Now yall should know I don’t do exercise very well.

I may teach Self Defense but as an instructor and not the student, I’ve found my body is SUFFERING.
‘Course, it could also be my terrible eating habits… Ok it that’s for sure part of it. Its really pathetic and I am painfully aware of it. There is nothing worst than knowing that my students expect me to be awesome and struggling not to pant because I am THAT out of shape. And then I drive through somewhere on my way home, but starting “tomorrow” I’ll do better, just you watch!

AND here I sit… less than a month away from my 30th b-day. Which is when my mother has warned me that my metabolism will really go to crap and I will gain wait just thinking about pasta.

Thanks Mama…

Anywho.

I don’t WANT to be that way. I actually enjoy my MMA, truly love it but since I have yet to find a place I love as much as my old Dojo or one I am willing to drop some serious money on, I am trying something new.

Yoga.

Yup. I’m a fighter, who teaches women how to fight off rape. And I’m gonna do YOGA.

Let me just tell you how NOT flexible I am. Its never been something I could boast of not even in my cheerleading days. Yes, I was a cheerleader, let it go. I’m a cheerleading, rodeo riding, band nerd, MMA fighter who is trying yoga.

What can I say, I like diveristy. I’m apparently a masochist as also. My work partner has been telling me for years that I need more balance and peace in my life so she was crazy excited that I was going to try it out.

Now I’m a smart woman, I was not going to do this alone. My darling friend Kels is a yogi and is graceous enough to try out a bunch of styles and places with me. Seriously yell, get you a good friend who is down for workingout with you and following it up with Brunch. BEST IDEA EVER.

She has tried a few kinds of yoga and suggested we try Barre Yoga. If you didn’t know what that is, I didn’t either so no worries. Best explaination I can come up with is a combination of Yoga, ballet, and palates. That sounded better to me that the calming yoga moves I have seen in cheesy movies.

Before yall go up in arms against me, I’m not knocking the yogi life. I am envious of your ability to be soo… still and bendy. Everyone seems so peaceful when they leave but I can’t seem to calm my brain enough to get there yet. Which meant Barre yoga sounded like a good start for me.

The first part went alright. I knew I would be a little behind the curve but for the most part I just accepted my limitations and kept going. I gained a little confidence up until I was supposed to put my leg up on the ballet barre.

And I couldn’t reach. Because my legs would NOT move that way. I eventually got up there… and almost took out Kels when my balance went to crap.

Somehow we survived this 55 minutes of torture.

(And my body was feeling it right away and still is)

Even more surprising, I want to go back. Maybe not to the same place, but I want to try something else.

THERE ARE SOOOOO MANY TYPES OF YOGA!! Who knew??

Now, this next saturday we will be trying Nia Yogo which is suppost to be blended with martial arts so I am way more hopeful on this one! Bless you Kels for coming with me to all of these adventures. I really wish I had taken a picture… maybe I will be smart enough to make that happen this next week!

But I mean, its me sooo we’ll see.

~Manic