The title is a bit misleading. Why? Yoga and I aren't getting along as well as I'd imagined we might. Actually, I like yoga. Unfortunately, my body doesn't. It's obvious I should have tried this ten years ago. Or maybe fifteen years ago. Or maybe when I was fifteen. Sometime back in the day when I could do a backbend from standing might have worked well. I haven't tried that for a while. In fact, the last time I did, I walked funny for several days. Now I walk funny once a week after yoga class, once I'm able to get up from the yoga mat, that is.
You're probably asking why I even wanted to take a yoga class. The truth is that I was hoping it would help give me more flexibility. After all, I spend much of my time sitting in front of a computer and need a little exercise. (I have not jumped on the treadmill that my youngest daughter and I finally put together a couple of weeks ago...after buying it two years ago.) 'Start out slow and easy' was my mantra. I've discovered that I'm having to work my way up to slow and easy.
The 10-week class is a little more than half over, and I'm asking myself just how important being able to bend at will is. Maybe meditation would be a better idea?
