Silent Yoga

I’d heard of ‘Silent Disco’ but not Silent Yoga…until this morning.

We normally have music playing during our yoga sessions but today our teacher tried out a silent class. We’re a chatty bunch of ladies and always have plenty to say when we greet each other as we sort out our yoga mats but we were instructed to not speak to each other but to quietly enter the class and practice a bit of mindfulness to get us relaxed.

It did seem odd not greeting each other but I quite liked getting into a peaceful space in my head before we began. Our lives are so full of noise and distractions it’s good to find some peace and quiet within ourselves from time to time.

We all stayed behind for a coffee and chat after the class and one of the ladies had made a fabulous cake. We made up for our imposed silence then and enjoyed plenty of lively conversation.

Marvin the Monkey tried some silent yoga but kept getting distracted by thoughts about delicious bananas.