The sun salutations of EVIL

[listersgirl]

Dude. Yoga is haaarrrrd. I've taken it before, many years ago, but it was always through the Y, or through my university gym. And a lot of the stretches that we do in bellydance are based on yoga moves, and I've never found them more than usually difficult. The yoga class I started last night, though, is at a proper studio, where yoga is more a way of life than an after work timewaster. According to my (very hot, which, sadly, was the first thing I noticed) teacher, it's all about breathing and being very aware of your breath. I have never breathed so deeply for so long in all my life. It was worse than an orchestra rehearsal.

Oh, and for some reason, as soon as we stood up and did the first stretch (which seriously was nothing more than your basic downward facing dog) my legs started shaking, and Did Not Stop the entire class. I'm sure everyone else could feel the floor moving from the force of my wobbling legs. What was with that, I ask? Maybe I was getting oxygen poisoning or something.

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[sensational.livejournal.com]

Hee, oxygen poisoning.

I'm thinking about going to a yoga class on campus that's free. I'm a little nervous about it, though.

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[listersgirl]

If you've never tried it before, you'll probably hate the first one, as you stand there making your body do things it doesn't normally have to do. But it does get more fun, I promise.