Hot Yoga

YOU GUYS.

Hot yoga is the most amazing yoga class you will ever take!  Seriously.  EVERYONE GO OUT AND SIGN UP FOR A CLASS RIGHT NOW.  Even you menopausal women who hot flash every five seconds.  You will feel right at home in this class, trust me.

I had my reservations about trying this style of yoga, but after several months of taking a weekly yoga class at the Y, I thought it was time to step up my game and see if I could hack it in a class that basically takes place with 20 other people in a sauna.  Several aspects seemed intimidating...90 minutes of hotness...the hotness itself...and what does one wear to hot yoga, anyway?  The website advertised many women wearing as little as possible and that just isn't my style. 

But, as I have learned over and over and over again in 2010, that which seems intimidating and impossible on the surface is really not as bad as I imagine. 

Yes, it was hot.  Plenty hot.  But the 90 minutes flew by, and even though I had completely soaked my tank top and shorts in sweat by the time we were down on our mats, I was still surprised to hear the instructor announce we were doing our last pose. 

And when I walked out of that studio, I felt like a million bucks.  The sore neck I had when I walked in to the class was miraculously gone, and my skin, after I showered off the salt, was glowing.  During the class, because the heat stretches your muscles so well, I was nearly able to touch my toes...a pose I am never able to accomplish in my regular yoga class. 

So, I highly recommend everyone run out immediately and find the hot yoga studio nearest you.  You won't be disappointed.