Hot Yoga Night
Thank you for your comments and emails. I had no idea that others went through the same or similar things and it felt good to breath and know that it was the right thing to share. I think this place is so cool, but gush gush over Buddyslim we who have been here for SO LONG, know this.
Well hot yoga last night was a killer, but mostly it was hard because I have become so out of shape over the last few months. Not being able to be active did really take a tole, but what I see is that my flexibility needs some work. I worked muscles I did not even know I had! It was not that hot and so this was some what disappointing. I also felt a little hard on myself at times, because I could not do all the poses, but I was pretty impressed with my efforts. When I started to get frustrated the instructor seemed to just see and he reminded us to do our best and just stay with what ever we were doing. So this was a great start. I am not sure I want to travel this far in the winter to get to the class and it is a bit pricey for me, but I am thinking about looking around to find classes downtown that I could possibly do at lunch time or earlier in the evening. They would not be hot yoga classes though. This place offers one good time for me a week and that is great. I feel like once a week might just be ideal. An 8:30 start had us finish after 10:00 and then I was wiped. My head was alert, but my body just screamed that is had one heck of a work out. I can not express this enough, I felt my body ALL NIGHT. It was nice to wake up tight and not puffy. All I had when I got home was an Asian pear and it tasted so amazing!!! Like it’s perfection just seemed to be the best gift in the whole world…..hehe A nice lemon ginger chamomile tea to accompany it. They say I am going to feel the pain tomorrow. HA… good grief!!!
I would love to say it was all spiritual but mostly it was hard. This was the most athletic I have been in months! I was laying in bed thinking, when did I ever feel like this? Whitewater rafting (9-5, paddling, swimming and walking), my walk when I touched all 6 major bridges on both sides in Saskatoon, first time I did Hard Body Yoga DVD and the first time I did the Get Ripped DVD. This was something I will definitely do again as it is a real challenge for my body. Plus my knee did not hurt once. Felt some presence of the old injury but I just corrected myself, backed off and it was all good. Heat really helped. Plus we really were encouraged to take it as far as we could and not look at our neighbors.. yeh right! *rolls eyes*
I know it will be even better next time and I will feel the fun. No spiritual awakening, but I found my body, this temple. No freaking way am I feeding it junk. When your in those poses you are only thinking, I will never eat junk again!!!!!! Well you are also feeling the moment and the joy of being in that pose. But junk? Ok, ok of course I am more of a realist. I just am going to eat with thought, intention and respect. This way there is no regret.
I really have to get to it here, but I wanted to blog my experience.
My goal for the rest of the week….. Continue with the activity (nothing more then cardio today) and pretty much no eating after supper unless truly hungry. Junk is not even an option, unless it is Smarties and popcorn, yah know once in awhile….hehe (Thanks Jo).
Have a great day Everyone. *wink*
Lunch: large salad (picture in my profile pics) and for dessert, grilled salmon. Yum!
Just had a thought: Yesterday, positive or negative, matters not now. Now is now. What am I doing with it?
HA! We are on the same page yet again—-I am going to try new classes at the Y, one of which is yoga!! I tried it once before, but I pulled something—and I was training for a marathon at the time, so it wasn’t worth it to me. Anyhow…sorry, there I go again, blogging on your blog!! I wanted to share something with you…in your blog you said you would NOT eat after supper unless you were truly hungry. Well, I am trying to eliminate the word NO, NOT and WILL NOT from my WL vocabulary. I think the minute we say we won’t do this, that or the other, our mind focuses on that which we cannot do or have and it sets us up for failure, so what if, instead, you say I will eat after supper ONLY if I am truly hungry??? It’s the same statement but you have eliminated the trigger word. I know you and I have struggled in the past with feelings of denial, so maybe this is a better approach!! I dunno I’m not an expert, but it’s something I am currently trying!!! BEST OF LUCK!
This could be what you need to start to find become more in tune with the temple which is your body, to feel the breathe and the lengthening as you go into each pose and how each time you do it you can go deeper into the pose and connect with the breathe. Gosh, I need to take up yoga now..
Have a great week.
Ann Marie
So you touched your body all night? LMAO! Sorry, I just had to go there. Otherwise, I also picked up the part where you said you were feeling a little hard on yourself at times. Girl, you got out there and you did you thing! You didn’t let anything stop you from going to the class and you didn’t quit once you were there. Right there is plenty of reasons for you to BE PROUD not hard on yourself. Proud of you!
You are absolutely right Jo, hence my correction. Life is too short to say no to smarties and popcorn, ONCE in awhile.
Ann Marie you will love it.
And Anj, you little devil…hehe. But you are right I did it, even though I had butterflies I did it… but in the air, boy behind and still in my moment….
Thank you ladies. *hugs*
I took a Hot Yoga class once and I absolutely loved it, although it was so hard! Hrmm. . I’ll have to check into one again.