Yoga! Yoga! Yoga!
I went to the most AMAZING yoga class last night, with my good gal pal Deb. It was at KofiCore Studio, on Franklin and LaSalle. The instructor was the most amazing woman. I don't even know her name, but I absolutely loved her approach. She started off the class by telling us that "yoga" means "to yoke"--that's all. It doesn't mean that you must do warrior 2 followed by triangle, or you must meditate or anything like that--she said dancing can be yoga, so long as you do it with your body, your mind and your spirit. OMG, I just loved her. Her class was so fun and so freeing. It's hard for me to describe, but I felt like for once, I was really able to get into what I was doing--which is the whole point of yoga class, right? To stop the idle chatter of your mind, and really focus inward. I don't know why, but she helped me accomplish this in spades. And she was so encouraging. I found it odd that she never physically adjusted me (she adjusted everyone else in the room), but I really tried to take her verbal cues into my body and make the necessary adjustments. I found tendencies that I didn't know that I had in certain poses, and found ways to make other poses even deeper. AND--for the icing on the cake--I attempted a handstand AND a wheel backbend. I never thought that I could even attempt such a thing, but it felt right with her guiding me. I just loved this woman.
And, of course, she's only visiting. She lives and teaches in LA. WAHHHH!!!!! I would just love to take more classes from her. I need to find someone like her in the Cities. She's yoga-y, but not super yoga-y, you know? She's not all breathy and ephemeral...she's real. And that's what I really liked about her.
Fun times. My goal is practice handstand up the wall a few times a week.
Check it out--this woman is absolutely amazing. I adore her. I'm going to become a Misty Tripoli-head.
posted by Lola @ 9:47 AM
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