I’ve been doing yoga for the last 3 months and I have to admit, I’ve seen some changes in my body that I didn’t expect to achieve this fast. Ok..I still don’t have 6-pack abs (more like 1-paunch)…but I’ve noticed that I’ve become more flexible, a wee bit more toned, and surprisingly, I’m more tolerant. Oh yeah, and I sleep better too.
.
If I am to believe my yoga-mates, they say I look a bit thinner. I haven’t really weighed myself but somehow, my clothes fit better. And…my husband says I look younger!! For me, that in itself is motivation enough to continue.
.
So when the shout out was made that a yoga event was being organized for bloggers…I took the quickest route to sign myself up. This was an event I couldn’t afford to miss.
.
Last Saturday, the yoga event organized by the Blog & Soul Movement, Jane (The Yogini in Manila), and Chona (The Journey of a Yogini) happened. The Bloggers/Yoga event was held at the Vinyasa Yoga Center in Ortigas and brought together “Blogginis” and “Non-Blogginis.”
.
I came with fellow mommy-blogger, Chats. We wanted to avoid the would-be traffic. Lo and behold…Edsa was traffic-free. Must have been the gas-price increase the previous night. We got to the venue in 20 minutes and had enough time to chit-chat with Jane, Chona, and the center-directress, Mina.
.
If you need convincing that yoga is good for the body, all you need to do is take a look at these 3 women. For lack of a better word, their bodies are kick-ass solid!! And according to them they’ve been doing yoga for not more than 2 years. Really, I wanted to roll out my yoga mat and start doing my downward-dogs right there and then.
.
Yoga mats were ceremoniously unfurled and everyone positioned themselves in lotus and waited for our teacher. So when celebrated yoga-instructor, Pio Baquiran, walked in we knew we were in for some serious stretching and flexing.
.
Pio doing a prayer before yoga
.
The session started with Pio giving us a brief lecture on the beginnings of yoga several thousand years ago. He told us about the different forms of yoga and the kind of yoga he practiced.
.
Then the fun began. The asanas we did were designed by Pio specifically for bloggers. We did exercises for the eyes, the back, and the fingers. These are obviously the parts of the body that are the most stressed in blogging. Then we started doing the real stuff. He taught us some asanas in continuous motion that left most of us breathless and sweaty. According to Pio, he wasn’t expecting that most of us were that flexible so he decided to push the envelope a little bit. After all that he made us lie down and relax. The lights were turned down and we were coached into relaxing and letting our bodies go. Honestly, I think I must have sleep-jerked twice. Good thing I did or else I would have really fallen asleep.
.
After being brought back to the world of the living…we were served a delicious Vegetarian dinner prepared, no less, by Pio himself.
.
Penne Pasta
with Tomato Sauce and Olives
.
Veggie Burgers
.
The food was delicious..and very filling. The burgers were certainly mysterious. They didn’t taste very vegetarian. They were actually palatable. I’ve had some really bad experiences with some vegetarian food. You know, the kind that look appetizing but end up tasting like cardboard. But this..this was yummy.
.
To top things off, we walked away with some loot bags. There was a vegetarian cookbook and 3 bottles of Vit Water. I also grabbed 3 cans of Coke light just before I left. I wanted to grab more but propriety got the better of me. Besides, if I’m to be a serious bloggini…then soda has to go. Wahhh!!
.
Jane (The Yogini in Manila)
addressing the class
.
SexyMom being interviewed by Jane
.
Mommy Bloggers
Jane, Chats, Moi, and SexyMom
.
Bloggini Class Picture Batch 2008
RSS feed for comments on this post
Toni
July 4th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Oooh that’s so interesting!!
feng
July 4th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
super sesexy ng mga Mommies! glad to know you had a grand time in the Yoga class.
keep it going Cookie.
Bloggers Do Yoga « Here’s to Life!
July 4th, 2008 at 11:38 pm
[...] Cookie: Bloggers + Yoga = Blogginis? Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Jane « Here’s to Life!Bloggers Yoga [...]
Jane
July 4th, 2008 at 11:38 pm
BLOGGINIS!
Cookie, I LOVE this term. So happy you made it to the class. Hoping we get another opportunity to do another class together.
Bloggers Do Yoga « The Yogini from Manila
July 4th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
[...] Cookie: Bloggers + Yoga = Blogginis? Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Blog Plug: Yoga for Bloggers at VYCFitness – Yogi, [...]
