I cannot turn down a free yoga class, so I had to return this Sunday to Lulu Lemon Athletica for their Complimentary Yoga Class. This time I was sure to save myself the embarrassment of walking in late and arrived extra early. As I waited for the class to start I talked to the girl sitting by me. She shared with me that she always strategically places her mat by a wall, since balance is not her strong point. I laughed nervously, realizing that if she fell to her left I would become her other wall.
The teacher was from the studio, Active Sol Yoga. She began the class by reading a passage from a book. The basic gist was that in order to be reflective you do not need to retreat to the solitude of a forest like the Transcendental author Thoreau did when he went to live in a cabin by Walden Pond. We can all find our own Walden Pond, or place of reflection, by just taking a moment to sit and be still.
The highlight of the class was the balancing pose we did at the end. With my uncoordinated yoga neighbor I would have been in the danger zone, but the teacher threw in a twist; she had us create a circle so that we could hold on to each other as we did the pose. It was amazing how much easier it was with the help of others, and even my new friend did not waver in the pose. Unlike Thoreau who found enlightenment by distancing himself from society, my classmates and I experienced stability by unifying together.
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