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I’m teaching in a new studio that is in a coastal city. at my former studio (in a different city) I always had to use humidifiers, and LOVED the hot room. the first class I taught here was more like a steam bath than a sauna. it was a disaster! I quickly shut off the humidifiers. but the humidity still hovered around 90%. I next tried a [em]dehumidifier[/em]. didn’t help at all. part of the problem, I think, is that the heating system here sucks. I can barely get the room hotter than 32 degrees C. in my previous studio, I was able to heat the rooms up to 38-41C. I warned the new studio of this when they were installing the heaters, but to no avail. so is it the low temp that is resulting in high humidity? and how, besides installing a battalion of dehumidifiers, can I get the humidity down? I loathe teaching the class now. I walk out with my skin all pruned and itchy. there are huge puddles on the floor. and the poor students here, this is their introduction to Hot Yoga. so sad… PLEASE HELP YOGA DOCTOR!!!
Hi Richard
That sounds awfully uncomfortably and unsatisfying. You’re telling me that despite dehumidifiers on, the humidity is still high. Those machines don’t seem to be working.
This really is a conundrum. Low heat, high humidity, icky puddles of sweat everywhere (something I personally have issue with).
>> How easily are you able to measure the heat and humidity levels?
>> Do you feel those readings are accurate? Are they from one point in the room or several?
>> Can you tell me what the ambient humidity conditions are outside of the studio?
>> How well is this room ventilated?
>> Are you able to clear the room each class and make it feel fresh again?
>> Do you have any windows that you can crack open a few millimeters (an 1/8 of an inch). If you have a few windows then this can really do the trick.Generally (if you research Heat Index) the higher the humidity, the lower you can have the temperature (perhaps around mid 30s Celsius of course!).
What can you do to boost the heat? It sounds as though you need to BURN off some of that humidity. And balance it with ventilation (it is sometimes called Make Up air if you are feeding it in through your heating system). Oh dear, before long if you keep adding machinery there might not be enough room for the students. Speaking of which, how big is the room and how many students in it? Are they also coming out like big human prunes?
I hope these questions prompt us to find a solution once we’ve examined the different scenarios.
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂PS Thank you for the email!
thank you for coming to rescue us!!! I hope there is a solution…
I’m in the city of Xiamen, which is on the coast, just opposite Taiwan. the avg humidity here hovers around 70-80%. it’s even higher indoors. we have an air circulation system, but doesn’t seem to be helping. the room is about 60 sq meters. number of students varies wildly. the first class was jam packed because of the hype of Hot Yoga coming to town, about 20 people. it has since trailed off dramatically, I assume due to the humidity issue. plus there is the ever-present concern of Chinese girls about their skin. now on average there are less than 10 students in a class. we have wood floors and floor heaters, plus strip heaters along the sides of the walls. the problem, I’m told, is with the wiring. not enough electricity is getting thru to heat the heaters sufficiently. they are working on re-wiring now. the owners of the studio have suggested keeping the doors and windows of the classroom closed and a dehumidifier going 24 hrs a day. might work. yes, there are windows that can be opened. I try to open the door in class, but because the temp is so low, I can’t do that much without bringing the temp down too low. any suggestions??!! thanks again!! you’re the best!! = )
what about putting a couple of floor fans in the room?? just intil the prob with the heaters can be fixed
thanks, I didn’t consider that. might give it a shot. wouldn’t it make the room feel cooler, though? another problem is the amount of avlbl electrical outlets in the room. the heaters all have to be plugged in. there’s not a single extra outlet in the room. once I tried using a power strip. it overloaded and caught fire….not the kind of thing you want happening in your yoga class!
ps. we have a digital thermostat and humidity gauge. I have placed it in different part of the room and the readings are all the same. temp about 32. humidity 89 at start of class, up to 97 by the end. I’d just like to know how other studios that are located in very humid places deal with this issue…
i live in bc and am on coast in humid conditions but i dont own a studio so i am unsure of lagistics. i know i dont feel hot but sweat a lot. i also know the higher the heat the lower the humidity and visa versa
Hi Richard
I think having extra fans in there will simply blow cold air around (compounded by the evaporative cooling effect of air cooling the skin so your yogis may even feel cold). Your problem as you recount it is not being able to get the heat up high enough. Open each of your windows a little and try for some extra heat to burn off some humidity. The windows should help you keep your humidity down a bit too. Does it rain in there once it reaches 100%? 😆
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂haha! yeah, the class is kind of like a rain forest botanical garden. I’m toying with a few things in the room to see how it works out. hopefully we’ll see some progress. I would still love to hear from anyone out there who has set up a hot yoga studio in a really humid place and have them share their experience/wisdom.
anyway, keep up the great work, Gabrielle. you’re a great asset to the Hot Yoga community!!!!! ^_^ zaijian!!!
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