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I too often throw out a breathing exercise or pose if I need a sanity break LOL It helps reground and center myself. I also have done some experimenting in the gym steam and sauna rooms. I found it depended on time wich room I used but …. If I only a few mins the steam room was the best way to get a good deep quick sweat! The breathe in the HUMID air was … AWESOME! LOVED IT.
(my new gym does not have one 🙁 ) The sauna though was a nice way to stretch. I would go in a just fold in a long deep stretch. More like the yin practice Gab has touched on in some posts… good luck

NAILED it !!! thanks so much for all your helpful tips. I can stay up in this pose now and feel the length and stretch (not to mention the muscle work needed … abs of steel or what!?) LOL thanks again and talk soon

This is a good one !!! I would like to add here other ways in which I gage my practice in terms of heat. One is of course how much am I sweating? How thirsty and/or ‘hot’ do I feel inside? Can I easily maintain my breath and focus in postures? Here is the BIG one though for me…. how is my recovery time!!!!? After I get up and leave the room I should feel relaxed energized and strong and maintain that feeling. If I am drained, cranky, tired or anything like that I know It was too hot!!! (for me 😉 )

ah yes the science of that can be a hard one. I had a REALLY hard time until my doctor and I came up w/ a system together. (trying to figure out on my own left me OUT) I usually take two pills per class one before and one after and drink about 3 a day. I have 0 recovery time now and yes that energizer bunny keeps going and going LOL

I would to say too in reassuring you ( as someone who does love the heat ) that there HAVE been times in my practice I could not do it in the hot room. During times of travel and after surgery when I broke my hip. I have gotten many learnings as well from my times doing a cooler practice. One being patience …… and letting go of ego and expectations. Not to mention the still calming effect and physical benefits. I was in a VERY stressful situation traveling once. My husband (after rocking me and holding me while I cried) told me to go to a private room and practice…. WOW I came out like a new person and gained SO much from that time. so yes… and good luck

well said Gab…. it does sound like a probable alignment / form issue. w/ the proper instruction i have no dout you will be back in no time +

I can understand why you would be so frustrated!!! I can perhaps shed some light and hope on what MAY be going on. Fist make note that you have not made other changes in your diet and routine (which you already stated as being around the same as before)
Second…. you’ve shared you are exercising more than you ever really have and the hot room CAN be very challenging to new comers. When your body is under too much stress for what ever reason and in what ever form (physical or mental) our bodies tend to pack on the pound 🙁 this is due to the hormones that stress releases. Here is my advice (keeping in mind my thoughts are only mer guessing at ONE poss. reason)
1 look at your nutrition and make sure it is balanced and enough
2 BREATHE in through the nose and out through the nose in class to keep your system calm in the heat and poses.
3 don’t over push yourself!!!!
4 go to class w/ the mind set of relaxing in YOGA class (not going to pound out a workout!)
5. KEEP going !!! Your body WILL catch on and the extra (+) lbs will melt off !!
good luck and keep us posted !

armed w/ my new knowledge i headed off to class……. my stick was SOOO much better!a couple more times and i think i’ll actually ‘get’ this one LOL any way… thanks

smart water IS a replacement…. but NOT the most efficient out there for sure. I was taking something too and found it not enough for my needs and was actually put on IV overnight (some sweat more eat less salt ect) now I take a pill and cut back on water ( know!) and feel MUCH better. Too tummy upset is also a sign of low blood sodium because your kidney and bowels work together to regulate your levels. I would REALLY get your levels checked and see your doctor about (as Gab has said) other problems. Too she is right in saying it is probably NOT the yoga itself but another variable. GOOD LUCK!!

keeping on trucking and feeling AWESOME!!!!! got all my levels checked on Friday and all was spot on perfect!! I am getting to REALLY love my sauna over the studio though which is funny. I do love the people and the event of going however… I find the instructors repetitive, the studio conditions unreliable (sometimes way too cold or hot), and on Monday someone moved the towel off my mat and placed their hand on my brand new sticky mat!!!!! ( a HUGE pool of not my sweat on my NEW mat!!! ) LOL
any way it’s all good and I do like the change of pace. I’ll keep you all posted and yes feeling SO much better.