Two Days, Two Kinds of Heat
At the studio where I practice, I’ve been feeling like the humidity plays a huge role in how I feel as the class progresses. This week, it really hit home when I did my first silent practice. On Monday at noon, there were only 3 people in the class and one of them was an instructor. So, Adi who was leading asked if we’d mind a silent class so she could practice too. Wow. I’d never done that before and it was really amazing.
I had a lot of energy that followed me all through class and the rest of the day. I never once felt dizzy or over heated or tired, and I didn’t sweat all that much. But I don’t really think it was the silence that was responsible. Instead it was the humidity. A studio with only 4 people practicing is a lot less humid than the same space with 30 people.
Yesterday - the day after my excellent silent practice - it was killer. The class was still small, but 4x as big as Monday. There were about 15 people and the room was humid the moment I walked in. I could feel it. As I often do, I struggled a lot. I was hot and sweating by Half Moon, and it just went on from there. I completely soaked a YogiToes towel in the standing series. Before we did the first Savasana, I put another towel on top of the YogiToes and still it was soaked through after the floor series.
So, I have decided that I can’t really control the room. I can’t control the heat or the humidity or how many people are in the class, or even where I put my mat - since I’m often getting there at the last minute. All I can control is my bulldog determination and my willingness to just be.
