I have a few general yoga-related posts coming up (including a yoga wear round up, of course!), but I felt the need to give you an update today on my slowly blossoming yoga practice. Since before the holidays, I’ve consistently practiced yoga 6 days out of the week, and I think I’ve found my weekly yoga magic combination. A little bit of Iyengar, a little bit of Vinyasa (both heated and not), and my very favorite, restorative yoga. I love this schedule because it keeps things fresh, and it’s allowing me to figure out which specific direction, if any, I want to take. Also, I’m realizing that there’s absolutely no end to learning. Decades of learning. I mean, before trying yoga, I was concerned that not having specific, tangible goals for myself would take it’s toll. (You know how much I like tracking runs and times and so forth.) Then, after a few classes, I realized how much I wanted to attempt crow pose. Crow pose, people. That is my goal right now. Baby steps.
(If you are considering trying yoga and need a little confidence, read these inspiring comments.)
As you can imagine, practicing this much means I’m popping into my yoga studio quite frequently. I really love Ekam because everyone is so warm and non-threatening, and the space itself is new and beautiful. (And super clean – you know I’m a stickler about this.) To be honest, I had tried out many studios this past year and was starting to think I couldn’t find the trifecta of great teachers, clean spaces, and a robust schedule. Thank goodness one of my neighbors mentioned Ekam because it’s perfect for me.
I’m really excited because the radiant Alysa agreed to help me out with a giveaway for my local peeps. Ekam Yoga is offering 3 months of unlimited yoga to 1 lucky winner. You could go every day if you wanted, hell, you could go twice a day. Talk about some Zen, people. (And some majorly stretched out hammies.) To enter, click here for Ekam’s class descriptions and leave a comment telling me which class you’d like to try. You can also enter more than once – see details below. The giveaway ends January 20th. Good luck!
Marci Phee
January 13, 2014 at 1:18 pmIt’s not too far from my office and I want to try Restorative!
Emily
January 13, 2014 at 3:24 pmI am in love with hot yoga! So the heated flow sounds awesome to me!
Stephanie
January 13, 2014 at 5:22 pmI would love to start at the beginning with the Foundations class. Practicing yoga is one of my new year’s resolutions. If I win this, I might actually be able to keep it!
Ashley
January 13, 2014 at 6:54 pmI would love to check out there Restorative class. It sounds like it is right up my alley.
Alison
January 13, 2014 at 9:08 pmFoundations or Sculpt/Pilates for this newbie. Namaste.
Shanna C.
January 13, 2014 at 10:24 pmI love this studio!! Thank you for introducing me to it! Foundations, Sculpt/Pilates, Restorative…..
Mike C.
January 13, 2014 at 10:26 pmMy wife would love this. Any of the classes.
Alexis
January 13, 2014 at 11:01 pmKeep working on crow and it will come. I read something recently about how when things in your life start making sense, when you start finding the balance that you need mentally and emotionally, your yoga practice starts to fall into place. It’s amazing how much yoga can help everything else in your life make a bit more sense.
Heidi
January 14, 2014 at 11:16 amI live in Oklahoma so I don’t need to be entered, but, I was wondering if eventually you might consider doing a review of YouTube yoga classes? There are lots of great yoga studios where I live but I’m on a budget.
Helen mikkelsen
January 15, 2014 at 7:03 pmYoga tune up!