Worry not, I am not turning into a health nut, but simply trying to make the most of my gym membership. My first class trial was Hatha yoga, as we had really enjoyed the yoga class we took during our holiday in the Dominican Republic and I wanted to do more.
However, in this case the rythmn was completely wrong for me. After having chanted mmm and shanti (lots of good training at not giggling came in handy here) we started doing movements which should be co-ordinated with breathing. However, she seemed to be breathing 1 1/2 times faster than me and the session ended up as some sort of gym practice, with movements having to follow each other really quickly (which left the beginners amongst us swimming) - not exactly the kind of peaceful focus I had in mind. But I really think she lost me when she asked us to do this session for someone else-why on earth would I put myself through that gruelling routine for anyone else?
The yoga class we went to in the DR was entirely silent, with soothing music in the background and the sound of the wind in the bushes (OK, I might manage without that bit in Central London). The instructor came around correcting people's poses and whispering explanations where necessary. Everything was done very calmly and peacefully, and although it was quite demanding physically, felt very relaxing and helped focus on balance and breathing. If anyone knows what kind of yoga this is, please help!
In the meantime, I think I might go for aerobics or something.
Hmm maybe not then...
2 comments:
Does this post imply that Matthew took a Yoga class on your holidays as well?
It does indeed!
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