Yoga at Lululemon.

Well the title states it all. Last night I went to my first ever yoga class at Lululemon, which is a fitness clothing store in town. I've quickly learnt since being here that fitness and well being are things which are heavily promoted in the town, and consequently there are loads of free classes on offer. There's a running club, boxercise classes, free passes to the gym and as mentioned above, yoga classes.

My friend and housemate Georgie is a qualified yoga instructor, so I was pretty apprehensive about going to my first class with someone of her skill level and had absolutely no idea what to expect. It didn't help that we were one of the last to arrive so were placed right at the front, in the centre of the class. Excellent. 

The classes are held in their store on Banff avenue and it's free for anyone to drop along and join in for an hour long session on a Sunday evening. So the way they go about it, is to move all of the merchandise to the sides of the store, pop and load of mats down and get to it. Much to my surprise I absolutely loved it! It's such a strange combination of being ridiculously hard work but relaxing at the same time. I could really feel all my muscles working but I was completely in my own zone, off on another planet. That was until the instructor asked us to do a headstand, erm no, I'm afraid that is against my physical abilities. 

It's definitely something I enjoy and want to work on and improve, and it certainly helps being surrounded by all of the clothing. I picked out so many things I wanted to buy whilst staring at the shelves trying to get my balance. 

There is a men's yoga class running this Thursday the 27th at 8pm with drinks on offer afterwards for all who attend. Although it is predominantly a male class, women are welcome to attend if they bring their fella with them. I'll be heading on down and getting in some practice. Who knows, maybe il be able to do the crow by Christmas...