i took my first steps into yoga tonight. i’m fortunate enough that there is a free class going on for the next six weeks in my town. the girl that is teaching it has to do yoga for the community as part of the certification process. so… i went. i’ve been wanting to, right? so this was the time.
i was a little nervous… after all, i am not teeny in any sense. and i wasn’t sure what exactly to expect.
now that i’m reflecting on the class after it’s over, i think the class was very… calming. never before have i gone into a workout completely relaxed, come to a complete drenching sweat, and come back to completely relaxed within an hour.
of course, this is not how i felt during the class. it was hard. my muscles were struggling to keep the poses during some times… i could feel myself wavering. particularly the leg muscles during the triangle, warrior 2 and another one i can’t think of the name for. i was absolutely dripping sweat and i did have a few moments of thinking “i can’t do this.” but in retrospect, i actually feel pretty good about it. i was pretty close to being the chubbiest one there, but i was able to do more than quite a few people. particularly a skinny little thing right next to me. :)
so this is definitely worth pursuing further…
i may just need to go next week too.
