How you do hot yoga is how you do everything

35 days ago I was a hot yoga beginner.

Today I finished a 30 Day Hot Yoga Challenge - a month of consecutive hot yoga classes, the same poses, the same script-and now it makes sense.

Hot yoga is not just something that happens in hot yoga.

Once the script gets into your brain, you can begin to see how the lessons of hot yoga relate to your actual life.

Here are my top 12 hot yoga learns:

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Morning, Noon or Night: when's the best time for hot yoga?

Could doing hot yoga at a new time of day boost your benefits?

Do you feel sluggish afew hours after lunch?

Do you have trouble sleeping at night?

Do you need a coffee the size of your head before you can function in the morning?

It could be that your circadian rhythms are confused. In this 24/7, globally awake, in your Facebook, tweet-tweet-news-flash, no interest in Pinterest, attention medicated world, we're all a bit confused.

Blogging all night can leave you feeling blah. Even when you finally fall asleep over email, sleeping in a lit room when your body expects darkness can wreak havoc. Jet lag, for those who think a vacation will fix you, is another common culprit.

Everyone knows yoga can help your body, mind and spirit; but try yoga at a time of day that syncs with your own natural rhythms and you might you might just open up a whole new world of benefits. Here's how yoga affects you morning, noon and night...

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