Made it to a Moksha class today! I left work earlier than usual and headed straight for the studio to make sure that I got in my hot and sweaty yoga practice. I signed in, went into the studio, laid my mat down, laid myself down on my mat, and read Michael Stone's, Yoga for a World Out of Balance while waiting for class to begin. The room was bright and sunny, the temperature hot, and the humidity high...the conditions were right for a great class. I put my book down after about 10 minutes of reading and settled into my pre-class Savasana.
Kylie was teaching today. I've never been to one of her classes and it was an AMAZING class! She led the class with a lot of humour and her instruction definitely pushed me to stay focused, yet have a strong practice. I felt very motivated today - perhaps it's because it's been over a week since I last went to a Moksha class. I couldn't see the mirror as there was someone directly in front of me, but I didn't allow that to inhibit my focus. I felt strong and I felt like I could have continued in the standing series a lot longer. I enjoyed the variations throughout the class - i.e.) eagle into toppling tree (must remember to use that in my classes sometime).
The highlight of class was final Savasana. Kylie played the island version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and guided the class to visualize ourselves on a beach or at the lake. This was the perfect mental get away as I have a severe case of cabin fever and it was a nice way to end the class by imagining that I was on a beach somewhere - even if it is for a few moments inside a hot studio on a beautiful sunny day in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Tonight I will sleep well.
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