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Is Hot Yoga Addictive?

2/12/2016

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This thought came to me recently when I had a conversation with someone at my new studio about the idea that once you do a hot yoga class you get slightly addicted to it and somehow other yoga classes don't compare. This rang somewhat true to me and was something that in the beginning I thought would never happen.

It took me a long time to even try a hot yoga class, mainly because I had studied and trained in Rishikesh, India- a place where it was made known to us every day that 'hot yoga' was not 'real' yoga and that it had just become a means of 'exercise' in the western world. The whole 'hot' yoga idea was basically coming from Calcutta where it was genuinely a climate that people practiced yoga in.

And then came the whole Bikram phenomenon....

For my personal practice I enjoyed and felt at peace doing the traditional Hatha, ashtanga and Iyengar etc and never really thought twice about doing anything like this in a hot room. Reluctantly, whilst in Vancouver, the hub of all things yoga, where various yoga studios compete against each other and lululemon (Canadian yoga brand) fashionistas roamed the streets, I decided to give it a go. It was at Y Yoga that I tried my first hot class and at first I was convinced I would pass out or have to leave the class early. I had no idea what to expect or no idea what I would feel like. I had heard horror stories of teachers not letting you drink water or ignoring passed out students on the corner.

Little did I know that this was the beginning of a whole new practice for me. I began to attend regular power and hot yoga classes and then eventually joined a hot yoga studio which I went to almost every day. For me, I enjoyed the feeling of sweating, of feeling more flexible, of feeling strong and of clearing my mind all at the same time. The only thing I disliked was that at my studio which was basically a Bikram studio we practiced the same sequence every day intentionally. I preffered diversity and I preffered the sweet meditative savasana, to close my eyes in poses and the meditative side of yoga - so this style wasn't entirely for me.

One thing I do enjoy is variety in classes but done in a hot room to get extra benefits. Right now, just like at one of my studios in vancouver, I am practicing a mix of power, Hatha, Yin and vinyasa flow all in a steaming hot room, which is seriously challenging. Some classes I attend vary from 60-90 minutes but right now I am loving it and can't keep the smile off my face when I leave a class.

I would say that hot yoga can be addictive but it's also down to the individual and sometimes it's just not for everyone, like anything in life. But what I can say is, go and try it for yourself and let me know your experiences.

Namaste

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    Jade started practicing Yoga at 16yrs of age and since then has always incorporated various aspects of Yoga into her life. She is Yoga teacher certified (200hrs) having studied in India in Aug 2013 and is currently involved with further 300hr teacher training in India. She hopes to teach her own classes in the near future.

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