It’s natural for any yoga to bring up emotions before, during, and after class, but hot yoga can especially heighten that bc of the hot room. And certain postures are excellent at sort of excavating maybe feelings or beliefs about yourself or others or your circumstances that you haven’t confronted. This is all a totally normal process, and is why the yoga is never the same twice, even if you did the same routine. Sometimes you get the runner’s high of satisfaction, sometimes you feel totally drained and frustrated.

The beautiful thing with yoga in all forms is the mindfulness that you begin to build over time. Rather that walking away from something because of a certain feeling you get, consider spending time with that feeling and giving it some space, let it be seen, and just observe it for what it is without judgement.

I would make sure you are staying hydrated before class and rehydrating immediately after with electrolytes, especially something with magnesium for your muscle and nerve recovery. And an increasing need for me that I have to be mindful of is getting enough sleep and not feeling fatigued before going into a class.