My Yoga Tour of North Houston

Alrighty, yoganista peeps, I have decided that in the interest of blog science I must try EVERY yoga studio and class in North Houston.  While this may seem daunting, it is not.  If only because there is a dire lack of yoga-ness up here.  North Houston = South Boonies.  So far I have tried Cherry Blossom Yoga and The Woodlands Anusara Yoga Studio.  Truly, I really enjoyed both.  I have been doing yoga in gyms and at home for the past 10 years.  I have really gotten serious about my yoga in the past year or two, and I'm feeling the need to put myself in an environment that is more serene and allows me to really focus.  Going to a dedicated yoga studio allows that, and so I think any studio I go to will be an improvement for me. 

I tried an intro to Ashtanga class at Cherry Blossom.  It was challenging enough to make it worth the trip, which was significant.  I imagine a full 90 minute Ashtanga class would be very challenging.  Perfect.

The Anusara Yoga class was a little more intense.  I know a significant number of asana's sanskrit names, but I had a hard time keeping up because the teacher used almost all sanskrit names.  Good and bad.  Good because I love learning the Sanskrit, but bad b/c it kind of broke up my flow.  And the Anusara style is a bit different.  Not bad, but different.  And they chant a invocation at the start of class which was new for me.  But we did lots of inversions, which I LURV so I was totally happy with it.  In fact, they are offering an intensive that I'm considering. 

So I have a few more teachers I want to try at these studios, and there is another studio I recently found that offers yoga and guided meditation.  Bonus: it is right next to the girls' gymnastics studio.  Buuuuuut.... they do offer Zumba and other aerobics classes so I do wonder a little if it will be the same as doing yoga at the gym.  Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my teacher at the gym, love her, and the class is great, but if I'm going to get the same effect then I will just use the classes I'm already paying for.  Anyway, I will report back!  Your girl Friday, on the beat!