Researching Heat and Yoga for Mood Enhancement

Exclusion Criteria18

• have had a bone fracture or joint surgery in the past 6 months
• not able to walk freely or without difficulty
• have severe heart failure or lung disease
• participants endorse an item on the revised Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q+) and do not have approval from their treating physician (we will check in with treating physician in the event that participants endorse any item on the PAR-Q+)
• participants must have a physician responsible for their medical care
• are pregnant or planning to become pregnant
• no more than 6 yoga classes in the past 6 months
• have active suicidal thinking (i.e., PHQ-9 item 9 ≥1 and a positive response to C-SSRS screener items 3, 4, 5, or 6)
• report manic symptoms (Altman Self-Rating Mania Scale score ≥ 6 (28))
• are on medications that make dehydration more likely (e.g., lithium, antipsychotics, insulin-dependent)
• active eating disorders or substance use disorders within the past 12 months
• antidepressant or psychiatric medications that are initiated less than 8 weeks or a dose change less than 4 weeks prior to screening visit
• psychotherapy that has been initiated within the past 3 months
• willingness to keep psychiatric medications and psychotherapy stable throughout the course of the study
• psychiatric hospitalization within the past year
• diagnosed with any neurological disorders that would impact participation or make participation unsafe
• are currently in any active ketamine, ECT, or TMS
• are unable to follow the study procedures (e.g., not able to travel to the heated or non-heated yoga studios)