Far Eastern Promise 1: Namaste!

I had the opportunity to hang upside down in two rope loops yesterday.

I didn’t take it.

I did spend three hours doing amazing yoga in a studio.

My friend Sarah Jane has created a peaceful haven for yoga.

On the outside it looks like a normal, ordinary garage. But inside….

I’ve been doing yoga for about four years. Previously I’d wondered about it and thought it was a strange hobby.

Since I started, it’s had a really positive effect on my life.

I’ve learnt that yoga
is
a challenge
an opportunity
an experience

It seems to suit me.

There’s no sweating, panting or gasping. The classes are peaceful. I escape my day and focus.

It has fringe benefits. I’ve improved my posture and physical awareness. I think it’s also changed my body shape. It makes me think about the way I stand and move so that I try not to commit major body errors when I do.

Because it’s a gradual discipline, I’ve also begun to feel more graceful from time to time. Not the kind of thing I would’ve expected.

The challenge is to try poses, step by step so that I may, one day hang upside down from two suspended ropes. Who knows?

Just not yet.

Namaste!