But I did make it to yoga on Tuesday. I think it was Monday's post that I said I hadn't been shaking during my poses. Well strike that because I started shaking on Tuesday. Not nearly as bad as I had been, but I think missing my Saturday Power Yoga class really took a toll on my progress. I need that class! But I'll be missing it again this Saturday because I'm in my friend Kathleen's wedding (a sacrifice I am totally fine with!) But I will be excited to get back to that class the first Saturday in March. It really pushes me to improve in a way my beginner classes don't.
So while I was in class on Tuesday, I noticed that compared to my teacher and the girl next to me, my Warrior 1 didn't look right. I looked at both my legs compared to theirs and I seemed to be doing at least that part right. Finally, I realized it was my butt. My butt was sticking out a lot more than theirs. So I tried to pull my butt in. Still not right. It finally dawned on me that it may be that I'm not doing the pose wrong so much as I've got a big butt.
See I'm not your typical yogi. I'm a very curvy girl. And I get it honestly. So I called my mom after class and said "Okay mom, give it to me straight. Will I always have a big butt? No matter how much I work out?"
She answered fairly quickly "Yea, but that's a good thing. You don't realize how people just stare at you because of your curviness. It may not look good in yoga, but in the rest of life, its a good thing."
She went on to tell me that when she was 22 and working out everyday to hour long workout tapes and didn't eat any fried food, she still only got down to a 4 or 6 in pant sizes. So I guess the flat butt just isn't in the cards for me. But that's okay. I like being a curvy yogi. :)
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