Comfortable Home Life | Ten Things I Learned from Hot Yoga

Yoga is hard. Anyone who says otherwise is a. lying or b. dumb. It is challenging to not only your body, but your mind as well.

Going to your first hot yoga class two days after giving blood probably isn’t the greatest idea. I got a little lightheaded halfway through and I couldn’t tell if that was because it was hot or because I’m down red blood cells (did you know it takes over a month for your red blood cells to get back up to normal count? Crazy!)

Excited/nervous/I can totally do this!:

Okay, it’s getting a little difficult:

Child’s pose is my friend:

Core work!?!?!:

Yay! Savasana!:

Yoga helps me unwind and focus. I noticed that the second I left the studio my mind started going a mile a minute again. For 90 minutes, it was nice to be able to focus on my breathing, my form, my balance, my posture, my intention. Nothing else.

Setting an intention or dedicating the class to someone or something at the beginning is crucial. I find it helps me to focus on that one thing in conjunction with my breathing, and not the 502,129 things that are on my to-do list. I dedicated my practice today to my best friend’s baby, Damian. Damian is only three months old and is facing some pretty serious health issues. We did a lot of twists that are supposed to help the liver and the digestive tract, so I sent some positive energy his way. Also, it helps that two of my favorite poses are named after children: Child’s Pose and Happy Baby.

Becoming a sweaty mess is a given. I have never sweat so much in my life. I was literally dripping, pouring buckets from every exposed area.

Wear proper attire. Today I wore running shorts and a tank. Next time I will definitely wear capris.

A good playlist makes all the difference. I was super into the music the instructor put on. It included things like Sideways and Wicked Game.

Artificial cherry cheesecake pudding is not ideal after doing natural, holistic yoga.

I will have no money after my unlimited month is up. I can really see myself falling in love with hot yoga. Good for my body and mind, bad for my wallet.

Ten Things I Learned from Hot Yoga