Looking for new ways to keep fit and healthy, we recently bought Maya Fiennes' Kundalini Yoga to detox and de-stress. I do yoga as part of my morning routine and having seen the trailer with Maya's butt firmly planted throughout, I was lulled into a false sense of security.
What I love is that Kundalini yoga uses muscles and breathing work that is different to my usual style. It is easy for beginners and yet some of the exercises still make you feel like you have had a good workout, especially if you are not that flexible.
I can feel my energy increase throughout the workout and am completely buzzing by the end. The first time I did it I felt totally ungrounded, but then ice skating has the same effect. Eating something nourishing and feeling my feet in contact with the ground soon sorts that out.
MiBu found the Easy pose less than easy to start with, but by the end had improved his flexibility and this is something he wants to continue to work on. Kundalini yoga is fun and enjoyable and now part of our healthy lifestyle.
As if an hour of Kundalini Yoga wasn't enough, we decided to get squashed. Well, we had already booked and paid for it during the week. Again, Squash is completely new to us. All you need is a sense of humour and some squeaky shoes. The game takes place in an acoustically enjoyable court. You can't understand a word of what the other person is saying, but you can chant and sing like a pro. Well, that's how it sounded in my head!
There are pretty red lines marked out and I'm sure they mean something, but we just bashed the ball and bounced around the court for an hour. Then we decided we liked it so much, we've booked the court again for next week!
And how do we feel after a day of pleasuring ourselves with heaps of energetic, enjoyable exercise? Well apart from being sorely reacquainted with the muscles in our right forearms, we feel fabulous!
So, even if the weather is pants or you don't know the rules of a particular sport, just get out there, try something new and have heaps of fun xXx
