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It has been a staple of my routine ever since I started working second-shift as a cook, about 2001. After a certain point, working into the evening after doing a regular day's work at home in the a.m, the body just starts shutting down. Tasks I would like to accomplish are suddenly off limits, and going to sleep feeling so beat-up means waking up stiff.
Yoga is exercise, but not of the kind that depletes the body's energy. Here's an extreme example. I get home from a bachelor party (I go to about one per decade it seems) at 4 am. feeling horrible - instead of crashing out, I do 5-10 minutes of yoga. Easy stuff: lying-down poses, stretching-and-breathing poses. The crisis in my body is replaced by relaxed exhaustion. I can actually fall asleep and stay asleep, and wake up halfway rebounding towards normal.
After a decade as a professional night-owl, I know many people who need yoga but can't go to a class on Saturday morning, or at 6 p.m. most nights. Are you one of these people?
I am happy to announce a new weekly Yoga Class in St. Louis.
When? Tuesday nights, 11:30 pm to 12:30 a.m. Yes, that's right. Late-night yoga.
Where? Maplewood. Stone Spiral Coffeehouse, 2500 Sutton Blvd just up the hill behind Shop-n-Save.
How much? $12
Bring? A mat. (I have a couple extras just in case.)
(As always, I offer a Free First Class to anyone new to my classes. Many of you have enjoyed this benefit in the past, so share the love and bring a new friend with you.)
This space is fun and welcoming, and a hub for community arts and music. See their website http://www.stonespiralcoffee.com/
The focus of this class will be easing body strain, re-aligning the spine, and clearing the mind for peaceful meditation. I'll help you learn the techniques you need to maintain a healthy, graceful body.
Tell your friends who wait tables, work second shift, or otherwise keep our 24-hour economy going that they don't have to get up at 7 am to do yoga.
If you've never practiced end-of-the-day yoga, you will be amazed at your enhanced flexibility and the natural ease with which your body shifts into relaxation.
Contact me with questions etc.
Namaste!
Stephen
