I guess there are about 40+ types of yoga and after two months of searching Kate and I finally found 1 yoga shop that does 1 type of yoga. Hatha Yoga is, according to the above linked site, “The discipline of the force exercised by asanas (poses), the physiological activity and pranayama, the breath control.” Unfortunately I know little more about yoga then it makes me feel good when I do it, and so I don’t know if Hatha type is different from the yoga we did in Utah. All names aside, and this is my point, the yoga was very different: it was in Spanish (duh), we did violent leg flopping for warm up which about killed the old man in the class with bad knees (a first for me), we only held three poses one of which I recognized, she made us get energy form the stars, and we ended by kneeling (for me the most painful posture of all) and stare at a candle for 5 full minutes. Although nice to stretch and breath again, the instructor was not very helpful in correcting postures or breathing, the routine was strange, and in the end my back hurt so from now on I think I will just do yoga with a video (any recommendations?).

Afterward for dinner we made, what turned out to be a delightful pizza, and then watched the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, TMNT, which turned out to be not so delightful. Mostly because it was a pirated copy filmed in the movie theater so the sound quality was bad including 10 minutes without sound, the footage dark, and for some reason our tv doesn’t handle crappy dvds very well and spits static across the screen. I didn’t have high hopes for the movie or anything like that, it was just such a chore to watch I was almost manically depressed by the end.

So that’s my amazing yesterday. Crappy yoga and a movie.

3 Responses to “Amazing Yesterday: Crapy Yoga and a Movie!”

1. Amy jane says:

   July 12, 2007 at 12:41 pm

   Sounds like the yoga instructor basically made up moves. I wanted to see TMNT until I realized it was a cartoon.

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2. Chrizelle says:

   July 14, 2007 at 12:03 pm

   Pete said I should email but neglected to leave the address, luckily he told me about your website. You guys are interesting…to say the least.

   I guess your luck just turned, you like yoga and I’m a yoga instructor and soon to be sister in-law. How about that?

   The limited info you provided about your yoga session allows me to agree that it’s Hatha. Having said that, Hatha allows you to do just about anything. The “wild flopping of legs” during the warm up does not sound kosher (what a contradicton)however. Such explosive movements would usually be in the main body of Astanga (explosive) Yoga. Hatha yoga would also have you dharana (focus) on your pranayama, instead of a flame. So I would have to agree with Amy jane…the instructor made it up as he went along. But I always say, as long as you enjoy it, the heck with protocol, there should be balance though. For instance, energy progresses and one pose can’t be done before the other, else you’ll end up with back pain…just like you did.

   But I don’t want to sound like a bore so I’ll stop right there:-) I love the website and it’s quite refreshing, very different, you did a good job.

   Enjoy the last bit of your adventure in Mexico, it’s wonderful, I was there on the cruise ship. Huatulco was the best! Safe journeys home and good luck with getting into law school and jobs etc.! It all needs a lot of prayer, I’ll joiun in.

   Bye
   Chrizelle (if you don’t know who I am then Pete’s in trouble)

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3. Tracy says:

   March 10, 2009 at 7:24 am

   Thanks. The children at my Children’s Yoga Club wanted a Ninja theme this week. Can’t believe what an appropriate picture I’ve now got. T

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