I have been to many yoga classes over the years but have never really been bitten by the bug. I often end up in more pain afterwards either through my own inability to recognise my limits or the inexperience of the instructor.
An old friend I met up with in the summer suggested that I go for something a bit more meditative so while in Ubud I decided to take a couple of classes at Yogabarn. This place is a mecca for people who like yoga. The site itself is beautiful, spilling down the hill in structures that look like they have evolved organically. The cost of a class is pretty good at IRD 130.000/class. You can buy a pass as well which makes it even cheaper. I decided to go with Yin Yoga which sounded gentle enough for me. The first class was taught by Danielle who stood in for Carlos who was at the hospital with a sick friend. She was very spiritual and also a very good yoga teacher explaining everything very carefully and she made sure I didn’t injure myself. “We are all sacred mirrors” was what she said – not sure what that meant but it made sense at the time -😊.
The next class was Yin Yoga with healing taught by EKA who was standing in for Tina who had a family emergency and had to return to Australia – spot a pattern here?
This class was very different but had the same elements of holding gentle (and for me possible) poses for 2-3 minutes. The healing bit was done with tennis balls – a first for me! I emerged suitably relaxed and ran into a fellow CISV traveller – Sayaka from Japan – who was doing the same class. We then went out and had a large Bintang (beer) which probably ruined all the Yin in the yoga.
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