My week without Bikram was wonderful. Excellent meals and wine with friends for both lunch and dinner, working the registration desk at the Writers Conference and commiserating with such interesting people, and attending wonderful, inspiring classes. Bikram and exercise and diet of any kind was not even on my radar. It was the best conference week of the three years I’ve attended and I topped off the week with movies and birthday dinners.
And then came now.
Today was not pretty in the hot room. Thoughts of hydration and electrolytes haven’t entered my mind for nine days. I knew something was up when I started asking for headache medicine along about Thursday. My sinus problems were returning and it began to dawn on me – no yoga. I barely made it through the standing series. The dizzies kicked in and down I went. Let’s say I made it up to the last three poses, then I lay flat in savasana with my eyes closed to stop the room from spinning. The rest of the class, on the floor, passed rather uneventfully.
When I got home I quickly hydrated and replaced those electrolytes. Back to my old routine. I think it’s going to take more than one day. It’s going to be a long week. Today felt like going back to school on a Monday morning after a long vacation. It was great to see my friends again. I loved the familiarity of the back steps and the hot room. I loved my routine of picking my spot and putting my bag away.
It’s great to get away and do something different, but it’s even better returning to something the same.
And so, as another day goes by, who knew my yoga studio would become another home, complete with a family, and….I have written.
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