The Honest Palate

No Longer a Yoga Virgin!

OK, I might not be able to do any of those poses quite yet, but as of today I am no longer a yoga virgin!  I’ve been meaning to give yoga a try forever.  I constantly hear how great yoga can be for runners and even more as a stress buster.  Starting on Tuesday I’ll be taking Physics, Calculus and Chemistry.. working part-time… and volunteering in a clinical study.  I’d say I will definitely need all the stress busters I can get!

I decided to start my yoga journey at The Iyengar Yoga Association.  Iyengar is a type of yoga which incorporates props into poses to reduce mistakes and strain.  I’d hear Iyengar is great for those interested in anatomy (ME! ME!) so I took the plunge and signed up for a 12 week course. 

In class today we dove right in.  I didn’t fail to notice that the instructor was correcting me the most.  That’s okay!  I know I’m not graceful.  (George likes to call me “squaby” because I’m as graceful as a squab.)  

Maybe just because it was my first day, but I didn’t feel like I got a great work-out from the class.  I definitely did feel like I learned A LOT about stretching and some muscles in my body I’ve never felt before.  As we learn more, I’m sure it will get more difficult.  I can’t say it was easy today!  The old guy next to me was easily able to touch his toes… I was struggling.

I have 11 more classes left and I’m definitely happy that I finally made this decision.  It’s about time that I mixed up my exercise routine.