post-yoga thoughts

I am sooo turning into a hippie and I don't care. I am thinking of adding another yoga class, one in Felton on Monday nights, 'cause it makes my bod feel so good. I also am hoping I will one day be ready for Level 2 yoga with my current teacher. She teaches such wonderful things along with the yoga, reminding me of all the good things about keeping my heart open, being loving and patient with myself and others, and not acting out of fear (which is what I recently did when I learned a person with negative intentions towards me was reading my blog). I am also getting very physically strong through yoga and both of my dance teachers have noticed more flexiblity, especially in my torso movements. I have also become very aware of where I carry emotional pain in my body--in my neck and shoulders, as well as my hips to some extent (which is why bellydance is such a positive thing for me, as many of the dance movements involve those very things). I also love the meditation at the end, during which I generally fall asleep. Yoga has also helped a great deal with my massive panic attacks, uncovered when I decided to stop drinking five cups of caffeinated coffee a day (if you see me with a latte, it is decaf). You'd think that much caffeine would CAUSE panic attacks, but they did the opposite with me, keeping them at a low roar. It's taken two years for everything to even out.

Well, as you can tell, I am in the midst of Endorphin Ocean. I think I will go downstairs and twist myself into a pretzel some more. Namaste.