This morning Rhys went to his first Job interview in Van city. We have been in Vancouver 1 week now and are slowly making progress, I have a couple of interviews coming up this week which I am really looking forward to. Rhys returned home and he got the job with A1 Plumbing. Extremely proud girlfriend moment! We went out to lunch at Sejuiced in Kitsilano to celebrate with some delicious and nutritious vegan food and smoothies. We searched around the Salvation Army for treasures to put into our new apartment- when we find one. By 3pm I was ready to walk the 20 minutes to YYoga Kitsilano studio for an intensive Hot class. I always like to arrive early to class to give myself time to meditate and do any stretches that are on my mind to help my muscles and joints warm up before the class, especially with a Hot session. I entered the room and the heat was bearable but even without moving my body around I was already starting to drip sweat, just lying down. The heat reminds me of India in that way and the room gets humid really fast with so much body heat and so many lungs turning all the oxygen into carbon dioxide. I ebbed and flowed through the class. Some parts were a real struggle and I was feeling overly emotional and surprisingly filled with frustration during my practice. I accepted the feelings of discomfort and carried on. I held postures longer and stronger than on Day 1 in the Hot class and felt like I had a bit more energy. At least I didn’t feel faint or sickly and have to leave the room! I sweat what felt like would have filled a bath tub and should have taken a better face towel. The teacher was petite, toned and tough and she made us hold intensive poses for longer than usual but I felt like what I did during class was great for my body. I drank a lot of water the whole way through and after leaving too, rehydrating is so important especially after a Hot class. I was able to keep up this time but toward the end of class I started to feel like I was suffocating on the hot air that the heaters filled into the room. I dreamt of opening the door and feeling the cool air brush over my skin. My lungs fill with fresh and clean oxygen. But I lay on my mat until the very end hoping for a fast escape. Savasana helped me to clear my mind but I was still desperately thirsty for cool air. I cleaned my mat as quickly as possible before diving out the studio door into the normal atmosphere gulping in oxygen and walking quickly toward the cool water taps to rinse my face. This has to be the hottest Yoga class and studio I have ever been to. I was happy to walk home in a gentle shower of fresh water falling from the sky cleansing my sweat covered body. I looked up to the sky feeling glad to be alive. I think I’ll stick to Hot Yoga just once every second day from here on in.
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