Sunday, February 04, 2007

Yoga... Whew!

I just finished up a special master class with Simon Park -- a visiting expert yoga trainer -- that was a full 2 1/2 hours of non-stop vinyasa yoga. I think all of my cells are now both extremely flexible and extremely tired. It was a great class, but I wish I could have watched Simon demonstrate a few more poses. He is just so skilled it is amazing to watch. I didn't learn very many new poses, but I did see several new ways of connecting poses I was already familiar with. Simon works with a very flowing style so these transitions are key to his practice. The whole thing made me seriously consider undertaking a 6-month teacher training program (an idea already rattling around in my head). Luckily I have until September to decide.

All in all, it was a fun afternoon, but I am beat!

3 Comments:

  • At 10:31 PM, JABS said…

    That sounds inspiring. Two weeks ago there was a middle aged man in my yoga class who was amazing to watch. I was mesmerized by what he was able to do and how graceful he was. It was very humbling, I must say.

     
  • At 11:22 AM, hoogrrl said…

    I did yoga once. My left shoulder hurt for a week. My friend Sara dislocated her knee and couldn't do anything physical for months! Yoga is very dangerous. I recommend you stay away from it.

     
  • At 12:07 PM, BaskingShark said…

    Yes, I am extremely familiar with the dislocated knee incident. I'll take your recommendation under careful consideration. :)

     

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