I prefaced the class letting them know I am not a runner.
I used to run many, many years ago -- but found it too hard physically on my body,
generally becoming too thin and then I'd end up obsessing. So-- I stopped.
I became a walker instead.
I worked mostly on the hip flexor area.
We did a little anatomy, explaining the four muscles that make up the hip flexor:
Sartorius
Rector Femorus
Psoas
Tensor Lattae Fascia
Plus touching on the hamstrings and the feet.
The class was 8 students, only one who had been in the studio before-- so I felt positive bringing in new students to yoga and the studio.
But mostly what I noticed at the end of the class was the inspiration I felt to move beyond my comfort level. I did the research, took a workshop and decided that I could teach a class that moved beyond how I thought of yoga.
So...now onto thinking of my next inspiration...
Om.
