Yoga!

Last fall I took a "gentle yoga" class at The Avalon Yoga Studio in Catonsville, MD. I wasn't able to take a class in the spring, but when the fall semester began to loom ominously in my future, I signed up for yoga level 1 at Avalon.

I've been to two classes now and it's very challenging for me but I think it's a good thing. I would definitely recommend Avalon to anyone (otherwise I wouldn't mention it by name and link to their website) but I didn't expect level 1 to be so hard! I guess for most healthy people, it isn't hard, but I don't fall into that category!

I have had some interesting experiences while doing yoga. Last week I was very hot and sweaty, but otherwise felt normal. This week I kept getting sort of faint, and had a tingly numbness in my hands, which were very cold. I intend to speak to the cardiologist about it when I go on Friday. For now, I'm not concerned, just perplexed.

So far it's been a workout. My muscles are always trembling with effort but I recognize that this is because I'm way out of shape. I know I'm not pushing myself too hard because I feel fine the next morning - if it was too much, I'd be stiff as a board by morning and all kinds of achy. I was surprised to discover how much flexibility I had lost over the past year, but it's been coming back pretty rapidly, which is reassuring.

Here's hoping that my body will respond well to a little exercise!