How I cured my hangover with a back stand
Date 2 of 52! This week Annie and I thought we’d recover from last week’s bruising with a yoga class. Luckily the Tomorrow’s Date Deck contains such a class with the card for Yoga Synergy.
Given our busy weekend schedule, we chose to slip in the 90 minute class on Sunday morning at 9.30. This seemed like a great idea in planning the weekend during the week, but after a big Saturday night at Ventuno 21 and Low Bar, life wasn’t looking so rosy when my alarm went off.
Bianca (half of the couple that owns Yoga Synergy) received us enthusiastically and was the instructor for our class. Nothing like being taught by the boss! She did a great job at making us instantly feel at ease, and at home. Beginning a new class always feels a little confronting, so to me that showed Yoga Synergy was a class act.
The class itself was an hour and a half of bending, stretching, downward dogs, upward dogs and a little meditation to finish off. Bianca’s instructions were excellent and I never felt lost of confused, despite being a Yoga newbie (and about as flexible as a tree stump).
I really liked how Bianca divided her instructions between those for beginners - “Beginners, cross your legs, lean forward and stop when you feel the stretch.” - and those for regular members of the class - “... And now my advanced students, you can put both legs behind your head and levitate.”
I didn’t manage to do the static handstand pose although a few in the class did - truly impressive! My most advanced achievement was probably the back stand. Miss Annie was looking across impressed (guys - you know there’s nothing like impressing the girl with physical prowess on a date) but Bianca brought me back to earth with a quietly whispered “Wow, that’s brave!”. Needless to say, do as I say and not as I do - keep within your own body’s limits!
Overall, I had a fabulous time. I left feeling great and as of Monday morning there is surprisingly little soreness in the muscles. I’ve never really enjoyed the handful of yoga classes I did in the past, but for some reason this one suited me very well. Mid Sunday morning turned out to be a great time to go - we’ll definitely be back. Bianca was a fabulous, patient and helpful instructor who obviously cares about her students’ achievements in flexibility.
In summary, yoga turned out to be a pretty good date activity - and a pretty good hangover cure to boot!
