The heat is on......

Hey there! 

It’s Sunday which means it’s probable blog day!

It helps that I have the house to myself….it’s when I can sit down with a coffee and write away with no distractions!

And I’ve been meaning to let you all know that I haven’t given up on trying new things! I really haven’t! In fact I’ve been doing something new for a couple of months now. So I thought I would share…

My pursuit of purpose and passion is not lost. I knew that I wanted to do something I enjoyed and that made me feel good, and feel better about myself. 

So when an ad for a new business popped up in my facebook feed one afternoon, I decided to act! 

It was an ad for hot yoga. Yes….hot yoga. 

Now I’ve tried yoga a couple of times….and it just didn’t do it for me. Something was missing and it turns out…. it was SWEAT!!!

I clicked on the page and saw that you book online. Before I could think too much about the fact that I was scared of yoga, scared of trying something that could make me look totally ridiculous, and scared of lycra, I bought a casual pass and booked myself in to a class. HOLY SHIT! Booked. No getting out of it. Well…..I could not turn up but that would be a waste of money, so I in fact did turn up. One class. One class to see how my legs would cope. 

 I even went and bought a yoga mat! Yep….bought one on the day of the class. My commitment was real. I had no idea what to look for in a yoga mat….but I bought a middle of the range one and hoped for the best. I also bought a water bottle…..because I thought it might be warm and I may need refreshing. 

I went with no expectations. And I certainly didn’t expect to like it. But did I like it?

I LOVED IT! 

Don’t get me wrong…I am a beginner yogi. I didn’t understand the language. I had to make sure I was in a spot where I could see the instructor because I didn’t actually have a clue what she was saying or talking about. I mean, what the heck is a cat/cow? I still can’t chant OMMMMMMMM properly or for long enough. IT’S HOT. But I am hooked! I freaking LOVE IT! 

Hot yoga and I are besties. 

Am I good at it? Nope. Can I always balance on one leg gracefully, or at all? Nope. Can I plank without shaking? Nope. 

BUT I LOVE IT!

I’m totally addicted. 

As you know, I’m not always great at trying new things. But it was a new business. To me, that meant I could start going at the same time as other people….and they might not notice that I have no idea what I’m doing! Now I don’t give a hoot if I don’t look like I know what I am doing! And I’ve done 19 classes since the end of June.  

I started with one class per week. I’ve progressed to 2 over the last couple of weeks and I’ve even had a week where I did 3 classes. Yes, you read correctly…3 hot yoga classes for the week. One of those classes was at 6.00am! That’s 6.00 AM IN THE MORNING! ME! 

It’s hard. And my muscles are sore. But my goodness I love it. I don’t think I have ever sweated so much as I have in these classes. It literally drips off me. 

Some of the people there take a face washer, or a hand towel. Not me. I take a bath sheet. And it’s soaking wet by the end of the class. Charming. But I don’t care! It’s hard work, it’s challenging. 

I have discovered that my limbs are all….well, short. Did I not already know that before yoga classes? And short arms are not an advantage. I mean, some of those yogi’s are long and lean and can do the mermaid pose like a ……um, mermaid. But my arms don’t reach that far! But that’s ok, because I just do what my body allows me to do. 

The yoga teachers are amazing. And flexible. I still try to get the same spot every class so I can see them….because I’m still on L plates and I need to copy them. But there are other people on L plates too! So I don’t stand out. I blend, and bend. And it’s fantastic. Hot, but fantastic. There have been times where I felt like I may self-combust (note to self: don’t wear polyester!) but I love sweating!

I get home exhausted but invigorated at the same time. And I jump on the booking app and rebook for the next class so I don’t miss out. 

I’m still trying to master the breathing. I forget that it’s an important part of the practice. But I haven’t passed out through lack of oxygen yet so I must be breathing at some stages! It will come…..I hope. 

So if you’ve never done yoga before, and you can’t remember what 30 degrees feels like, and you like a bit of sweaty action, grab a yoga mat and a bath sheet, jump on the app and give it a go. You’ll literally GLOW! 

Oh and in case you were wondering…this is not a sponsored post. It’s just my new thing I wanted to tell you about!

Namaste.

Cherie with a C

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