Crying during yoga? 🤔

[Bypass2Freedom 852]

As some of you may know, I have been trying to go to classes and upping my exercise in general.

I did an LBT class on Monday, and yesterday I decided to do a BodyBalance class.

It was harder than expected - I am definitely not flexible 🤣 I also found that as it was my first time ever doing yoga-type exercises, it was taking me a while to figure out what to do!

It was good though, at the end of the 45 minutes my body felt relaxed and I could feel that a lot of tension had left me. The final piece the instructor did was a relaxation, where we all just lie down and she turns off the light, and there is nice calm music on, and you just relax your body...and I just started crying!

I have no idea why this happened, but I felt like a right muppet 🤣

I might go back, I just need to prepare myself for that end bit haha.

Anyone else experienced something like this?

[DaisyChainOz 422]

Yoga can be very cathartic!
It may have been disconcerting and maybe a touch embarrassing in the moment, but the yoga teacher would have seen it before.

It's a good thing to feel that release.
😁

Edited 13 hours ago by DaisyChainOz

[ms.sss 15,717]

omg and lol *raises hand*

i totally used to bawl during savasana at the end of almost every yoga class i took in the beginning!!! my instructors said its a common occurrence....something about releasing tension and emotion??

lasted about a month or so for me (mind u i went/go to class 1-2 times daily so i fast tracked the ugly-cry phase lol). i do remember it was very disconcerting at the time.

when i try to explain it to non-yoga-ers, the best i could describe was that i wasn't feeling sadness nor happiness exactly...more like feeling overwhelmed, with what exactly, its hard to pinpoint...relief? gratitude? unworthiness?

its been a while since i did that in class so my memory is foggy....

in any case, it normal apparently!