getting my yoga on!

So, I've done a ton of research and reading lately on Yoga. And I'm happy to say that I love it. I've been having some lower back issues the past couple of months and a friend of mine said that yoga did wonders for his back pain. I figured it's worth a shot. My brother bought me a yoga mat for my birthday about a year ago, and I'm sad to say it's not been used as much as it should or could be.
Now besides a few netflix videos and one YMCA class I took on a vacation, I'd say I'm pretty much a newbie to the whole yoga thing. Besides, you never know if you're going to like something if you don't try it, right? 
I have known about the Yoga studio in downtown Moline, IL for ages, but have never got around to taking a class. Between school and time and just a little bit of newbie fear, I just never made it down there. Last night, Indigo Wellness Center and Yoga Studio hosted an introductory yoga sessions and I figured I had nothing to lose. 
The class was super low key, intimate, and I loved it. I met Abby Webster-Moran, co-owner of the studio and she was absolutely lovely. It was just me and two other ladies, so it wasn't overwhelming in any way. Abby took us through some Q & A, and then some basic poses and stretches, even learning to breathe in yoga is challenging, but worth it.  She's very relaxed and gentle in her teaching style and I loved it. It's so different to do yoga with an instructor rather than a DVD because the instructor can "tweak" your pose, even if it's minor so you get more out of the pose and stretch. It's not like they're picking on you or anything, they just want to adjust the pose. I could feel a difference in my Warrior pose that I didn't get if I'm doing it in my living room. Downward Dog looks easy, but if you're doing it right and the instructor moves you a bit to get the most out of the pose you kind of realise "woah! Now I feel that in a whole new way!" 
 I know some yoga poses, so when she got around to Savasana, or corpse pose, my body just went "yes!" I love that pose. it's relaxing and invigorating. I walked away from that class with such a renewed sense of self and I just felt really good. 
 In their entrance when you walk into the studio, it has a lovely word "Breathe" written on the wall in pretty purple. It's calming and reassuring. I just really need to learn how to breathe in my life. 


You can check out Indigo Studio at  http://www.indigowellness.info 
Definately going to take another class soon! :) Thanks so much, Abby!