Kiddie yoga kicked my can
January 27, 2009 | Category: I'm an Urban Dweller, I'm not an Athlete
This past Saturday is was National Yoga Day. Didn’t know that? hmmmm…..me neither really.
I was at our neighborhood winters farmers market (yep, I live a block away from a farmers market, how cool is that) when I ran into a very yoga-ish friend of mine that invited us to “free yoga day” over at our neighborhood yoga studio (yep – cool neighborhood again. The studio is 2 blocks away, in the opposite direction of the market).
National Yoga day means free yoga classes all day long at the BreathIN studio around the corner from my house. When I ran into my bendy friend, her and her 2 girls were en route to a free “kids yoga” class.
Of course PK wanted to go, and being the uuber cool laid back totally hip and up for anything mom that I am, we ran to the studio to participate. Everything was going swimmingly until I was asked to do one thing…..to be an active participant. ugh.
When I envisioned this adventure, I say myself comfy with a cup of coffee in the back of the studio, zoning out for an hour while PK had a little fun. Oh how very wrong could I have been?
My outfit was a very big oh-yoga-you-did-not-wear-that-to-class. When requested to preform the “downward dog”, you could totally see down my shirt due to the baggy, low slung t scoop neck thermal tee I was sporting. And oh, if you were in the class and were staring down my shirt, yes that was a nursing bra I was wearing. And no, I haven’t nurse in over 9 months, I just need to go underwear shopping really bad.
Then when asked to transition from the “dog” into the “cow” position, I was all butt crack, all the time (I got saggy ill fitted Gap jeans ok? Give me a break, it was Saturday morning).
Did I mention that I was wearing a stocking cap and had to take it off and sport fresh bed head? Darn you floor-to-ceiling studio mirrors…
Anyway, when I wasn’t busy adjusting my attire and flashing the teacher, I was uncomfortable and sweating my can off. And don’t even get me started on what a fat marshmallow my midsection has turned into. the core is not well.
Kiddie yoga was hard and I’m sore today (seriously). I feel so ashamed. Now go, namaste, my friend.
Did I mention I’m totally signing up for an “adult class”? The can kicking kinda felt good.
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Hi, I’m Emily.
January 27th, 2009 @ 1:53 pm
Yoga is hard! I’ve tried it at home by myself and always end up pulling a muscle. I need to sign up and take a class so I can do safe yoga…maybe 2009 will finally be my year to do so.
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January 27th, 2009 @ 2:05 pm
I do yoga with Laura Henderson (she helps run the WInter Farmers Market). She is doing a new class in Feb…want to come along? Its beginner friendly!
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January 27th, 2009 @ 2:49 pm
I think if you give it a try couple more times you will love it. So stress relieving and meditating. Come to class with me sometime. I try and do it atleast 2-3 times a week and pilates a couple times!! You should try it sometime too. We are going to be giving free classes for yoga in our showroom starting in March. You should come it would be so fun with all of us!! I will send you and invite for it.
MC
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January 27th, 2009 @ 3:26 pm
I love my daily Yoga! Unfortunately I do NOT live 2 blocks from a yoga place…so I turn to FiTV Namaste Yoga every day. Different daily sequences all recorded on my DVR make my happy (and sore)!! So Namaste to you…we’ll Yoga our way out of the sag this year!!
Although, my local library was offering a Yoga class in January – and that’s like .5 mile away…may have to do that if they do it again in Feb.
Good luck!
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January 27th, 2009 @ 3:29 pm
Hahaha!!! That is awesome! But at least it got you to sign up for a class. I need to do that too. Right now I’ll just have to settle for my pregnancy yoga DVD.
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January 28th, 2009 @ 2:02 am
again….ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha at least you didn’t experience the ultimate yoga embarrasment…remember my story??? SHHHHHH
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