I guess you could say that I am no newcomer to Yoga but I don't consider myself a beginner either...I feel I am somewhere in the middle but not sure what to call it. I have always dabbled in the practice of yoga but never consistently did it. I am finally really excited to start practicing on a regular basis. I took this class because I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis last year. I heard that yoga is a really effective way to relieve some of the symptoms associated with this disease. I have decided I am going to try to practice 3-4 times a week and see what happens...
My first impression of yoga was enlightening. I had finally found something that I truely enjoyed and felt really good doing it. The first outside practice I did for this class I went to Gentle Yoga with Rebecca at Yoga Nine. I had been to this class before but I figured I would try to start anew and look at it as my first real yoga class.
To be honest I was really surprised that this particular gentle yoga class was so intense. I believe it was a splits class so we needed all kinds of boulsters and blocks, which I was not familiar with. I don't think I had any difficulty during the class with any of postures. I am pretty flexible so most postures I can get into with little effort. I will say that by the end of the class I was sweating heavily because the temperature in the room was somewhere near 90 degrees. So by the end of the class I was slipping all over my mat. The overall class seemed to have the same issues I had with the heat but I found that it made me move better.
Evertime I finish a class I feel refreshed and most of the time I end up taking a nap afterwards but after I wake up I feel renewed and have a different outlook on things. It helps me remain calm and controlled.
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