Got up early today to go to yoga with a friend. I Haven't gone to a real yoga class in years! I do circuit training twice a week, but it's really not the same thing and doesn't fulfill the same needs. I LOVED it. It was just what I needed, and I really need to make an effort to find the time and the money to do more of it. We went to Parkside Yoga by Patterson Park. A very small studio, but it was fairly easy to get to, and is donation based. The teacher talked A LOT throughout the class, but gave very good instruction and helped me get into the right mindset. He was talking about how we store our experiences in our muscles, and how yoga and stretching is the only way to release those built up tensions and emotions. I have been in a very good place mentally lately, so I was completely unprepared for the flood of emotion that I released in certain poses! I pushed my shoulders down while in a Pigeon stretch and nearly sobbed outloud from the emotional rush! Very very interesting. My friend was saying I was acting high afterwards, and I think she was right, I haven't felt that kind of a rush and release in a while.
After yoga we had lunch at the Liquid Earth cafe, which is a vegetarian/vegan restaurant in Fells Point. I had yummy squash chilli, but their chai was horrible. The vegan brownie was probably the best vegan brownie I've had though, if a bit dryer than I would have liked in a normal brownie.
On the way to my house we stopped at Cloverhill yarn shop because my friend had never been, and found this wonderful new Crystal Palace Yarn, Mini Mochi! It comes in lovely long-print colorways, including a true rainbow. I got two balls and plan to make some Fabulous Socks with them :)
We got to geek out about knitting for the rest of the afternoon, then her bf came over and we played Settlers of Catan. Overall a fun and fulfilling day!
