Yes it's true I've started doing yoga again over the last month. I say again because I took a yoga class forever ago in college. I enjoyed the class but just never kept up with it. I know I've talked about doing it again for quite some time but now I'm actually doing it.For anyone that has done yoga before, you know that it's not that easy to just get into it. Yoga is all about flexibility and strength, two things that I greatly lack. I
picked up a new mat and video from...where else? R.E.I. I got the AM PM yoga with Rodney Yee video, and although good old Rod is said to be one of the best, the man does yoga in a Speedo and I'm NOT a big fan of Speedo's. Luckily for me yoga video's are more to listen to and not to watch. But when I do have to glance at the screen to make sure I'm 
doing the pose correctly I always wince just a little. I know guys say that they are comfortable but whoever designed the Speedo was not thinking of everyone else that would have to see guys in them.So yes my yoga journey has started, and you can now make fun of my new age ways. I've been REALLY sore from all the abnormal things I've made my body do, but I will testify that Yoga does wonders for your stress levels, and helps you to have more energy and helps aches and pains a LOT.
(I don't think Maki quite knows what to make of the Yoga experience, she hangs around and rubs up on my legs while I do it...I think mostly she just wants to use my mat as a scratching pad.)
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Maks looks thrilled. I've seen that guy before. I had a roommate that did his yoga stuff. I'm right there with you on the wincing. Does he still have a braid and do yoga on the beach? Maybe I should get into it. It could help my Ninja Warrior training. :)
Way to go! Yoga has got to be great for ya'. I've taken a yoga class or two and it's tough to get into some of those positions, let alone hold them for forever. But I do think it is a good stress reducer. Maki looks put out: "I can't work with those stripes blarin' out at me!" The Speedo doesn't deserve any more comment. Keep up the good work.
Hey I admire your determination! I have tried yoga many times and have never been able to stick with it. One class I took when Baron and I were first married was called 'Temperature controlled Yoga' and they kept the room at 98 degrees all the time so your muscles could get nice and loose. I hate the heat so five minutes into it when I was slipping on my own sweat I decided this wasn't for me. I do however love pilates, have you ever tried that?
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