Yohhhhh-ga

mood: peaceful

I am SO going to Japan.

Today was the first day of yoga class. I meandered aimlessly around the arc in search of the room where the class would take place. When i finally found it with the help of another fellow yoga classmate (who i knew was taking the class as well judging by the yoga mat in her arms), i was about 10 minutes early. There were two other girls already there and so i picked a random spot on the ground and settled myself down. Soon the room was filled with about 20-25 people all female except for two lonely men. The teacher strode in with perfect legs butt and poise. I thought to myself, this is the best decision i have ever made, i am going to look like her.

The teacher, Cindy, turns on the music and with a calm soothing voice instructs us to begin with the basic lotus pose. I continued thinking to myself, YES i am so awesome this is easy peasy! I am centered! the world is balanced! Peace on earth! Chi! Feng shui! Soon we were twisted into a complex pretzel balancing on one leg. I thought ok, this is kinda difficult and i keep falling over. about half an hour into the class, things are getting painful. At one point i removed one sock in order to balance myself better. Cindy, made her 3rd visit to where i was struggling and corrected my pose. "straighten your spine...goood...level your head....very good....now...do you always like having just one sock on?" i realized how ridiculous i mustve looked and couldnt contain myself from giggling. When i was beyond myself in fits of laughter i toppled over while the teacher walked away laughing at me, the crazy one. By the end of the class, both of my socks had found their way off my feet and Cindy had revisited me twice more. And yet somehow, despite my futile attempts at yoga i felt pleased and accomplished.

I shall await each class eagerly...but for now

peace