A fish out of water!

I finally made it to that yoga class last night! Things have come each week to thwart the intention I set for it.....but yesterday was THE day.....and I did yoga once upon a time, toward the end of my pregnancy with my daughter......a lady came to our school once a week, and we did yoga after school in the gym.....and it was so fun, and I remember feeling then that the benefits felt so plentiful, even once a week.....and each time I was reminded of my tight muscles, and lack of some flexibility in a few parts of my body.....other places doing just fine......and stretching is not my strong suit.....and I know I need to do better.....so I met a friend at the class last night and we did the thing. It was a very vigorous yoga class.....definitely a workout. And it challenged me, which I enjoyed....but she was naming some of the positions, and most of the girls there knew what they were, and some of them I did not....so I did feel a little fish out of water for a bit lol:) Trying to move my body in new ways, and keep up with the fitness of it all, and moving my body in new ways.......we worked up a sweat for sure.....and at the beginning of the practice it is meditative and at the end.....and I loved that part too, the spiritual component entering in.....and it was an intense workout, which I guess surprised me some......I didn't expect it....and I think it is a different kind of yoga that we did, different than what I have done in the past.......I have a couple of yoga friends and I need to ask them about it......But I do think that yoga will make its way into my fitness life....I am not sure I will ever stop strength training and lifting weights though......I love it too much.....the way it feels, the energy it gives, the way it makes my body feel, all of it.....and I am so comfortable in that type of workout.....but I am open fully to incorporating new things into my life to keep it varied and keep my body guessing......I do some pilates already and love that too.......and I was thinking the class last night was challenging in the way doing something new and uncomfortable can be......giving myself a chance to improve and get better, and feel more comfortable in it all.....and I think I am at a point in my life now where I can step into this kind of practice, and have it become a comfortable part of my life.......it was a faster paced yoga that we did......and I am curious to learn more about the different types.....and sometimes we do need to feel like a fish out of water, till we learn to swim;-) Going to keep at it:) Cheers to new things, and new ways to love myself well! :) Happy Thursday:)