How it started

Well, once in the office building where my company is located I saw an advertisement of yoga class called Yogalight. Since it was just two floors away from our office I decided to give it a try, contacted the responsible person and had my first yoga session after work. It was a small studio and we were practicing hatha-yoga. The teacher was nice and she always told us not to force ourselves to do something if we cannot. I have to say I rarely did something out of my league and sometimes felt the asanas are too easy for me (if we leave out the headstand). Since the class started at 6.30pm and I finished my work around this time too I always rushed to finish all my tasks and go for the session. However, it turned out that I didn't always manage to be on time and could afford just one class per week. I noticed this once-a-week attendancy was not very efficient as I always felt how stiff my body got if I didn't practice for a long time, and believe me, 6 days break in yoga world is a long time.

So, I decided to look for another yoga school. My former collegue once told me she's attending yoga classes at 8 o'clock in the morning. And there I was - contacting the teacher of the school to fix the introductory class for me. And guess what - it was Ashtanga yoga class. I didn't look specifically for this method, I was simply looking for convenient schedule.

One beautiful Sunday I woke up at 5.30am in order to be on time for my first session due at 6.30am. I knew there would be just me and the teacher since another lady cancelled just the day before. The city looked so nice early morning. Trust me, I'm a 100% owl, and getting up that early isn't a piece of cake for me, but I was so proud and glad I made it! The teacher was very nice and attentive and introduced me into Ashtanga yoga practice which I already knew was something different from a traditional hatha-yoga. After the class I was happy and feeling so light. I was looking forward to the next day to join the general group and telling people around me how inspired I feel. I also shared these feelings with my good friend Asta from Lithuania who currently lives in Brighton. Guess what - now she is into Ashtanga yoga too, hehe! :)