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[pharis]

Just finished my first yoga class ever. It's hard! I don't seem to be very good at breathing.

Still, good experience. I think I'll go back next week.

Comments

[tinzelda]

Yay, you! That's so great! You should be very proud of yourself, my dear!

[pharis]

Thanks! It feels good to have done it, at least. Knowing I've done something good for myself.

[the_shoshanna]

Cool -- what's it like?

[pharis]

It didn't seem like it should be hard: it was "stand like this" and "stretch like this" -- not, like, aerobics class or something where you're always in motion. And the instructor would always say "stretch here to whatever point you're comfortable with" or give a couple alternatives for parts of a posture -- I never felt like I was failing in a motion because I didn't bend like him. But it required a lot of muscles that I have apparently neglected!

The "breathe through your eyelids" kind of stuff I mostly ignored. :-) But there was a very nice little opening and closing meditation.

[ainsley]

Rock on, you!

[pharis]

\o/

Thanks!