When good yoga goes bad

very close likeness of my yoga teacher. possibly her sister.

UPDATE: I know this is an old one but Jac is on holiday this week so I’m re-posting one of my favourites that she wrote! Cheers, Kate

If you’re not already a Yoga or Pilates devotee, there is a very good chance that on falling pregnant you’ll be encouraged to start attending a Yoga or Pilates class especially for the impregnated. Finding the right class for you can be pretty challenging and let me just say, possibly, as my recent experience demonstrated, a little bit frightening.

Finding a new yoga teacher in Madrid has not been an easy task.  After sifting through several tie die themed yoga websites and brochures, I found a fairly modern looking studio and booked in for my first set of classes.  Despite the shiny, new exterior of the yoga studio, the teacher turned out to be the kind of crystal, purple cardigan wearing, yoga stereotype I had been trying to avoid.  The classes were just not what I was after.  I wanted to work out, and this class was a lot closer to mediation than exercise.