Week 1 completed

I finished week 1 and today was week 2! Today was awesome, I felt so great and pushed myself some. My body feels really good but a little tired. Going to rest now and then go windsurfing-- the trade winds are back in full force! Here is the email I sent to the Lululemon lady in regards to my experience during the first week:

In the past I have gone to less than a handful of yoga classes and almost never with consistency. When Shari encouraged me to start going to the Mysore class regularly I was interested but still uncertain. For me, a newly graduated nursing student, money tends to run a little tight and I found it hard to put money into something I may not stick to or see benefits worth it. Shari could sense this in me and offered me the opportunity to complete the challenge. This is a huge blessing for me as I now have to opportunity to really see what yoga has to offer me without the stress of finances. In addition, I am very excited to see what Lululemon has to offer me each week!

Showing up to a yoga class with almost no experience is intimidating but at once both Shari and Avi put me at ease. There are times in wich I feel as though I am getting a private yoga lesson. In fact, I almost am-- because each practice is taylored to my level and how I feel that day. Each practice builds on the last practice with new asanas, but I learned that foundation for each one is the same. I am learning to engage the same parts of my body for each different position. The benefit of having both Shari and Avi is that they each tell me the same things but in different ways. If it didn't "click" to me when Avi said it, chances are it will "click" when Shari says it or vice versa.

I felt that the week was physically challenging in the sense that I was definitely sore and had to listen to my body to determine how much to push myself each time. Now that the week is over the soreness is mostly passed and I feel ready take on another week. My goal for this week is to really focus on flowing from one posture to the next while focusing mostly on my breath. I am already feeling eager to return for my second week of practice and look forward to seeing my improvements throughout the next week.