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39 funny tweets about trying to get into Yoga. I was a crooked oaf.

James Breakwell:

Yoga instructor: folds herself in triangles like an American flag

Me: Maybe I'll try the beginner class.

Kendra Alvey:

The yoga teacher said to get into your most comfortable seated position but there weren't any barstools around, I looked.

Epic Yoga Fail

Forty-eight hours after hiking 11 miles with 5,009' of elevation gain, I joined a yoga class for the first time. Legs were extremely stiff and sore. Hello, lactic acid!

"I have great balance," I bragged to the teacher, thinking of hiking. Not in yoga. Try standing on one foot with the other leg straight out at a 45-degree angle. "Hold and breathe deeply." I could manage two seconds before collapsing.

The teacher used Sanskrit names for yoga poses. "Get ready for Ardha Baddha Parivrtta Malasana." Huh? Whatever happened to "downward dog"?

I was spectacularly inept. Announcing I was crooked, the Yoga teacher repeatedly marched over to straighten my body. It was embarrassing. Felt like a warped oaf.

At the end of class, we all laid on the floor for three minutes. "Finally, something I'm competent at," I quipped. Everyone laughed. We were supposed to be meditating.

All I could think of was how cold and hard the floor felt. Shivering, I longed to grab a blanket but didn't want to disturb anyone’s sacred meditation. The longest three minutes of my life.

[huffpost.com]

LiterateHiker 9 Oct 29
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...I donated to a gym once.

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A yoga class is okay, until somebody farts!

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This basically tells my yoga experience.

@Mofo1952

Hilarious! I love the cartoon. Thanks.

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Funny

bobwjr Level 10 Oct 29, 2019
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Just here for the comments. Newbie.

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i've tried yoga. it ain't for sissies

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According to one of my favorite video games, mastering yoga includes the ability to breathe fire at will.

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sounds like you had fun lol ,I have started doing some minor meditation and takig Reiki courses,,will see how i make out with that

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I'm still trying to get started......

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