Help! Help! I'm being assimilated!

[sinanju]

Into west coast culture, that is.

By which I mean that I'm going to start taking some yoga classes! Not something that this formerly southern Virginia boy ever gave much (any) thought to. But I'm going to give it a try.

Why? A couple of reasons. Steve Barnes (www.darkush.blogspot.com) is a proponent of it and he's generally been a source of interesting and useful ideas. I first learned about intermittent fasting from reading him.

However, my main reason is more pragmatic and personal. Whatever validity there is to the more...esoteric benefits ascribed to yoga (not necessarily by Steve, but in general), it's good for flexibility. I'll be 49 in January*. I've never been particularly flexible and it's not going to get any better as I get older. Plus, working a desk job all day doesn't help.

So--yoga. Also (reason #3 for those keeping score at home), it'll give me something I can share with my lovely and talented wife snippy. She's done yoga before, though not since long before we were married. So we're going to take some classes together and I'll learn how to do the forms with the idea of not taking classes indefinitely but learning enough to be able to continue at home.

In other news, I'm looking for a standing computer desk. I reiterate: I sit at a desk all day at work. I also currently sit at a desk at home when I'm writing or netsurfing (like now). I want to replace my existing home computer desk with one where I can stand instead. So if anyone know where to get one, let me know. I know I could order one online but I'd rather look some over at a local store first.


*Presents are always welcome. Nubile young women wearing only a gift bow are especially welcome.

Comments

[raine-wynd.livejournal.com]

I love yoga. I do not, however, recommend that you try any form of yoga that is more intense to start off with; just like martial arts, the instructor should allow for your level of comfort and flexibility.

As for the desk - you might like a drafting table, as they can be adjusted, but they may be more expensive and harder to find. IKEA has a desk whose height can be adjusted: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60111123

[sinanju.livejournal.com]

We looked at websites for a couple of yoga places. Some of the classes looked interesting until I realized that the *** and **** ratings meant they were very intense classes. Fortunately there are beginner classes available as well, so we'll probably start with those.

I know that Safco makes a standing computer station that looks like what I'm interested in. I just don't know if I can find one locally. I could have it delivered via the tubes of the internet but I'd rather buy it here.