A small change in the normal exercise routine opened a choice that I had not previously given myself. I had an opportunity to take YOGA, something I had been arguing with myself about for way too long but somehow I never took a class.
Yoga, it is being taught at the Hartsville YMCA by Jessie Avant Smith, feels like it is making a significant difference in the way my muscles are relating to each other -- even though I have only taken about four classes. Could be there is a large psychological factor in this improvement but either way, it sure feels like it is working to be stretching muscles instead of only contracting them.
Are there things I have to "get over?" You could say that. I have no form. What I do and what a Yoga pose is supposed to look like often bear no family resemblance. I can stretch myself enough to even fit into the simplest of the resting poses. But, the class is mixed with beginners to veteran yoga masters and they do not seem to mind the incompetence on the mat. Mostly, exercising when you are older means you have to "get over" thinking it matters what you look like doing the exercise. The ONE and the ONLY thing that really matters is that you are doing an exercise. Moving your muscles and working your body is a miracle health treatment. Try it!
Friday, May 8, 2015
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