Rach (Heart of Rachel)
July 5th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
You’ve coined a great term. Glad to see you having fun and keeping fit. Yeah, I have to let go of soda too for my own good.
analyse
July 5th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
wow, this looks really interesting!.. and fun with other bloggers of course.
Wenchie
July 6th, 2008 at 11:33 am
Hi Cooks, katuwa naman this event esp. when you mentioned the instructor’s name (Pio, right). O sige enjoy your yoga sessions. Ako mag walking lang muna, baka di ko kaya yan, he he he. Btw, sayang you missed the Coke event, took home 2 cases of Coke Zero. Hubby was with me. Grabe, overflowing ang San Mig Light…It was really a fun night.
julie
July 6th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
Looks like you had a lot of fun!
Kaloka! Malamang aalog-alog ang bilbil ko diyan
Seriously, whenever we go to the McDonald’s outlet downstairs that yoga center, Julian always tells me, “Nay, yoga in Ortigas”
I will try to go when you do that next time, kesehodang sumakit lahat ng buto ko
Cookie
July 7th, 2008 at 9:40 am
Hi Toni!! You should give it a try
Cookie
July 7th, 2008 at 9:42 am
Hi Feng!! Talaga? Di pa nga eh. Medyo kailangan ko pang mag-diet. Kinukulit na nga ako ng yoga teacher ko to go vegan..or at least semi lang. Kasi daw, some of the poses can only be achieved if you fix your diet. Sabagay, maganda naman talaga yun eh
Cookie
July 7th, 2008 at 9:42 am
Hi Jane!! Thanks!! Me too, I hope we can do another class together. I’ll try to coordinate it with Chats and Dine
Cookie
July 7th, 2008 at 9:43 am
Hi Analyse!! It was fun. Quite different from the yoga class I’m currently attending but still it was fun
Cookie
July 7th, 2008 at 9:44 am
Hi Wenchie!! Yup, I missed out on that one nga eh. Hayaan mo, may next time naman. Ako din, mag-wawalking na din ako. Todo na talaga ang fitness kachorvahan ko!! Hehehe
Cookie
July 7th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Hi Julie!! Oo nga pala, malapit lang yun school mo dyan. Sige, I’ll tell Chats so we can all go together. Naku, you’ll have fun too. Never mind if they twist us like pretzels. Tapos, kain tayo ng burger pagkatapos
pinayhekmi
July 7th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
I took up yoga while pregnant but have stopped. I have been meaning to do it again and this is a definite boost!
Cookie
July 7th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
Hi Tin!! I did too, actually. The first time I tried yoga was when I was pregnant with Gaby. I was always telling myself that I would do it again and it took me this long. But..I’m having so much fun..and getting fit pa
.
Don’t hesitate anymore..go!!
lady cess
July 8th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
in no time at all you’ll be a popular yogini! way to go guys!
~iMoM~ » My First Yoga Class
July 9th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
[...] 8. Cookie: Bloggers + Yoga = Blogginis? [...]
Toe
July 9th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
I’m interested in this!!!
Toes last blog post..Of Dentists and Facial Therapists
Yoga for Fitness, Good Health and Relaxation : The D Spot
July 11th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
[...] 1. Jane’s Bloggers do Yoga 2. Juned’s photos 3. Chona’s Bloggers @VYC: An Evening of Fitness, Food and Fun! 4. Janine’s 10 Things I Know About Yoga 5. Poyt’s Yoga at VYC (photos) 6. Melanie’s Yoga for Bloggers at VYC 7. iMom’s My First Yoga Class 8. Arpee’s Yoga Goes the Foodie 9. Cookie’s Bloggers + Yoga = Bloginnis? [...]
Sexy Mom
July 11th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
i didn’t realize it was fun, with all the stretches, twists, sweats. am looking forward to our next (we have 3 more, di ba?), before i move on to a full class.
Sexy Moms last blog post..Bill Gates to donate $0.5 million to the Victims of Typhoon Frank, Manny Pacquiao to donate P3 million
The Vinyasa Yoga Center Experience | fritzified.com
August 4th, 2008 at 4:07 am
[...] Yoga Center 6: Dine: Yoga for Fitness, Good Health and Relaxation 7. Arpee: Yoga goes the foodie 8. Cookie: Bloggers + Yoga = Blogginis? 9. Chats: My First Yoga Class 10. Poyt: Going Back to Yoga 11. Fritz: The Vinyasa Yoga Center [...]
23 Responses