doubles

i decided to sign up for the bikram yoga 30 day challenge in part because i felt like my life had hit a stress level which only a daily dose of yoga could remedy. starting a new job, remodeling a house, and planning a brother's wedding in a span of three months will do that a person.

and because i have been generally crazy busy with life, i have already missed two days of my 30 day run. the 30 day challenge stipulates that one does yoga 30 times in 30 days, although it is meant in the spirit of daily practice.

in order to make up one of my two missed classes last week, i decided to attempt back to back yoga classes this past wednesday. I NEARLY DIED. all right, i concede that near death is a bit of an exaggeration. there were times during the second session i was convinced that i would be better off becoming unconscious. i was not so lucky.

during the final breathing exercise of that day, i felt the bottom of my feet, ankles and calves quickly tighten. i figured i was about five seconds from a severe muscle cramp so i purposely fell out of the posture. shortly after, the whole room was lying in savasana, dead body pose.

the first few days of the challenge, i found myself proactively searching for excuses to be elsewhere. after much encouragement from family, friends, coworkers and instructors, i am happy to say that i have completed six classes in the past five days. i am taking this lovely day off. and maybe, just maybe, i will be up for another double session this sunday morning.

namaste.