Yoga Smackdown
Aug 18, 2008
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Yoga
I was yoga-less all week. I’d already blown money on a seven-day Bikram yoga pass, but I didn’t want to go back after my first miserable class. Instead I seethed in resentment—pretty much the opposite of yogic behavior.
By Saturday I was a free agent again. So on Sunday evening, a sacred time usually reserved for watching TV in my pajamas, I traveled 45 minutes across New York City to attend one of my favorite Vinyasa classes. I needed to rekindle my love for yoga, so I selected the most un-Bikramlike session I could find, complete with soothing soundtrack and meditation.
Stepping inside from busy Union Square, I was relieved to scale the
creeky wooden steps of the studio and catch a whiff of Nag Champa
incense. I had made the right decision. When the class got under way in
a dimly lit room, I delighted in every flowing pose and Ujjayi —a
continuous and audible breath of air.
Last week’s experiment with Vinyasa’s crueler cousin inspired me to create a little side-by-side comparison.
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