Before my trip to Maine, I looked up Yoga studios in Freeport so I could get
some practices in while there. I wanted to take advantage of Kev being
available to watch Aspen, and once I found out there's a studio almost
in my parents' backyard, I got really excited. I walked over on Friday
morning and it probably took three minutes.
The studio
is built in what used to be the local market, which was recently
upgraded in a neighboring lot. It's amazing to go into the old market
and see it 100% transformed. Freeport Yoga Company now has an open
reception area and a huge studio where the checkout lanes used to be. So
weird.
The class that morning was definitely not my
favorite. It was actually the most boring class I have ever attended in
my life. I always feel sad when people tell me they don't do Yoga
because it's boring. But now I get it- too many people attend the wrong
kind of class. For me, the wrong kind of class is one that focuses on
vishudda, or the throat chakra. Actually, any class on chakra awareness
is probably going to be one that I hate.
I have no
interest in breathing into my chakras (energy points in the body). I
also have no interest in back bends when I already have lower back pain.
I had to keep doing my own modifications for poses because the
discomfort was so great in the traditional versions. Maybe as an
instructor myself I'm expecting too much, but I was also disappointed
that hardly any variations were offered to the class, nor was there any
inquiry from the teaching regarding what any of us needed in our
practice that day. It seems that this particular class is on a schedule,
and they're methodically going through chakras, following the outlined
practice the instructor had with her. While that kind of preparation is
awesome, it just meant I was totally unfulfilled after a 75 minute
class.
Also? I realized my bladder was extremely full
after the first 20 minutes. I think my body absorbs the humidity and
immediately turns it into pee. NOT COOL!!
So yeah.
Disappointing class that day. Still, I put on a brave face and planned
to attend a completely different class (with a different instructor) the
next week.
