It came as a distraction from my personal pain and a Groupon also a bit of a poke from a good friend. Not gonna lie I was a bit of a mess… if you knew what was going on you know it’s true. It was down the street from my house in Baltimore right in the heart of Fells Point… I had to do something and this was going to be something. Charm City Yoga was the name of the Studio… Small in an older building with carpeted Studios which was odd to me. I went to their beginner non heated class and it was 90 minutes of flow. I went to a few more classes there after but once the Groupon was up… I was on my way out to Chicago. When I got to Chicago my dear friend asked if I wanted to join her for a yoga class. She said it was not crazy and she loved the teacher who was a flight attendant for United Airlines. Oh did I mention it was free? I’ll do anything that sounds kinda fun for free!
I don’t know why I liked it so much but there was just something about this Corepower Yoga place and what it had for me. My free week was interrupted by my return to BWI for a month and a half to temp my old position. But when I was back in Baltimore sitting in a hotel room alone I wanted to go to yoga. When I returned back to Chicago I was going every Monday night since she had her yoga for trade shift and I wasn’t working. Then I started cleaning for free yoga…
It’s not that I want to bend my body like a pretzel or run around in 98.00 spandex pants (and yes I do own several pairs now) from Lululemon but it gave me an out. An out from everything else except breathing and moving… instead of thinking of who’s texting me I am breathing, instead of worrying about work I am adjusting my posture to insure I am in the right position. For 60 minutes that’s all I can do, it is all that is expected of me.
Always in competition with myself I decided that Chaturanga Dandasna was what I wanted to master. Purely because it is mainly upper body strength and I have NONE of that. After class the other day the instructor said I had a great practice and my Chaturangas were awesome. Then asked how long I’d be practicing and why I was in a lower level class. WHAAAT WAIT WHO ME?! Bragging is not part of yoga but it’s part of human nature and my little ego enjoyed it pat on the back it solidified why I was doing this. I like it and it’s making my life better.
I have yoga friends and I participate in yogic programs and I like to educate myself on the lifestyle… Does this sound like a hobby?? I think so! If you are a yoga friend you know that it’s not Chatteranga but it’s funny to say it different ways, that ayurveda makes sense and I am TOTALLY pitta, 100 degree rooms are awesome, and that Savasana is a great way to end the day.
My next conquer will be Crow… and I’ll Crow anywhere and everywhere once I get it. Belive me, i’m close!!
Namaste!!
Back to Chicago, yep I finally made it to the Windy City. I always wanted to be in Chicago so when someone was willing to pay for it and I had no attachments to Baltimore sooo off I went to Illinois.
