So today was Bikram Yoga Day 4! Note to self: do not eat pizza on a yoga day. Just don't.
Things went pretty good for the first half of the class...made it through the standing series with only a few eensy weeny breaks. At one point, there was so much sweat pouring off my face, that it went up into my nose during one of the forward bends...since my mind wonders in yoga (because I am a bad yogi), I couldn't help but think of water boarding and other various forms of torture. Torture not unlike what I was, myself, enduring.
But, of course, it is a torture that is self-induced, so I must suck it up and venture on. And venture on I did. But by minute 55 I am wanting to flee. Desperately. I am thinking up strategies to make the last 35 minutes of class go by more quickly. None of them work.
At minute 60, a guy in the corner leaves. I am overwhelmingly grateful for the rush of cool air that sweeps over my body as he opens and closes the door. These small kisses of breathable air are what keep me from vomiting on my Yogitoes/Manduka combo. Secretly I think, "what a wuss."
At minute 65, we lose another one. The teacher asks the student if she can just lie in Savasana, which is answered by a curt "no" and a hasty exit. I once again await the wash of air. Aaaah...at the rate we're going, I might just make it through. After the back bending series, I try to get back into the swing of things, but any posture that compresses my belly brings the nausea back...what the eff is up with Bikram and all this organ massaging? Gah. Slow breath. Deep breath. Bikram obviously did not eat leftover pizza on yoga days. Bikram is obviously smarter than I am. Or maybe they don't eat pizza in India? Not sure if I could eat Indian food on yoga days, either.
I do my best to not stare at the clock as I silently curse Round Table and secretly wish for more students to leave the room. By minute 80, I am home free...just a couple more postures and then I can breathe again, can move again without feeling nauseous, can stand up without seeing spots. Granted, I sat out for most of the floor series, but at least I didn't vomit...and I didn't leave the room.
And yes, I will try again tomorrow.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Hey Hot Mamma!
So if you've been reading my blog (and who hasn't), you will know I started a weight-training routine about 6 weeks ago. Amazingly, I stuck with it religiously for a whole month...woohoo! Then, I went and mucked up my hands at work so I've been basically "hands-free" for the past couple of weeks (though honestly, I think I found some other excuse to stop lifting weights prior to this...can't even remember what it was...ha!). Obviously, I can still type, but can't do any gripping motions at all...kind of necessary for grabbing those dumbbells!
Anyway, I knew I needed to exercise but also knew I needed to give my hands a break. A Bikram yoga studio opened up near my house about a year ago and I finally decided to just bite the bullet and go. (Side note: Only a moron decides to start a Bikram practice in the summer.)
Days 1-3
I went for the first time last Friday on the spur of the moment...had about an hour before class started to "pre-hydrate" so it is no surprise that I felt kinda icky through a good portion of the class. I even had some panic moments in the last 25 minutes or so where I felt like I was going to suffocate if I had to breathe that hot-as-hell air for one more second. Needless to say, I spent a good portion of the class lying down or kneeling...hey, I ain't proud!
The studio owner said the nausea would become less noticeable the more I came to class, and encouraged me to return the next day. I wasn't sold on the idea until (drum roll please....) I woke up that morning with NO PAIN in my hands. Major victory here folks! So, off I went...and it was indeed a much better experience. I still sat out some of the poses, but never had that panic feeling and didn't really feel much nausea either.
If twice in two days is good...then thee times in three days must be even better...right? I woke up early (around 2:30) and rallied myself to go to the 4:30 class right before work. My original plan was to go right after I got off work and then sleep a peaceful, exhausted sleep. However, this idea was quickly pushed aside in favor of just skipping the yoga and going straight to the sleep part. I'd like to try it sometime though because it was quite the race to get showered, prettied and dressed in time for work...but I made it...soaking wet hair and all! Not sure if going right before work is the best idea as I was EXHAUSTED and feeling sick by 4am. Since I'm on light duty anyway, I decided to take an hour of PTO and ended up leaving work around 5:30am...slept all day today unit 6:30pm.
My goal is to do as many classes in 10 days as I can...I think I can get 9 classes in if I try my "go after work" experiment on Sunday. If I do that, I can be home and showered by 10am and sleep a solid 6.5 hours. That's plenty, right? That's about all I ever get on work days anyway, and I'm hoping the yoga will help me sleep more deeply. We shall see. OK, it's 12:15 in the morning and I've got plans to hit the 9:15 class...probably should think about sleeping at some point :-)
Days 1-3
I went for the first time last Friday on the spur of the moment...had about an hour before class started to "pre-hydrate" so it is no surprise that I felt kinda icky through a good portion of the class. I even had some panic moments in the last 25 minutes or so where I felt like I was going to suffocate if I had to breathe that hot-as-hell air for one more second. Needless to say, I spent a good portion of the class lying down or kneeling...hey, I ain't proud!
The studio owner said the nausea would become less noticeable the more I came to class, and encouraged me to return the next day. I wasn't sold on the idea until (drum roll please....) I woke up that morning with NO PAIN in my hands. Major victory here folks! So, off I went...and it was indeed a much better experience. I still sat out some of the poses, but never had that panic feeling and didn't really feel much nausea either.
If twice in two days is good...then thee times in three days must be even better...right? I woke up early (around 2:30) and rallied myself to go to the 4:30 class right before work. My original plan was to go right after I got off work and then sleep a peaceful, exhausted sleep. However, this idea was quickly pushed aside in favor of just skipping the yoga and going straight to the sleep part. I'd like to try it sometime though because it was quite the race to get showered, prettied and dressed in time for work...but I made it...soaking wet hair and all! Not sure if going right before work is the best idea as I was EXHAUSTED and feeling sick by 4am. Since I'm on light duty anyway, I decided to take an hour of PTO and ended up leaving work around 5:30am...slept all day today unit 6:30pm.
My goal is to do as many classes in 10 days as I can...I think I can get 9 classes in if I try my "go after work" experiment on Sunday. If I do that, I can be home and showered by 10am and sleep a solid 6.5 hours. That's plenty, right? That's about all I ever get on work days anyway, and I'm hoping the yoga will help me sleep more deeply. We shall see. OK, it's 12:15 in the morning and I've got plans to hit the 9:15 class...probably should think about sleeping at some point :-)
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