Epileptic Yogi

I decided to try yoga tonight. For starters, it was in Czech. About the only phrases I picked up were right leg front, left leg front, head to knee. Besides that I was at a loss. To complicate comprehension further, I was in the back of the room next to an air duct, which distorted the instructor's voice something fierce. The icing on the cake though was that I elected not to wear my glasses. I guess you can see where this is going...


Thanks to my sister Stephanie, I'm not a complete dunce when it comes to yoga. Over Christmas one year, I had a private lesson with Steph (who is quite the teacher!), in which she taught me several of yoga's basic movements, for example, the downward facing dog. Without this introduction, tonight I would have otherwise been completely lost.

Sometimes I feel as if I'm caught up in a comedy of errors. Minus my glasses, I did my best to follow my neighbors. But a few times the woman next to me seemed to be looking at me for a clue. Haha. She definitely could use better judgment.


Overall, I have to say I liked our routine tonight; there was a lot of emphasis on balance. Forced to shift your weight to one leg, you rather quickly realize your limits. Standing on one foot or leg or sitting on my bum, fingers holding my toes, all the while attempting to extent my legs outwards - suffice it to say that I'm no pink flamingo. Yeah...piece of cake ... I was like all over that! Ugh, not really. No, instead, there were multiple moments throughout the night where I shook as if I were undergoing a seizure. The only thing missing was foam in the mouth.

On the bright side, everyone seemed pretty into themselves. Despite me feeling kind of self-conscious, when it came down to it, nobody was really paying much attention to me. Once I got over my own inhibitions, I had a few good internal chuckles.


So, wonders never cease: I think I'm going back. I have to get over the fact I'm the least skilled in the class, but we all can't be dynamite. I guess I'll settle for Napoleon Dynamite. I might just have some numchuck skill in me yet.

Sorry, but no pictures to post. Use your imagination.