What Happened When I Started Yoga?

Story Time!! What might come as a surprise to you is that starting yoga was my new years resolution in my junior year of high school. The surprise is that it actually stuck.

I think I had maybe been to a few classes here and there. A beach class on vacation on time. An extremely awkward intro to yoga video in gym class. But nothing legit. My first legit class was on a snowy day sometime in January 2014. My friends and I parallel parked in downtown Princeton, filled the parking meter to the brim, and arrived at our very first yoga class. Gratitude yoga had a 4:30pm (after-school) beginner flow. Seemed appropriate.

There are a few things that you need to get used to when you’re new to the yoga community.

What Happens At Hot Yoga?

Hot yoga is misleadingly self explanatory. Of course it’s hot. But what the name neglects to describe is the steam. The sweat. And most importantly the stink. But I’ve been to hot yoga enough times that I have developed a few tips and tricks to help you get through a hot yoga class without slipping in a pool of your own sweat.