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  • Alyssa726
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    March 31, 2010 at 4:07 am
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    in reply to: Asthma and Hot Yoga #6804

    Interesting ideas, and since I have never suffered from asthma I cannot speak from experience. I hope I remember to ask my teacher trainer about this next time I see him. It was something to do with the little tubes in the chest (very technical terminology I am using here) and how pulling the arms down opened them up.

    Looking forward to reading responses from people who have or have had asthma!

    Alyssa726
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    March 30, 2010 at 6:36 pm
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    in reply to: Asthma and Hot Yoga #6800

    my teacher trainer claims that hot yoga cured his asthma! as i understand, there are two types of asthma and i am not sure which one this is relevant to, but pulling the arms close to your body and down towards the ground during eagle pose allegedly helps to open everything up. so if you have asthma, eagle is your pose!

    Alyssa726
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    March 30, 2010 at 6:05 pm
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    in reply to: Healthy women over 50 and Hot Yoga #6799

    there was a 73 year old lady in a class i was in on saturday – she is in amazing shape! and has a beautiful attitude.

    Alyssa726
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    March 30, 2010 at 5:59 pm
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    in reply to: New Tattoo #6798

    Are you a quick healer?

    stay out of the hot room for at least a week. When you go back, take it easy on that area for at least another week. for example, if the tattoo is on your arm, don’t stretch that arm like you usually do in ardha chandrasana, just lift it up slightly. if there are bright colors, you really don’t want your sweat making them fade while it’s healing.

    you spent a lot of money on that new tattoo, don’t mess it up by stretching the skin while it’s healing!

    Alyssa726
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    March 23, 2010 at 8:15 pm
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    in reply to: Thoracic Scoliosis! #6743

    Hello, I was just diagnosed with scoliosis today 🙁

    Thanks everyone here and in the other threads for helpful advice re: practicing yoga with scoliosis.

    I have been practicing hot yoga 4-7 days per week for the past 3 years- is it possible that hot yoga has caused or encouraged my scoliosis? I have great teachers who focus on alignment and recently completed teacher training so I understand the principles, is it possible?

    Alyssa726
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    February 7, 2010 at 3:58 am
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    in reply to: Itchy skin from too much time in the hot room- help! #6394

    Gabrielle,
    Thank you- trying not to scratch is so hard! But I know it is very important.

    I thought it might be something fungal. I suggested that idea to my dermatologist after researching things like jock itch and athletes foot. She shot that idea right down and said that because there was no rash at all, it was not fungal and was definitely an allergy. I hadn’t changed my laundry detergent, soap, diet, etc. so I found that hard to swallow. Am I allergic to my own sweat??

    Az2Mom,
    The dandruff shampoo thing is interesting. I see how that would help if the issue were dry skin. I’ll keep it in mind next time the itching comes back.

    Lichade,
    Very interesting stuff about how ethnicity affects skin sensitivity. I am white and of European decent, so although I can’t relate to the Chinese gals exactly, it’s good to remember that we’re all different and out bodies react differently. So they need hot yoga teachers in Asia?! Interesting…

    Alyssa726
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    February 2, 2010 at 4:45 pm
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    in reply to: Itchy skin from too much time in the hot room- help! #6369

    Hi Gabrielle, Thanks so much for your response. I had this problem when I was getting ready for teaching training and doing 8-10 hot classes per week and then at teacher training when we practiced twice daily.

    I’ll explain how the itch comes on in the context of my Saturday- 10am class- fine, 1pm class- getting itchy, 3pm workshop – itch monster. And then for Sunday’s 430 class I was still very itchy.

    I see what you’re saying about the mental aspect but I’ve actually tried to use my mind to overcome the itchiness in class. But between poses and in the floor series, I find myself scratching my arms and legs, or sometimes my belly and feet. I have in my past, (years ago) broken out in stress hives, but I don’t think the issue is 100% mental due to the pattern of a lot of time in the hot room ending up with my itchy skin.

    Thanks again, all advice is welcome!

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