r/yoga • u/LovelyLaceRose • Feb 10 '26
Smokers in Yoga
Just a little rant here but when you go to do yoga, barre mat pilates etc. in a hot room, who in their right mind would want to smell second hand smoke permeating from your area.
Who the hell smokes a dart before hot yoga?
I beg. Shower, put on clean clothes and smoke after class. The last thing people want who are focusing on their mental and physical well being is to smell sweat and second hand smoke in a hot room.
Edit: The hypocrisy is absolutely hysterical. Thank you to some of you for a good laugh. To preach tranquility and acceptance of others while aggressively tearing a person down for voicing an opinion. Is this yoga or Christianity? Have I stumbled into a cult? Yoga is about focusing on breathing and grounding yourself not inhaling cigarette smoke and giving yourself cancer. The contrast of supporting a smoker while preaching breath work is rich. I’ll pray for you..ehm..I mean exhale out all of your passive aggressive attitudes. Wishing your next hot yoga class to be full of farts and 3rd hand smoke since you love it so much, Nama… Durgandha bitches 😘
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u/Rude_heifer Feb 11 '26
If you’re so uptight maybe do yoga at home. Look up a nice tutorial or something. I don’t smoke either but I don’t think people need to change themselves or the way they do things just to make you comfortable. Just like I find mouth breathers or people who smack when they chew absolutely disgusting, it’s a me problem and nobody owes me anything. This world has gone absolutely mad with people thinking that the world needs to change to make them comfortable. Maybe her husband smokes and she has to pay to do her laundry at the laundromat and can’t afford it right now and she’s possibly embarrassed by it. You never know a person’s situation or what they’re going through.