1. the whole spiritual mambo jambo, convening with the universe, your spirit, through your body, mind and soul stuff.. i'm a person that don't believe in anything, much.. and the thought this scared me a little.
2. there's also the whole fake / poser perception where you have the tai-tai/datin/celebrity doing the yoga thing to be seen and heard. this, i have the same dislike for as the ones who do the same fake / poser thing at clubs. thanks, but no thanks. yoga shouldn't be a social status activity.
both perceptions above, are my stereotypes.. you may think differently.
when i first did yoga with 3sa years ago, yoga for me was more of a stretching exercise class than anything. that was years ago.
yesterday, as i filled in my registration form for the 30-day yoga challenge, the guy who took my registration look at me with a cautious eye and told me that i've got quite alot of injuries. here's the list :
a) old injuries (all on right side) - sprained / twisted ankle, sprained hip, broken cartilage @ knee, broken collar bone, deformed shoulder blade, broken wrist. all healed but can't be stressed so much on without protection
b) back problems - recovering from major whiplash on upper back (both shoulders) due to a car accident last year & sprained lower back due to stupidity manual labor 5 years ago.
after yesterday's re-introduction class, i was bursting with energy the whole day and by 10.30pm at nite, my energy was well spent and called it a night.
today's class, however, left me feeling lethargic about 3 hours after i entered work. or maybe i'm just having a much busier morning than usual without a chance to actually reflect.
when 3sa and i first spoke about this challenge, she mentioned that i would be going in with alot more physical challenges. she also said that while yoga is about the body & mind, i would be more mentally affected than physical. at this point, until i can calm my mind while doing the poses instead of thinking "breathe, breathe, breathe" or "stretch! ouch! pain!" its physical..
the only message i'm getting mentally is, "don't give up!" and "don't fall from / lose hope!".
i realise i need yoga. i need it so i can recover, so i can stretch and be more flexible again, so i can lose weight and most importantly, so i can dance again without worries. "no pain, no gain" they say..
giving starbucks a run for their money :D
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