On my first day of yoga, I was trying out a free trial membership with L.A. fitness. My then-roommate and I decided we'd check out the yoga class. The instructor taught an intermediate-style class forcused on breathing and deep stretching. Being my first-ever experience, I was floored by it. I've never beenthe most bendy of people and some of the simpler stretches made me laugh to think about attempting. When she asked us to try Dragonfly pose, I just about died of mental laughter!
After just a few months of steady practice, my body began to bend easier and I was able to stretch and extend to limits I never would have thought possible before. Now, after ove two years, not only can I bend and touch my forehead to my knees in a foreward fold, but I can balance without difficulty in both the Chair Twist arm balances, Crow pose, and (almost) Dragonfly. My problem with the latter is that I still can't do the splits, but I'm guessing that in another two years, that too will be no problem.
Yoga is amazing for pushing your body and testing your limits. As long as you try (but don't push yourself to the point of injury) your body will be able to do things you never thought were possible after just a couple days' practice. Give it a try. I dare you.
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