August 10, open air Yoga tryout

One of my best friends is a real yogi. She does yoga like I do crossfit and I have been wanting to give it a try myself but the step seemed to be too big. I didn't know a good yoga studio in my surroundings and the hours I looked up online didn't match my schedule.. excuses, excuses...

So, when my friend told me about this initiative called Yoga discovery that organizes free yoga sessions in a nature setting every sunday I saw an opportunity to give it a try. 

Although the weather forecast wasn't very optimistic (the remainders of tropical storm Bertha were coming) we still went. The setting was lovely. We were in this small park in Herentals next to this little river called de Kleine Nete. Mandukamats were provided by the organization and it stayed dry during the whole yoga session. 

Since I wasn't the only newbie every movement was explained really thorough and l loved it. I could really focus on correct form and breathing. After the session we got some free yoga magazines and a free drink! 

After this experience, I really want to combine Yoga with CrossFit. The yoga exercises will help my posture and stability while the crossfit exercises will help my strength and endurance and they are both working on my core strength!

That's me in action! (Photo by Ilse Fimmers )

The setting (1)

The setting (2)