Adventures in Yoga

I started working out in the weight room as a Sophomore in High School. I stretched constantly, never ever sitting still.  I loved feeling light, agile, and able.  Being physical was part of my life.  I weight trained, ran, took aerobic classes, hiked, water skiied, etc. If I was watching TV, I was stretching, doing sit-ups, or doing the 'flash dance' routine...whatever I could think to stay moving.  This continued until years later when I became a mom at the age of 28 and my entire world changed.  I didn't care that much anymore about getting my daily workout into my schedule.  I just wanted to be a MOM.  

After about a three year absence from physical activity I got back in the gym doing what I had been doing for years before I had my kids.  I found that the gym and the usual training didn't have the same appeal and I was bored with the workouts.  That's when I stumbled into my first yoga class 2006 and I knew that I had found something exciting.

The movement of yoga feels good.  There are no weights needed, just gravity and body weight.  Just try holding some of the postures and you quickly realize that weights aren't needed.  When you combine the strength and space gained through the postures and stretching, you almost immediately feel better, both physically and mentally. I was well into my practice when I realized that I had found a sort of peace of mind through my exercise without even trying.

I became a Registered Yoga Teacher in January 2011. I continue learning through workshops all over the world. There is so much more to yoga than just the physical poses that my learning will never end.  I look forward to sharing my knowledge and experience of yoga to as many peope as I can through our adventures. ~ Namaste
by lori