Persistent Pear Shape
It's been six weeks now since I started going to my early morning yoga class which meets MWF at 6 am, so I have to get up at 5:30 am which is a new thing for me.
But I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it, so much that I wake up early the rest of the week and practice at home in my living room which I've converted to a personal yoga studio by moving all the furniture to the sides, stuffing a towel under the front door to prevent drafts, and plugging my iPod into a set of speakers.
The class is Ashtanga Yoga, which means we are constantly moving and breathing in an almost aerobic routine. Having done Pilates for the last year has really helped prepare me for the yoga, because I'm much stronger now than I used to be.
Yoga has taught me something about New Year's Resolutions. It's better to start on a resolution in December, or if you don't have that foresight (which I didn't), make a resolution up about something you've already been doing for a little while. Then as January and February blues sink in, then you can feel superior because you've got this great head start.
But even though I'm doing the yoga every day for over an hour, and Pilates twice a week, I'm still the same old pear shape. Guess I'd have to cut down on the food, but I'm really eating pretty healthy, just maybe too much.
The other day I was shopping, and the woman who was ringing me up said, "Do you realize you're buying the same pair of pants in different sizes?" and I was like, "Yes, well this pair is for my skinny days, and that pair is for my fat days. And that pair of warm fuzzy but too big cords are for weekends when I've had pancakes for breakfast, and I'm going to the studio where no one will see me and I want to be comfortable and warm."
The best part about the yoga is how good I feel afterwards, lying on the floor, wrapped up in quilts and meditating. I've always wanted to become better at creative visualization, and now it's actually happening. I listen to music and let images flow in and out of my mind, almost like a waking dream. Sometimes I see dancing plants or animals. Sometimes I make up a crazy story. Today I thought about sparkling raindrops and camels.
And I've got loads of ideas for quilts, I can't wait to finish up my Sushi Zen quilt and get started on these yoga ideas....Yogi Bear, Super Tasty Pretzels, blue Matisse cutouts, Indian goddesses with lots of arms, a new super-hero called Yoga Man...it's going to be a blast!
But I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it, so much that I wake up early the rest of the week and practice at home in my living room which I've converted to a personal yoga studio by moving all the furniture to the sides, stuffing a towel under the front door to prevent drafts, and plugging my iPod into a set of speakers.
The class is Ashtanga Yoga, which means we are constantly moving and breathing in an almost aerobic routine. Having done Pilates for the last year has really helped prepare me for the yoga, because I'm much stronger now than I used to be.
Yoga has taught me something about New Year's Resolutions. It's better to start on a resolution in December, or if you don't have that foresight (which I didn't), make a resolution up about something you've already been doing for a little while. Then as January and February blues sink in, then you can feel superior because you've got this great head start.
But even though I'm doing the yoga every day for over an hour, and Pilates twice a week, I'm still the same old pear shape. Guess I'd have to cut down on the food, but I'm really eating pretty healthy, just maybe too much.
The other day I was shopping, and the woman who was ringing me up said, "Do you realize you're buying the same pair of pants in different sizes?" and I was like, "Yes, well this pair is for my skinny days, and that pair is for my fat days. And that pair of warm fuzzy but too big cords are for weekends when I've had pancakes for breakfast, and I'm going to the studio where no one will see me and I want to be comfortable and warm."
The best part about the yoga is how good I feel afterwards, lying on the floor, wrapped up in quilts and meditating. I've always wanted to become better at creative visualization, and now it's actually happening. I listen to music and let images flow in and out of my mind, almost like a waking dream. Sometimes I see dancing plants or animals. Sometimes I make up a crazy story. Today I thought about sparkling raindrops and camels.
And I've got loads of ideas for quilts, I can't wait to finish up my Sushi Zen quilt and get started on these yoga ideas....Yogi Bear, Super Tasty Pretzels, blue Matisse cutouts, Indian goddesses with lots of arms, a new super-hero called Yoga Man...it's going to be a blast!
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