[shimarella]

I have mixed feelings about hot yoga. It' s had a long life, but I can't help feeling like Mr. Bikram is a bit of a charlatan and so I'm not terribly interested in supporting his racket.

Having said that, yes, I've tried it and in the same way that exercising in a sauna suit produces a temporary feeling of euphoria and acheivement, you can leave a class feeling pretty good about yourself. Make sure you hydrate and nourish yourself appropriately and if you are skeeved out by other people's sweat ( and possible germs) then take care of yourself in the ways you need.

I stopped going because doing yoga in my unairconditioned living room in the summer produced the same result for free!