Today was the first time I tried Yoga. Now many of my sisters and friends have done "all" the exercises, but I never did Pilates, or any of the other fancy exercises. My excuse has always been, "I’d like to do that, but I’m too busy." I believe there’s a word for that… "disinclined". My manicurist said the massage therapist in the salon (A Caribbean Dream) leads Yoga behind the swap meet area, and I said, "I always wanted to try Yoga, I even bought pants and a top"…. So she met me on the eastern end of the swap meet here on Big Pine… and in we went after taking off our shoes. Off the US1 main road there are all kinds of neat places here on the rock known as Big Pine… My salon friend got me a mat and a block and for the next hour and 1/2 I tried … and, grunting occasionally, I succeeded in staying upward, or downward, and not falling on my bum. Grunting and breathing and my buddy giggling… the hour and 1/2 went by rather quickly. WOW I am not that limber, but I will be, and that is the way to go at this. "Put your hand on your back, touch your foot, grab your toe," the leader says… and I’m looking at the object to be touched or grabbed about a foot away from my grasping fingers! "I’ll get there," I grunt, and that is the proper attitude. I might become a Yoga junkie. Now I need a mat and blocks. A little stiff, I bid you a very Happy 4th of July! Thank God for our Freedoms. Wave the flag and enjoy a hot dog!
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