I Fucking Hate Yoga
A few quick things:
- I didn't get a wedgie this time
- I took a class that was beginner/intermediate this time instead of advanced like last time
- I was able to take what I learned two years ago and apply it to this class, which was to not push myself as hard, as I'd do in a dance class
- I will be in much less pain tomorrow than I was the last time I took a yoga class
- I didn't laugh
- But I also didn't cry, which counts for a LOT (had a really bad day and might be PMSing)
It's noteworthy that I didn't laugh because the urge hit when the yogi (yogi?) said, "Breathe in compassion for yourself ... breathe out compassion for others..."
Yoga is frustrating for me. I'm not a hippy dippy type at ALL. Laying on the floor and being at one with myself is not something I'm capable of. While I was laying on the floor, here are some of the thoughts that ran through my head:
- I could come again on Wednesday. But if I do that, I'll miss Friday Night Lights
- My back hurts; I should pop some Advil before I go to sleep
- Is it almost over?
- Why don't they turn the fans on? They're just sitting there, doing nothing
- I wonder where the closest dance class is and how much that costs
- I wish I'd brought my Vitamin Water into the room with me
- I hope nobody steals my bag
- THIS is what I'm doing on the first night of Passover?
In talking to TNS (The New Steamroller) about it, I've realized I need to approach yoga the same way I approached the biology class I needed to get my college degree - just get through it without crying in public, and any learning will be considered a bonus. I signed up for a slew of classes, and I will force myself to complete them.
Somebody please e-mail me Thursday morning to tell me how Friday Night Lights was. Thank you.
posted by Green at 4/02/2007 09:29:00 PM
6 Comments:
Oh, lord, I don't think I could handle a hippy-dippy yogi. I can listen to talk about being calm and having a sense of peace and being in tune with my body, but not the flowery stuff. I'd have to get out of there. Of course, I also wouldn't have the nerve to take a class where other people could see me bending and stretching in the first place, so it's a moot point.
I won't be able to help you out with Friday Night Lights. I still can't get into it. Although, I swear Kyle Chandler just keeps getting better looking....
Oh, and the "I gotta get it out" quote totally stumped me. I waited for someone else to answer, but where are the movie buffs!? I'm dyin' here. What movie was it?
My yoga teacher is also my masseuse, and she's usually pretty good, although last week she had a cup of coffe beforehand and was a little...amped. I take it as a good sign that she was evaluated and was told she was "Inappropriately Unspiritual".
Balance is the bane of my yoga existance. That and just being inflexible.
But please keep going, it's well worth it, even if you have to find a different instructor.
It sounds like you hit some milestones with this pass through yoga, right? I love how yoga makes me feel, because I'm moving.
However, if I'm asked to sit and meditate, my mind starts racing much like the thought process you laid out. We were asked to do this in a lecture class last week. During the 'exercise', all I could think about was how much shit I had to do that day, including attending a career fair and taking a pediatric medications skills check-off test. Who has time to meditate when the fear of failure and unemployment stares me in the eyeballs?
I should add that after a "good" class, I feel as though I have had a very nice massage. "Good" being defined as
1. No more than one pose was totally impossible.
2. I didn't listen to my negative self talk. (see #1)
3. I didn't push myself further than I should causing muscle spasms etc.
I've stopped going to yoga class and I'm dying to find a dance class somewhere! I've taken yoga and while I know it's good for me, the hippy dippy stuff puts me over the edge. Anytime someone says clear your mind of everything, I think to myself "yeah, if that were possible, I'd save a ton of money not having to go to my shrink!"
Keep it up girlie - can't wait to hear how you get through it.
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