Like many new mums, during pregnancy I dabbled in a bit of yoga, the teacher was great and the poses really helped with some of my pregnancy ailments, but I didn't stick out. Here's why;
The sort of mothers who were also at the class were mainly of the hippy-dippy variety and I felt out of place. Also I was pretty bad at it! A massive pregnancy belly (which turned into a 9 lb 13 baby, no less) isn't really conducive to flexibility.
Even if I hadn't been pregnant, my sense of balance isn't the best and I still would have found myself toppling to the side.
Now, though, I've found a bit of a solution to my yoga-inadequacy: Erin Motz and DoYouYoga.com
Erin calls herself a 'bad yogi' not the sense that I have described, with the falling over and stuff, she's actually very good at yoga. She means 'bad' in the sense that chocolate is bad. Her website reveals that she is 'a renegade yogi who indulges in the occasional burger...'
Isn't the word renegade an excellent word?
I started off doing Erin's 30 day yoga challenge (which she runs through DoYouYoga.com on Youtube- see below) about 2 months ago. Actually I'm still doing it, I'm doing it every other day (or so) instead of daily. Does that make me a renegade too?
Since starting it I've got really into yoga. Erin's videos don't make me feel like a heffalump attempting contortion- she gives lots of options, emphasises that yoga is personal and you should only do what feels good (what? it's supposed to be pleasant?? I know, right?).
She even outright admits that some of it is quick tricky, so I never feel put off if there's something I can't do.
Since starting, I have developed a wee girl crush on Erin, because of her bad yogi philosophy- which encompasses eating french cheese, meat and drinking wine.
I'm even considering taking B to a parent toddler yoga class- so you may find me mastering a crow pose yet!
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