Yoga

Have you ever taken a yoga class? Well, last night I had the opportunity to go with a friend to the gym and experience yoga. I have done yoga on wii fit and I have done yoga on a video, but the class environment is so different. First of all, there is the instructor talking about inner balance and namaste and calling out poses. Then, there are the people in the class. I would have liked to just watch them all. High school boys there with their girl friends, middle age women, mothers and daughters, and bodies of all shapes and sizes. I have always convinced myself that I don't look too bad for a mother of 2 who's almost 35-- so I am thinking this to make myself feel better as I almost get yelled at for putting my mat down too close to the lady in front of me who has claimed her territory in the room with her gym bag, purple mat, purple towel, and her flip flops. So I set up camp at the back of the room, on the gym provided black mat right next to the wall of mirrors.

The class begins with music and darkness and breathing. Lots of deep breathing which really could put one to sleep : ) Hey this class isn't so bad after all!! Then the stretches, planks, push ups and upward/downward dogs. Honestly, I don't know which is which still. I do know that I like child's pose (the relaxing position). Anyhow, I'm not doing too bad. I am keeping up and not falling over on the tree pose and I feel pretty good considering the friend I came with is a former ballerina-- yeah her legs are straight on every pose and she can totally touch the floor instead of just her fingernails barely touching her toes. Then we do some pretzel manuever to the left and AHHH I am looking at myself looking at the whole class looking in that wall of mirrors. It is at that point that I realize how good a job I have been doing paying attention to Clinton and Stacy on What Not to Wear on TLC. I know how to conceal my problem areas-- aka the "Noah roll". I know it is terrible to still blame that roll on him when he is 6 1/2 already. I see about 2 inches of glowing white Noah roll hanging over my shorts and panic trying to pull my shirt down so it meets my shorts and thus lose concentrarion and balance-- ah Danielson would be diappointed.

So I think I may be joining that gym because the mirror is a good motivator-- that coupled with my swim suit tell me I need to tone it up, firm it up, and lose the roll that shouldn't be named for my youngest. Afterall, if I get in the habit now it will be easier than trying to get in the habit in my 40's right?! It was fun-- I felt stretched, relaxed and accomplished. I also know it worked because I feel rested and a little sore today in the hammies. Tree pose here I come!