yoga anyone?

So the other day I went to my first prenatal yoga class. Never a big fan of yoga I wasn't sure what to expect. My one experience with yoga prior to pregnancy was slow and boring and I actually think I may have fallen asleep. At the urge of my doctor I checked it out anyways and read up a little on it before my class. I also asked Alexa, one of my best friends, that also happens to be pregnant to come along with me. (by the way, having a pregnant best friend is awesome)

So we both showed up at the class yoga mats in hand ready to conquer any pose that came our way. I must say, prenatal yoga is much more challenging than I ever expected. In addition to all the breathing techniques, I found myself in interesting positions that were stretching parts of my body I didn't know could be stretched. I realized that I really do have the worst posture ever and that standing up straight for long periods of time is more uncomfortable to me than being hunched over. Apparently I also like to hold my breath when I'm in deep lunges. I can only imagine how red my face would get before our kind instructor would whisper, "breathe Kimberly." Despite my trouble breathing the class was great. I learned a lot about myself, my body and what great benefits there are to practicing yoga while pregnant.

I may be unbalanced and uncoordinated already, and I will probably get worse as this belly gets bigger. But for now I'm going to give this yoga thing a shot.

for anyone interested in yoga (prenatal or not) here's the info for where i go:
www.glowingyoga.com