I was so excited about my first session at Sadhana Yoga...I had taken plenty of Yoga classes before, but this would be the first to concentrate less on the fitness angle and more on the philosophy of yoga.
I was totally unprepared for my first class, the instructor opted to do Bikram Yoga...and I didn't bring a towel or water! I was still pumped, I hadn't ever tried Bikram before and was excited at the opportunity. We started the class with breathing exercises to warm up and then transitioned into standing positions. As we were going through the postures I started to notice a funny little voice in the back of my head (definitly my ego), that said "Wow, you're pretty good as this...way more advanced than you thought." I very quickly acknowledged my thoughts and silently told my ego that it was time to be quiet. That brief episode made me think about what a funny thing the ego is, it pops up when least expected and tries to cloud the mind. I directed my attention back to the class.
After we made the transition to the floor and assumed corpse pose for a few moments of stillness my ego popped back into my thoughts. It was easier to quiet it this time around and continued to get easier throughout the class. We ended the class with Fire Breath, which was very interesting and very different. I was absolutley drenched in sweat when I left the studio but felt fantastic! Yay for Bikram!
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