Mundane Decisions...or Not...

My gym membership went up again this month - this is the third time in three months. 2 months ago I got an offer in the mail for a one week pass to this yoga studio if I filled out their survey. I've done yoga before and I'm pretty decent at it. So I take this one week of yoga and feel amazing, in mind and body. I can't remember the last time I breathed so deeply for such a long period of time, other than when doing vocal warm-ups.

I then sign up for their two-week unlimited deal for new people. I feel so different at the end of it. I start thinking, hey this would be great as a workout - So I start looking at their membership rates and OH MY GOSH! My jaw drops - Its more than what I pay for my gym! I start looking up other studios and the rates only get higher - I had no idea how expensive it was to take yoga classes in this city.

I obviously cannot afford it, and I try to convince myself that I can practice at home. Yeah right! The energy of a class not only challenges and pushes, but also cheers everyone to be the best they can be.

Do I really want this? Yes. But I can't do gym and yoga, so I have to give up my gym membership of 4+ years. But I love my spin classes! But then they don't have any good yoga classes. I think back at how many times I hit the gym in the last two months, and I have my answer. No gym.

In the meantime I've been looking at yoga studios in New York and trying  their introductory one week offers. I'm currently doing Bikram Yoga, also called Hot Yoga - For me, it feels like I'm back home in India, where its hot and humid!

After a lot of back and forth in my head, I gave up my gym membership today - And I realized in a way this was a big decision. Something out of routine for me and in a weird way, out of my comfort zone. I've been with a gym all my life and now I'm going to try and see how to make this Yoga thing affordable for me. I definitely feel a difference in mind and body.  I hear each studio has work study programs that help people out. That's a start.

-- Farah Bala

Comments

[John]

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