Yoga In Common

(Uhhh...forgot to hit PUBLISH POST! Duh...this is a few weeks old)

I would love, love, love for my kids to develop a love for yoga.  I've tried a few times to get them to a practice with me at home, and usually by mid-point I've lost one, or both, of them.  I don't want to force the issue and have them hate it so I just go with the flow and if they join me, great!

This morning was "Yoga In Common", a fundraising yoga class on the Dartmouth Commons.  I just happened to mention going in front of Grace and she got all excited and asked if she could come. Sure!  Mommy/Daughter yoga class!!

Well, this morning was friggin' freezing, and cloudy. But she still wanted to go so we packed up our mats and headed off to the great outdoors.

We weren't even to the field yet when we realized we were really underdressed!! Guess being used to a million degree room has really spoiled me.

Uhhhh........BRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!  Poor Grace had goose bumps before we got out of the car! And I wasn't sure if I could even get out, even contemplated sending Grace to the field by herself while I sat with the heater on!

Thank goodness its a habit to take a towel to class or else Grace might have ended up as an icecube by the end of class. It wasn't long though before we started to warm up, sun salutations have a way of doing that to you. It was quite entertaining to see Grace participate, especially when she only knocked over the guy beside her when she fell out of upside-down-down-dog-flip-over-whatever-it's-called.  "flip your dog"?  I dunno, cause I can't...ok, WON'T try it....I'm terrified I'm going to hurt myself, and I know there would be nothing graceful about it so I just stay in regular down dog. But not my child, nope, she just flipped and went for it with a smile on her face!  Seriously, thank god my insecurities haven't worn on her yet (YET!)  Pleeeeease let her grow up to be as normal as she can be with me as her mother!!

After a good, fun time in the park we celebrated with a treat from "Two If By Sea"...seriously, best cookies EVER!!!!!!  And nothing makes a little girl's day more than a cookie the size of your face!