Anyone here into yoga?? Thinking that I needed a little more relaxation and stretching in my life, one of the things I decided I wanted to "get into" this year is yoga. Last night was the first night I went to a class and now I am waffling on that desire. I have found that maybe I'm a little too ADD for yoga. The pace seemed so slow at first and I was having a hard time keeping my mind on "my inner self." Also, some of the poses were so difficult that I had a really hard time focusing on the proper breathing too. Every time the instructor was telling the class where we should be on our breathing, I was the complete opposite.
Instructor: "Now exhale..."
Me: "Oh no! I'm inhaling! Ok, hurry, breathe...ok, I'm exhaling..."
Instructor: "Now inhale..."
Me: "What?! I just started exhaling...."
On a positive note though, the class did pick up in pace towards the end. And, even though I felt kind of out of sync with the instructor, I definitely felt good after the class was over and today my body definitely feels worked-out. So, who knows. Maybe I'll go to the bookstore and buy "Yoga for Dummies" and practice some of those crazy-hard moves and try the class again. Any experienced yogis out there with advice for me??
5 comments:
go you! doing yoga, so impressed! i have also found it a little too drab for my mind to relax...but more power to you sista! so i am so sorry to hear of your M troubles the past few weeks. sure hope that is over with for good now and you can get back to being all better. i'm sure the kids miss YOUR mean PB&J sandwhiches as well. :) i missed your blogs, as i am addicted...so thanks for coming back. it was so great to see you and your family...sure hope that sometime in the NEAR future that can happen much more often. ttfn.have a great day.
ok. you are right. that was way too long for a "happy thought"- but who has time to email when there is bloggin?
We really have to get toghter. Yoga . . . .I think we've officially reached the point in our lives (with #3) where are minds are no longer capable of relaxation as it would normally result in injury and chaos. I've found power yoga is a lot quicker paced with all of the feel good reward post workout. You should give it a try!
You crack me up! I have no insight into Yoga...hmmm. I can't even cross my legs anymore! Go get 'em!
I took a Yoga class at BYU. I definitely got a lot more flexible and learned to enjoy it. But I have to be honest . . . I would rather run or go to an aerobics class any day of the week. I just found myself watching the clock and time going SO slow. I guess I need more Zen in my life.
I love YOGA!!! I am a huge fan. In fact one summer I got in the best shape I had ever been in by doing Yoga 2 times a week and Pilates 2 times a week... nothing else! Keep at it, its worth it!
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