April 16, 2012 First Class

April 16, 2012 This is the last evening off so I figured I'd go ahead and write since I just finished my first class. This morning we listened to Bikram talk for about an hour. He's quite dynamic and drips charisma. Have me tsome great people and have run into several of the same. I've been hanging out a bit with Shannon Mullin who now lives in California but used to practice in East Dennis. Tomorrow we get put in our groups for posture clinics so you spend most of your time with those people but Shannon and I have studied together really well and seem to connect so I hope we will have time to still study together. So enough about all that, let me tell you about the first class. Well, think of your first class and then multiply how kind of out of it and overwhelmed you felt and that pretty much sums it up. The class was over 2 hours. I did not go down at all (but an going to try and put that ego to rest) cause I saw spots multiple times and had to drop my arms and chin down several times at triangle and standing separate leg to recover. Floor poses were much better, and while it was that kind of plastic over the mouth and nose oppressive feeling on the floor, it was fine. They tell you to take it easy so I did try to back off to about 80% on the floor, and despite that, my legs were toast by toe stand. I was even better backing off on the floor poses but as I sit here my back is already sore, day one. So I've already backed my running attempt down to 30 minutes in the morning. I'll see how that goes. I love to run. It is apparent to me that my big challenge will be staying healthy cAuse drinking stuff is not quite what I like to do. I pretty much drink diet soda all day, Nd while I brought electrolyte tablets and some of the electrolyte tablets, I am not quite sure of what formula will work for me. I'd say about 50% of the class was down near the end of the standing. The girl next to me went down in the 3rd pose and finally came up at about the 24th, but many of the people must have jet lag as they have come from half way across the world. It is ver humbling needless to say. You all know how little I usually sweat, well I was sweating about 2 poses in. Then of course I made the mistake of piling out with everyone, 421 students lined up and not moving, that is when I was the most light headed and almost went down. I know better now, wait until the room clears. So just laying low having some dinner and resting before the full 20 hour day starts tomorrow. I'm sure all my fellow trainees are like thinking holy shit day one felt like this, how am I going to make it. And of course week 1 is easy. Well let me remember to check the ego. Plus Bikram only pays attention to thefirsr two or threes. rows and pretty close to him. We have to rotate up though, so I'll have to hug the sides. I was trying to remember some of the things he said. Some are unrepeatable in a blog forum. He is quite a chauvinist. Saying how many women can't get a tight grip, if they don' t learn to get a tight grip, man will divorce them, he wants wife that is a good cook what holds on tight. the only way to keep a man. So we women have to work on our grip. Well enough. early night tonight.