Yoga-to be kidding!

Confession time. I've been doing yoga lately. You might have seen the yoga book in the 10-to-get-list. And yes: I do realize that yoga comes with the smell of new age tofu aura reading. I smelt it too. But that's a western thing. In Thailand yoga is not popular at all (too much work) and only done by a bunch of health freaks.

What's more: it turns out not to be anything like I thought it was. There's no back braking. It doesn't hurt. There is no brute force. And you don't have to get somebody to help you untie yourself after you're done.

Now I'm obviously a beginner and not an expert, but it's incredible how many muscles you can stretch just by doing some simple exercises. What helps me is hat it all ties in with meditation and breathing. My back has already become stronger and after the workout I feel great. It's like having your own built in gym! All you need is a mat and the right mindset.

So from now on you'll be reading about my adventures in yoga as well(or should I say my battle with yoga...). Anyway: I really recommend Erich Schiffmann 's book Yoga: moving into stillness. No fashionable nonsense, but very precise info how to do it, step by step by little step. Great. Even for if you're as stiff as a board like me.