If you knit...have you ever had the feeling that knitting has made you a more sedentary person? I have (and apparently Asics agrees). While knitting is meditative and relaxing, I find I fill time with it now that I might have spent otherwise before: going to a yoga class, going for a run or walk, etc.. Of course, I think law school has done more than its fair share of putting me in this most unfit condition. So I'm making a renewed commitment to my yoga practice this summer. Yesterday I attended my first ever class at a real yoga studio, Park Slope Yoga. It's been a long time since I've gone regularly to classes at school, much less hour-and-a-half classes, and the Vinyasa class I took yesterday kicked my ass a little. But the difference between yoga in a skylight-lit, wood-floored studio and yoga in the NYU wrestling team's practice room (complete with a sweaty, disgusting, stinky padded floor) is pretty amazing. I decided to pay way too much to purchase a 10-class card there, and intend to kick off my summer by reinvigorating my practice. Woo hoo! Break out the yoga mat bag.
The perfect way to celebrate this alleged new commitment would clearly be to make myself an Asana Tank from the Spring Knitty. I've joined the Asana Knit-Along:
Wonder what will happen first: completing Asana or exhausting my 10-class card. No matter what, I'm looking forward to the coming two weeks, in which I'll be unobligated, (technically) unemployed, and free to free myself from the habits of this school year!
ps - Happy International Workers' Day!
Posted by jess at May 1, 2005 12:15 PMI am so feeling you on the sedentary thing. I wouldn't say I am a super active person aside from knitting, but it sure does give you a good excuse to turn down happy hours, window-shopping (unless it's a LYS), and cleaning the house. I have been practicing yoga since September (more seriously since January) and just LOVE it. And I would definitely like to renew my commitment to activity. Good luck to you and can't wait to see that ASANA (I am thinking of trying this, but not sure on the yarn just yet).
Posted by: Skylar at May 1, 2005 9:33 PMSo glad to hear that you are a fellow yogini! I have been meaning to try a class at the Park Slope studio sometime when I visit my daughter, and you describe it very appealingly. It's so nice check out other places.....you always leave with something new and good to practice. I have a pattern for a knit yoga bag that I've been meaning to try. I'll post it later.
Posted by: Sara at May 2, 2005 9:23 AMI really really need to get back into yoga- My old teacher changed schools, and then I moved, so I haven't been for about a year. I need to pull a finger out and find a new school.
The thing I've really noticed due to recent increases in the time I spend knitting, and blogging (aside from being more sedintary) is that I haven't read a book in ages!
Just too many things to squeeze into the day.. *sigh*