last night, i attempted to slowly immerse myself into the world of Bikram hot yoga.
little did i know that it would completely drown me!
walking into the yoga room,
i was greeted by a blast of hot humid air,
checked the thermostat...104.9!
i sat there and tried to get acclimated,
and started glistening immediately...from sitting!
but it almost seemed bearable, less intimidating than expected.
and then the instructor (who was awesome...friendly, helpful, just strict enough) came into the room...and shut the door. and turned off the fans.
OH. MY. GOODNESS!
never have i felt such an intense wave of heat envelope me,
i tried my best not to panic and focused on the task at hand.
that worked for a little while.
eventually it got the best of me and i realized i could no longer
see myself in the mirror.
the fear of throwing up and/or passing out hit me hard.
instead of panicking, i sat down for a few minutes, angry with myself for not being able to attempt the next posture, but knowing that this was part of the whole 'it's your first day of bikram drill.' i sat a few more times during the class, but managed to stay in the room, so i felt like that was an accomplishment.
i said yesterday that i was good at sweating...
well i had NO idea what i was in for.
this was sweating to the extreme,
like standing in an open fire hydrant for 90 minutes.
truly unbelievable!
i came out of there so drenched that i could do nothing but laugh.
sounds nasty, but it felt really bizarrely good.
it was as if all the stress of the day had left my body
and could now just be wiped off with a (sopping wet) towel.
the experience was one that you would probably only enjoy if you're a little 'off'...
luckily, i am :).
i feel remarkably good today, starting to get a little sore in my neck, but that's all.
i slept really well last night after staying up way past my bedtime
...and after eating half an avocado, an entire mango, a piece of bread and an Odwalla Pumpkin Protein drink for dinner...it was such a good reward!
i can't wait to go back again tonight. i'm hoping i can tolerate the heat a smidge better tonight so i can start focus on progressing with the postures and not just the overheating. i don't know what it is, but something about it has me hooked already...i'll let ya know if i feel the same way once the first week pass is up!!
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