Open Letter #2 to Sweaty Red-faced Gentleman at Hot Yoga

I took a long (unintentional) break from Hot Yoga this past year, but have just recently started back up.  It's something I truly enjoy (which is rare for me when it comes to any form of exercise) and one of the best things about for me is that it follows a set routine and there are general rules that you follow when you're in the studio (silence, no shoes, staggered mat set up so everyone can see themselves in the mirror, etc).  The studio I've been going to for the past week or so is a newer one, and caters to a younger crowd compared to where I have been going for the past year or so.  Nevertheless, I expect the same rules to apply at every studio, since it's such a strict form of yoga.  Last night, I was proved wrong.

Dear Sweaty Red-faced Gentleman at Hot Yoga,

Did you ever wonder why the students at the hot yoga studio are all lined up in front of each other on their mats?  It's so we can see ourselves in the front mirror and work on our form.  It's also extremely helpful when we're doing the floor exercises.  I spent the last half of class last night looking right up your caboose, and not in a good way.  Do you know how frustrating it is to be trying to improve your technique in this hellishly hot room only to have someone planted in front of you so that all you can do is stare at the sweat dripping down their beet-red scalp, neck, back, etc?  Please look around you next time you come to class and take a moment before you plop yourself down for the night.  I, for one, will greatly appreciate it.

Public Bathrooms aren't Private...Or Have I Missed Something?

Do you ever feel as if public restrooms have turned into some people's private salons?  More and more often when I enter the restroom at my office (which is down the hall and shared with the other businesses that are on our floor) there are one or two people huddled near the sinks talking (sometimes in hushed tones, but often in 'normal' tones) about anything and everything.  I'm left feeling as if I've interrupted them (I haven't, remember this is in a public bathroom!), and now they're going to be able to hear me doing my business (and I have a shy bladder so when I know people can hear me....you get the picture).  I've walked in on people talking on their cellphones in the restroom too, and it's equally as awkward; I mean, would you want the person on the other end of the call to know that you're in a public restroom talking to them?  That's not how I like to picture the people I'm talking to when I'm on the phone.  It seems to me that there are a plethora of other places people can go if they want to speak in private....and the public restroom isn't one of them...especially if I'm in it!