Just got back from class. I hear fsome really strange stories of people's first yoga experiences that have kept them from ever trying it again. I only hear these stories after class when they are laughing and excited about how cool the experience is. Today, what kept one person from trying it again made me giggle cause I have heard it so many times. Her story was super funny only in the past tense. I imagine when she was in class, it was pretty weird for her. She entered a dark room, was asked to sit Indian Style, close her eyes and stick out her tongue and pant like a dog. With one eye open she looked around and made the choise then and there to not return to a yoga mat until today. She came with three friends andalready knew some of the other people already in the class. There was lots of laughing, smiling, sweating, and work going on for 60 minutes as new concepts were introduced to the people on the mat as they then tried them on like a bikini that fit shockingly well the first time. It's our speciality teaching people new to yoga how to be successful at it, how to have fun with it and how to let your day go by the wayside with it so that you dont care about the mess in your kitchen waiting for you, or the jerk that cut you off on the way home. We leave all the spiritual stuff out and just teach a very powerful sweat dripping work-out. We may ask you to moan....and you will gladly moan because the pose makes your body feel incredible. We may ask you to sigh, because you have built up so much heat in your body that you need to remove it quickly to get stronger in a pose. We wont ask you to sit Indian style and pant like a dog. To Larisa, Maryibel and Michelle, welcome back to your yoga mat we are glad your part of the party! To Stephanie, Shantell and Susan, thanks so much for being great example for them to look to to learn so quickly. Do you have a weird first time experience that is keeping yu away from trying yoga again? We'd love to hear from you about it!
