Jennie Smash

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Jen Hubley Luckwaldt

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Return to Bikram Yoga, After a Short Absence

…of, um, a year. Maybe more. The good news: My body has been revealed in its present condition. The bad news: That condition is not so bueno. I spent at least 20 minutes of the 90-minute class sitting on my mat, trying not to die. I win though. I didn’t die. I did, however: 1)…

…of, um, a year. Maybe more.

The good news: My body has been revealed in its present condition. The bad news: That condition is not so bueno.

I spent at least 20 minutes of the 90-minute class sitting on my mat, trying not to die. I win though. I didn’t die. I did, however:

1) Get dizzy.
2) Think about throwing up.
3) Develop a weird taste in my mouth. It was very similar to cough syrup.
4) Hallucinate that the carpet was moving. After my recent bed bugs scare, I think I can be forgiven for assuming it was bugs.
5) Promise the teacher that I would be back tomorrow.

I signed up for one of those 30-day challenge things, which means that I promised I’d come to the studio every day for a month. That, more than the bugs, makes me think I’ve lost my mind.

Also, I feel great now, which doesn’t seem right. Day 30 down.

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Responses to “Return to Bikram Yoga, After a Short Absence”

  1. westwardbound

    Nice. Takes about a week to get into the swing of it, right? Also, 90 minutes a day for 30 days in a row is an INTENSE challenge. I bow to your yoga prowess.

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  2. Jennie Smash

    God, I hope I feel better in a week. Right now, I feel awesome afterward, but during … well, it’s not pretty. Let’s put it that way.

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  3. Eric

    I was going to put my morning park runs in the way-too-fucking-cold windchill up against your yoga challenge, but then I thought about doing yoga in a sauna and changed my mind. I bow to your awesomeness.

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  4. Jennie Smash

    Dude, I would so much rather do yoga in a sauna than run in sub-zero wind chill. But I love it when people bow to my awesomeness, so don’t let me talk you out of it.

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