A Yoga Story
By: Savina Brown
“Yoga? I tried it once, but it wasn’t for me.”
“Don’t you need to be flexible to do yoga? I can barely touch my toes.”
When I inquire about one’s yoga experience, I can almost always guarantee I will receive some variation of either of these responses. The funny thing is that I, myself now a yoga instructor, have even used a version of these in my pre-yoga days. We all seem to have the misconception that all yoga is the same and that you need to be some kind of Cirque du Soleil performer in order to do it. Neither of these is true! But I’ve been there, in those very shoes, and believed the same thing.
My yoga journey began in high school, taking a few classes here and there at the gym because it seemed like the “hip” thing to do between playing sports. I probably took a total of 3 classes and found myself bored and not wanting to go back, so I went on a hiatus for a few years. Then as a sophomore in college, I took a quarter-credit yoga class because my coach recommended it as a good way to stretch it out. It was a great way to loosen my stiff, tired, and overworked muscles, but I still wasn’t sold on the idea. It wasn’t until 3 years later when I was working for lululemon athletica that I found my true passion for yoga. Being a yoga-clothing brand, they encourage their employees to try different styles of yoga to acquaint themselves with the yoga community. And, it’s for this experience I am so grateful because I wouldn’t be where I am now. Not even in my wildest dreams would I have guessed this would be my path. However, today I will tell you that yoga has completely transformed my life in a way I never would have imagined.
So, let go of the idea that yoga isn’t for you. Yoga can be for everyone. It’s about finding the style that speaks to your mind, body, and soul. If one style doesn’t fit you, try another just as you would a pair of jeans. And, stop believing you need to be able to contort your body into crazy shapes in order to do yoga. Yoga is for all flexibility and strength levels just like Crossfit. Remember the first time you did a clean and how awkward and discombobulated it felt? Yoga might feel like that the first couple times, but I encourage you to give it a chance. You might be pleasantly surprised
GROUP CLASS WORKOUT
Warm Up:
Trainer Choice
Strength:
Welded: Find 3RM Front Squat-14 Minutes
Lean: 6×5 Front Squat @60%
Metcon:
Welded
3-5-7-5-3
Power Cleans 175/125
After each set :
25 DU
25 Air Squats
Advanced: 195/135
Welded Lean
6-8-10-8-6
Deadlifts 185/125
After each set:
25 DU
25 Air Squats
Advanced: 205/140
Mobility:
Pre – Super Front Rack (pg.260)
Post – Posterior Chain Smash w/lacrosse ball (pg. 348)
OPEN GYM
8am to 9am
SKILLS CLASS
- Hand Stand Push ups
- Shoulder accessories
MOBS AND YOGS
*NO MOBILITY JUST YOGA!
LADIES NIGHT CLASS
Warm up:
2 minutes on rower then:
2 rounds of
10 air squats
10 mountain climbers
10 jumping lunges
10 burpees
Skill of the month: Toes to bar
Toes to bar progression
10-15 minutes
Core work:
3 rounds of 1 min max effort
ab mat sit ups
heel touches
flutter kicks
Metcon:
“TABATA Something Else”