That Time Yoga was Ruined for Me
This is an old post, but it was misplaced during the redesign so here it is again:
I’m kind of one of
those people that can’t sit still. I’m always doing something (or ten things)
and probably fidgeting and thinking of 30 other things to do at the same time.
And so, this brought me to yoga.
I originally
thought yoga was stretching for soccer moms and the elderly, but as someone who
spent high school PE tanning on the football field while eating vending machine
snacks, it thoroughly kicked my A-S-S. And as it turns out, I am sooooo
stressed about being able to hold up my plank position for three more breaths
that I don’t think about anything else. So it’s actually kind of relaxing
(ish).
I do, however, get
a bit insulted when the 105-yr-old woman next to me holds her plank longer than
I can.
Anyway, so as
someone who can never relax, yoga has been a nice release. Until a few weeks
ago.
So there I was,
dying of hyperventilation/suffocation/asphyxiation (typical), when finally we
get the absolute JOY of lying back down on the mat.
And I’m like, Oh
thank GOD, I can breathe again and the mat is the best thing that’s ever
happened to me, when for some reason, I decide to open my eyes a teeny bit.
I should also
mention at this time that I have an absolutely crippling fear of spiders.
So I do the only
logical thing I can.
I squeal and jump
into the corner and cower with my mat.
Unfortunately for
me, everyone else in the class fails to notice that I am THISCLOSE to being,
like, killed.
I am frozen in
terror and then I realize the woman next to me is judging me. Now first of all,
she is the one of the strangest body shapes I have ever seen in real life. She
is so pear-shaped, she is more pear than human. When most people say that term, they mean just the torso. This person's entire body is a pear. It’s really like just a normal
pear, but human-sized and with eyes and stuff.
My fear of
spiders, however, does not care that I am being eye-mocked by a pear. So I just
keep vigilant in my corner and stare at the spider.
Finally, The Pear
has enough of me.
I think I muttered
“uhhhm… thank you..” and uncurled my mat to resume yoga
pre-spider-induced-paralysis.
But I can’t
possibly relax now.
Because I won’t
know if it happens again!
Maybe one day I’ll
see a little speck on the floor.
And I’ll be all,
“oh it’s a speck whatever la la la”.
But it won’t be a
speck.
And now I spend
yoga practicing vigilance instead of meditation.
Count Super Evil Death Monster
Here it is! This is my senior thesis project, a CG-animated short that I wrote, directed and, well, did (with some help from great friends!).
Enjoy!
New Layout and News
Hi everyone! So, the site has had a makeover. I think it's much easier to read now.
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YES, STORE.
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Be excited.
Also, I swear I'll post CSEDM any day now.
xoxo Holly
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