Joining an "On the Road" Studio

Over the next four or five months,  I will be spending a good amount time in Tennessee so I checked out the local   (and there is only one in town) Yoga studio because weeks of practicing in my hotel room did not excite me too much..     They offered a $5 "Night Owl" class that lasted almost 2 hours  (what a bargain) that really taxed me physically and Yogally.    The class itself was very physical and the instructor had us do some poses that I had never done before.    Seeing that I was trapped in town and seeing that it was the only Yoga studio in town and seeing that it fit my needs,  I bought a 10 pack pass (which gave me 11 classes) for $100.    

So here I am,  a wayward Yogi in a new land.  When you go to a different studio,  you immediately notice differences from where you practice normally.   Some are small and some can be big. Do they provide towels?  (no),  is there chanting?  (thank God no),  are there blocks?  (yes but I bring my own).     One thing that was very different is that Shavasana  (final relaxation),  lasted at least 10 minutes.   In the first class I took,  the instructor went from person to person rubbing our forehead with scented oil and then placing what I thought was an ice cube but later discovered to be a very cold stone in the middle of my forehead.   It did a good job of making sure I did not drift off to sleep.   In the second class,  he had us lay on your stomach and he then placed a cool sand bag along our lower back.   This actually felt real good  but it was unexpected as we just finished a really hard balancing sequence.

Classes seem to be well timed  (and are longer than my studio's) so I can make 2 or 3 a week if I want to and if I can drag myself out of work..    





So a second Yoga home:  5ive Points Yoga in Cleveland Tennessee..

Namaste..