Hot Yoga Report #2

so i went to my 2nd session of hot yoga today, and the class i went to was a different type of yoga than my first session. the first session was hatha and today's one was power yoga. the way it was explained to me is that hatha has a lot of poses/positions that you go thru and is more about balance and breathing while power yoga is a lot of movement and works on your core.

this time we started with breathing again but instead of having us inhale through our nose and out through our mouths they emphasized trying to only breathe through your nose b/c it helps to keep your heartbeat slow. i liked this better b/c i feel like breathing either in or out through my mouth causes me to feel like i'm not getting enough air.

and then we started doing these various movements and poses and the 2nd half of the class had a lot of pilate type of moves that worked your abs and core. i could tell why they called it "power" yoga, you really feel like it's working on strengthening your body. there were also more guys in this class....i could totally see how nfl football players could dig this. it was definitely challenging and i think i'll feel it in my muscles a lot more after this class.

overall, i didn't have any dizzy or nauseous feelings this time. i don't know if it's b/c i was getting used to the heat or b/c all of the movements make me focus less on the heat and more with trying to keep up and do it all. i think i'll give hatha another chance to see if it's better now that i'm adjusting to the heat. and i will definitely try to go to more power yoga classes.

on a funny note, one thought that did cross my mind during the class was that i think my face sweats a lot more than the rest of my body. i swear i was the only one that was constantly wiping sweat away from my eyes and mouth. kinda gross but good for my pores :)

one other note to self, after hot yoga i feel really good cause i got a good workout but my brain is kinda scattered and it's hard to remember that i have everything (2 towels, mat, water bottle, bag, keys). tonight i lost one of my towels, i think i dropped it somewhere. *sigh* there goes my "good deal" if i keep losing things.