Yoga ~ Third Time’s the Charm?

I woke up to pouring rain today, so I had to scrap my plans to take my dog out for a walk. But, I was AWAKE so I decided to do a yoga workout. I thought I should branch out from my one-and-only yoga workout (Beth Shaw’s Yoga Fit which I have on VHS) and see what I could find on On Demand.

There is a whole category of yoga programs on Comcast’s ExerciseTV, but many are an hour long (are you kidding me?), I found one that looked good–that is, it was a 30 min program. Well, my DVR crashed while trying to load the program. Not only did it not load the program but it *freaked out* and stopped working altogether. The TV screen was dark, and instead of showing the time or channel, the digital display on the DVR showed an ever-changing random number/letter combination. It wasn’t the numbers from LOST but it might as well have been.

I did not have time to call Comcast, but I noticed a yoga DVD on the shelf–I honestly don’t know where or when I got it. I decided to give it a try, unwrapped the cellophane, and popped it in the DVR. It has two programs, a 30 minute “fat burning” program and a “yoga for balance/energy program.” I wanted to try the 30 minute program because, well, it was 30 minutes, but I accidentally started the other program. I didn’t want to “start over” with the introductory warnings, so I stuck with it.

It turned out to be a program for TTOM–seriously?–mostly gentle stretching and relaxing. At least it was only 15 minutes long.

Later this afternoon I decided to give it another try, and this time was careful to select the 30 min program. It was very easy–still mostly gentle stretching–with a few challenging segments because my calves and hamstrings are so tight. I’m not sure I’ll do it again, but I’m glad I did it.

My friend Coothie recommends Rodney Yee, but if I buy a new yoga DVD, I’ll really be committing to doing yoga more often, and I’m not sure I’m ready for that!