When it's too early for ANYTHING ...including yoga

Friday I decided I was going to go to 630AM yoga class at my Miami studio.  I figured what the hell, I will get a workout in nice and early and not worry about going later.  BONUS was it was a one hour class (versus 75 or 90 minutes).  Wow - was I wrong.

First of all, the class ended up going well over an hour.  It was closer to a normal 75 minute class - how deceiving.  I do LOVE the teacher in this class but the entire time I kept looking at the clock.  Unfortunately (but kinda fortunately) this studio has a clock in the back.  Therefore, no matter what class I am in - I am watching the clock.  But, Friday I just couldn't stop.  It was like every minute, every painful minute.  I had no energy - I didn't want to be there - and I kept thinking about my bed and wondering why the damn clock wasn't moving faster. 

Second of all, my body didn't want to do anything.  Downward dog?  Nope - my body wanted to do lay-my-face-on-the-ground dog (note: not a real pose).  Child's pose?  Um, yes please.  Crow pose?  ARE YOU KIDDING ME?  Finally, forearm stand.  HA - Yeah, right - I actually laughed out loud after that instruction.

When people say they are not a morning person (which, I am not - do not even try to be friendly to me until at least 10AM and 2 cups of tea/coffee) they aren't kidding.  Sure, try to do some kind of early morning exercise and see if you can transform yourself into more of a morning person.  But, for me - yoga is about unwinding and unstressing after the day.  It isn't to "prepare" for the day ahead.  I like to enjoy yoga thinking about how all the rest of my night consists of is maybe some work, dinner, a potential Bud Light Lime, and finally sleep.  I didn't enjoy my practice thinking about the fact I would leave and my work day hadn't even started yet.  My advice?  Practice based off WHY you practice, what your intention is, and the true purpose for you; try out classes are various points in the day.  For me - it's one of the last classes of the day.  Any earlier - no thanks.  I actually cannot imagine anything that sounds worse than waking up again for a class.  As I left the instructor said to me, "see, isn't it addicting to come this early?!".  I didn't have the heart to tell her that was legitimately one of the most unpleasant physical activities I had every been a part of.  Sorry I'm not sorry - this yogi has no desire to practice that early. 

Sure, I believe in #yogaeverydamnday but it really is #yogaeverydamnevening for this girl.