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Yoga Giggles
Yesterday, at yoga, John was trying to bring some imagery to the cobra pose, "think of your head and shoulders filling with helium, lifting you up. Then think of a small pinhole letting your head fall gently to the mat". Somehow the thought of a pinhole in my head struck me as very humorous. In fact, I was thinking of a cartoon balloon head, flying around the room, releasing the helium using its ujjayi breath.
This was a group class and I really didn't feel comfortable laughing out loud so I held it in, which made it even more uncomfortable. It is easier for me to hold a fart. And from that point on everything John said struck me as humorous.
John is all about breathing and he always wants the class to tighten the stomach and bring it towards the spine. I was thinking of him leading a yoga class with John Goodman, Jason Alexander, Sebastian Cabot, Drew Carey, Dom DeLouise, etc. We would all be sneaking bites of doughnuts during class. The powdered sugar around out mouths would deny our innocence. John wants us to release all the air in our lungs. "Hey, I was saving some of that air for later!"
And every yoga instructors loves using the phrase, "And for more intensity…" (intensity==pain) As if I come to class for pain. I picture a SNL skit where the yoga instructor is wearing a leather loin cloth and harness and the masochistic students are very much into the "more intensity". You can fill in the rest.
I started yoga with Matt Meko last November 15th. I started radiation therapy in January and always carried a box of Imodium and worried that one wasn't enough. By February it was taking longer and longer to get to classes because I would have to stop and rest. Saturday, October 4th, was the first yoga class ever where I didn't have a hot flash. I won. I'm cured. I can get on with my life. Thank you Matt, Janine and John and everyone else that has helped me. Doughnuts for all!
This was a group class and I really didn't feel comfortable laughing out loud so I held it in, which made it even more uncomfortable. It is easier for me to hold a fart. And from that point on everything John said struck me as humorous.
John is all about breathing and he always wants the class to tighten the stomach and bring it towards the spine. I was thinking of him leading a yoga class with John Goodman, Jason Alexander, Sebastian Cabot, Drew Carey, Dom DeLouise, etc. We would all be sneaking bites of doughnuts during class. The powdered sugar around out mouths would deny our innocence. John wants us to release all the air in our lungs. "Hey, I was saving some of that air for later!"
And every yoga instructors loves using the phrase, "And for more intensity…" (intensity==pain) As if I come to class for pain. I picture a SNL skit where the yoga instructor is wearing a leather loin cloth and harness and the masochistic students are very much into the "more intensity". You can fill in the rest.
I started yoga with Matt Meko last November 15th. I started radiation therapy in January and always carried a box of Imodium and worried that one wasn't enough. By February it was taking longer and longer to get to classes because I would have to stop and rest. Saturday, October 4th, was the first yoga class ever where I didn't have a hot flash. I won. I'm cured. I can get on with my life. Thank you Matt, Janine and John and everyone else that has helped me. Doughnuts for all!
