In Hot Yoga, Silence is Cool

The golden rule is silence in the hot yoga room...and after yoga class as you depart from the yoga room.

What's all the hubub about staying quiet?

When I taught Radiant Child Yoga, I used to tell my 5 and 6 year olds that when you do yoga, you awaken the magic inside you...and magic has a way of escaping through your mouth and your eyes. You close your eyes in Savasana to keep the magic from leaving, and you close your mouth during class to let it keep building up inside you.

They got it.

I could tell you that you staying quiet in the yoga room in consideration of your fellow yogis, so that others can lie down and relax in the silent room. I could explain that the more you talk, the more you get heated up yourself (and not in a good way...think about how much talking is really subtle complaining). You need to conserve your energy for class.  And it would all be true.

But the deeper truth lies in that made-up children's yoga fable. Magic is something that words can't describe and you can only connect with it when your words fail you.

So leave your voice outside the yoga room. Then it will be your choice as to whether you want words or silence to control the rest of your day.