Friends, I know something odd is going on in my world when my downward facing dogs result in my sniffing my yoga mat. Clearly, I’m not focused. Yes, I’m sure there are some psychological issues that you can glean from my sniffing but let’s leave that alone for now.
I usually don’t even think of sniffing anything in yoga. In fact, the opposite is true, the body smells in that room can be so bad, that I wish I wasn’t breathing let alone smelling. Yet, yesterday was different. And, it happened right away as I moved from upward facing dog to downward facing dog.
At first, I wasn’t sure what that smell was. I looked around to see if someone was eating (reminiscent of the woman at the CLE last week!). Nope. Then, I wondered if one of my kids had been using my mat. But there was no mistaking it … my yoga mat smelled like a Krispy Kreme doughnut.
I know you’re all interested in analyzing this so let me do it for you. I think that this is a freudian sort of thing … where that which I’ve restricted in my life, is coming alive in yoga! What a perfect place for even more mind wandering!
This made me think — how many things do I crave that I don’t allow myself to enjoy?
1. French Fries. While I am not a fried food lover, I am a ketchup lover (must be the sugar) and there is nothing better than some crunchy fries slathered with ketchup. I have not smelled fries at yoga.
2. Red meat. I used to be a carnivore. Then I became a vegetarian. Now I’m AC DC but still no red meat or pork. But those grilled steaks smell good! I wonder if the guy next to me tomorrow will smell like beef?
3. State Fair Foot Long. Here’s a true story: when I was young(er), the only thing I wanted at the Fair was a foot long. The kind with the crunchy ends, filled with ketchup, mustard and sauerkraut. I wasn’t dating back then (for obvious reasons – read: eating habits) and, as a result, could eat a whole one all by myself. Seriously, in a hot yoga class everyone smells like sauerkraut!
4. More than one glass of wine. Please friends, can one of you pick me up, take me out, let me drink two glasses and then drive me home – without passing judgment on how intoxicated I might be after the first 1/2 a glass? Can I drink wine after yoga like we have beer after a race?
5. Krispy Kreme Doughnut. Yet another reason for therapy.
I hope you have a wonderful start to the weekend! I’m off to have coffee and maybe a doughnut!
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