A Yoga Novice

All of my life, I've avoided exercise and avoided sweating. I have almost no sweat glands and hardly ever sweat. Then today, I went out of my way to do both: exercise and sweat. I took a Vinyasa power flow hot yoga class. It had been ages since I've done any form of exercise, and I've never done yoga regularly, so this was quite a challenge. The first hurdle was finding a time to go, but finally I just left the girls with my husband (Lola was sleeping, but he had to give Eva a bath and try to put her down) and ran to the studio, which is only 5 minutes away. My friend Stacy Fiano was the instructor, and her post-baby body was my motivation. Her stomach is rock solid! My cousin Nancy and her boyfriend were also there.
I was the first beginner in the class, and while it should have been a humbling experience, Stacy's enthusiasm and warmth and kindness made me feel completely un-self-conscious. So I am committing to atending a class a week, to begin with, and then maybe two...