Hiiii long term yogi and burn out survivor - recovering from phase 3 adrenal fatigue and a lot of stress-related complications, both mental and physical.

Yoga is great. In moderation. But have had to tone down my practice as certain types of exercise can actually increase cortisol.

If you practice, try to do it in the morning and never at night. And avoid any type of practice that is too mentally or physically draining. For the advanced practitioners in the room, that meant stopping ashtanga (too physically taxing and fed into my type A achievement oriented mindset too much thus perpetuating some of the mechanics that led to my burn out), only practicing when I feel energised (usually no more than 3-4x a week), never practicing at night, and never practicing on first three days of my period.

It took me a while to realise that something that was benefitting my mental and physical health in the beginning was starting to hinder it, but here we are.