Travel Rogue

September 20, 2005

Yo yo yoga

Alright, so I caved and got the $99/month membership to the Lakeshore Athletic Club. There was a $150 join fee, but they donated half of it to the Red Cross and gave me two one-hour massage gift certificates. So it was easy to justify the join fee. The monthly fee will be a little harder to swallow, but hey, you get free bagels, fruit and coffee in the morning.

Last night I opted to take the vinyasa yoga class. It's been awhile and I can feel the protest of tight muscles. The instructor is a wiry little man, kind of like an elf with a runner's build. In fact, he might be an elf. He might've been hiding his pointy ears under that white bandana he was wearing. He might've been a magic elf!

Anyway, it was a good class. In the beginning, he had us each think of our intentions. I thought this was odd at first, but he explained further that our intention could be physical or spiritual. It could be to increase flexibility or to find inner peace. Also, instead of running us through the standard, repetitive sun salutations, he tweaked the end of each vinyasa. As a result, my mind didn't lose consciousness of my body. That's a good thing. We also did a funky angled shoulder stand that entailed sticking a block under our saccrum, length-way, and getting our feet up in the air. The pressure of the block on my lower back felt great, and doing the counter plow position afterward was wonderful. Woke up this morning and didn't feel the normal stiffness (don't go there) I usually do.

Good times. Today, I'll try out their kickboxing class.

Posted by carolyn at September 20, 2005 10:01 AM

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