Hot Yoga
"Linda Rohlinger and my sweaty self after class." — Dr. Geoff Emry
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"Midway upon the journey of our life
I found myself within a forest dark,
For the straightforward pathway had been lost.”
Thus begins one of the most famous works of the 14th century, Dante Alighieri's poem Inferno. Recently this came to mind, not because trying all these different forms of exercise is like visiting the nine circles of hell but because, being in midlife myself, I, like Dante, have been on a journey (of exercise exploration) and found myself within a forest (yoga studio) dark. And hot!
Arriving at Beyoutiful Hot Yoga in the dark at 5:20 a.m. for a 5:30 class, it was immediately clear that this was a devoted bunch as I was far from the first person there. In keeping with my theme of having an exercise buddy, I met my friend, Linda Rohlinger, out in the parking lot and we proceeded inside together. After signing the obligatory medical release form (does anybody actually read these things?) and stowing my things in the cubbies in the lobby, I took my yoga mat and went into the studio.
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