the forum!

Your experience is pretty typical – the “heat index” at home is usually wildly different to a studio for many reasons (search for “heat index” on this forum and I think there are a couple of threads that will give you more info). The level of wetness won’t really make any difference to the benefits, though I must admit, there is something very satisfying about working up the sweat!

In a studio, you will also have much higher humidity (simply from other sweaty bodies) which will affect the heat index on its own, plus possibly less well-controlled conditions compared to the nice setup you have built, so this may mean higher temps.

There is also the radiant heat output from all the other bodies, especially in close proximity, again this can raise your body’s cooling efforts (ie sweat for one). We mostly practice just Gabrielle and I in our private home studio, but occasionally we have 1-3 guests and boy does that ramp up the sweat in a small space! (Depending on the time of year)

Your higher level of evaporation (from the air circulation) will also help you body self-regulate, so again this might reduce sweat levels.

Finally, make sure you compare apples with apples – ie the conditions in your local studio today with the conditions at home today as the local weather conditions have a huge effect. For us (in Australia) at this time of year and sub-tropical location (hot, humid) we only need half of our heaters on for 15 mins … and be sweating in Pranayama, but in winter (not cold, but dry), we’ll have them ALL on for 40+ and still hardly break a sweat.

Hope that helps! Sounds to me as if you are well on track 😉

(And no, your post was not at all long-winded!)

Hi Andrew – yes I have had plenty of personal experience with this!

It hits me most when the following is true:

* I practice in the afternoon/evening (but it does happen from morning classes too)
* The room is VERY humid and a lot of sweat is happening
* I am in the first few classes “back” after a break

I have come to do a couple of things to help:

Firstly I believe in my case it is both acclimation and acclimatization and after 10 or so classes in a short period (eg 10 days) it does reduce dramatically, though extreme humidity/heat combination can bring it back

Secondly, I usually wash my eyes (just bathe in clean water) a few times during the day/night after class and this helps a lot

I can tell if I am likely to be afflicted just by the way my eyes feel after class – and so I get straight onto gentle bathing.

Finally, make sure your hydration is thorough and you are getting plenty of salt replenishment, especially if you are a “salty-sweater”!

I hope that helps and good luck with your challenge, let us know how you get on!

Yep it’s all sorted now (download will automatically be available) – you were right, the system was recognizing the old purchase record, since you don’t need to re-purchase (that’s a glitch in our system making an assumption which I will fix).

I’ve already refunded your second purchase – not required for downloads, just ask us and we’ll re-activate it!

We are always here to help, weekends or not 😉