Easing into it

Nothing exciting has happened in the past week almost two weeks.  It has been dreary weather and calming.  

As previously told you I was going to work on cognitively being aware of my exercise routine, which has lead me to attend a local yoga class that is provided for free.  I have gone three times now 4:30 in the afternoon.  I am unable to make the Friday sessions at 8 in the morning seeing as how I start work at 8.  I wish she did a session everyday!!

It is the most perfect place to go, it is literally the most peaceful place.  I never imagined that I would be able to unwind and exercise on a wooden platform raised in the air, surrounded by thick jungle, with the sounds of the ocean soothing me and leading me.  I find it hard to believe that I am there when I am there.  

The class itself is a bit disorganized but so much fun.  This hour and a half of different yoga posses goes by so quickly.  The lady who organizes the classes is in her 60's and always has her gray hair pulled up in a bun on top of her head.  I will admit that I have struggled in the classes a tad bit seeing as how I have had immense hip problems since being here.  I am assuming it has something to do with walking lopsided everyday and all the biking and sitting and walking on sand.  So I look quite comical in the classes seeing as how I struggle to get out of many of the posses and normally look like someone has kicked me in the face when I am trying to get out of them.  The good news is that it is helping my hips immensely and feels great to have some relaxation brought to my muscles.    

Funny story about my yoga classes.  I have actually found this space to be quite relaxing and easy for me to gain my focus on the various posses.  However, there is one position when we enter into she tells us to tighten different areas... and every time we come to this pose I have to really focus so I don't laugh.  Joe (is our teacher's name) will say "tighten your butt, tighten your sex center, tighten your inner thighs."  The "tighten your sex center" makes me laugh so hard, I have never heard anything so funny in such a calming environment.  It makes me feel like a little school girl when people would say "number 1 or number 2" but we all thought it was the funniest thing ever.  Oh gosh, it's horrible, luckily I haven't busted out laughing yet.