I took a yoga class today for the first time since December! It's been so long, I've done yoga type stretches and poses at home since I last took a class, but the last time I took a class was through my university and I was doing it three times a week for class credit.
I've done nothing but belly dance and lots of stripping since my last class, so when I went today, I was REALLY off. I kept arching my back instead of tucking my butt under, it's a horrible habit. Even when I would consciously try to tuck my navel toward my spine and my tailbone under, I would stick my ass out like a stripper, kind of embarrassing during cat pose when I was trying to do the opposite... and chair pose, and downward dog... gawd I did everything all wrong. The instructor even asked if i had a "dance background" after the class and told me she used to have the same problem because she was a dancer (don't think she meant stripper though).
So.... for those of you who do yoga regularly- how do you remind yourself to stay in alignment and not look like a stripper doing yoga? I suppose it's just a matter of practice, but I'm definitely going to be practicing poses at home before I go to another class to make sure I don't look sexual.
In colorado I plan on taking classes at a studio, not just a gym, because I want to get really good, I feel so amazing after class, I forgot how good it feels! It will also help lengthen and tone my muscles and strengthen my core, which is important because I gain muscle from dancing and my posture gets all thrown off from the heels.
also-- I did the search function but there are no posts on looking like a slut in warrior stance.



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