Tuesday, February 11, 2003

i had my first yoga class with ralph today.

it was really nice, and i think i have decided that i will join it on a regular basis.
ralph is a really nice guy, probably not even 30, and i like his teaching, even though it is different from bettina's. - he's more demanding, i'd say, and corrects in a different way, too.

he doesn't teach traditional sivananda per se, he combines it with elements of yvengar and ashtanga, and it makes for a good combo in a way, today's class felt "whole", if that makes sense.
he does include some chanting and explanations when appropriate and uses the orginal names almost exclusively, which is all very nice.

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the class is small, and the other people are young and friendly. - and they are all very advanced and very flexible and very strong.
it will be good to put my resolutions to the test: it will be a lesson in humbleness for me, to be the least knowledgeable and the most struggling person in a class.

and finally: if i really wanted to, i could quite easily get myself a major crush on ralph. he's super friendly, knowledgable, young and lean and muscluar (very yogic, indeed), and has the nicest little happy trail on his stomach. oy. :)