I really have to tell you about my...finally...first yogaclass I joined in Thailand. This was just to chaotic and to funny to be true.
After we arrived in Pai, still Thailand, and we found a bungalow, we went for a walk in the little town. Quite soon we saw an advertisement at a shop of Mam's Yoga...sounds promising I thought :-) I asked for some information and the woman of the shop asked me to wait, she would phone the instructor for me. The Instructor asked me to wait again, she would like to meet me at the shop....no problem, (mai pen rai on thai ;-)) I could wait. A mix of Cher and Tina Turner stepped out of a car...the Instructor! I became curious so I signed in for the morningclass next day from 10 till 12.
I already could recognize from far away where her house or yogaplace was... a lot of flowers, incense sticks, statues and so on.
At the beginning she told us something about didn't sleep well last night, slept with her student in one bed, didn't had to share her bed since ages, therefor she was on facebook, a group of harley drivers asked her for a place to stay, took breakfast the first time since 45 years....maybe she told us even more but this is all I can remember at the moment ;-)
She started the yogaclass with meditation....and then it all started....during the meditation someone came in and just started to talk to her...something about couldn't find it...okay meditation over...everyone sit down and straight your legs...we'll do some warming up movements....I think the third one was the split....okay I thought if this is warming up??? what else can I expect??? We went one with more warming up exercises and then we heard the sound of some motorbikes....ohw...sorry she said just a small break...these are the harley drivers from last night....have to help them. Just relax for a moment on your back please...and so we did.
She came back...and her phone ringed....she didn't pick up.....she ordered her student in between to take care of the harley drivers...
After doing more warming up exercises for at least one hour we could stand up to do the sun saluation, surya namaskar, sonnengruss. ???? Normally you do this quite in the beginning to warm up ....but I'm here to learn, I'm open for new so yeah why not. After the 4 sun salutions we had to lay down on our back again, now for 5 breath....these 5 breath became at least 5 minutes, because she was gone again....the harley drivers had some problems you know ;-)
During shirsasana, headstand, kopfstand she called that person back that phoned her before....she ended with a short shavasana, relaxing on the back and then there was time for snacks and chat....what she weared? a shirt of the Rolling Stones, you know that one with the tongue :-)
My lesson for this day....don't take everything to serious, but just have fun in what you do!
