So there's a new yoga studio nearby, and they were offering one week of free yoga. After about a month, D and I were able to figure out a time when he could be here almost every day so I could go for my free week. So I started going. WOW!! I was hooked after one class. I felt so energized! I felt such a connection between my body and my spirit. I felt so alive. I came home and D said, "Wow, what happened to you there?"
Sumits Yoga is a hot yoga studio. It's awesome! The room gets heated to between 102 and 105 degrees. It's like working out in a sauna. You're able to stretch more deeply because of the heat. They also use great music as part of the routine--very loud and with a strong beat during some parts, and more slow and meditative at other parts. I especially enjoyed the warrior sequence. I wholeheartedly recommend giving it a try.
Squeak had a blast posing with me after I got home.
If you practice yoga, you'll notice that my warrior 1 and warrior 2 are kind of sloppy. Yeah, I've got some work to do!
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I went to a yoga class once. Yep, once, so obviously I don't know what I'm talking about, but I hated it. I left feeling like I needed to go get a real workout. :)
Derek used to be a yoga instructor and still practices it quite a lot so yoga is a big part of our home. The key is like you said T., getting in sync with your own body and mind. If you learn to pay attention to yourself and breathe effectively you can leave a 90 min session or even a 30 min session, even without the hot room, dripping with physical and mental "perspiration." It's that old saying... you get out of it what you put into it... & it helps to have an instructor who can teach you how to reach your physical & inner strength.
Good post. I need to do more myself.
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