BUZZ - Illini Media
I am bent over at the waist with a towel on my stomach and suspended by a rope tied to the wall. I’m trying to balance my head on a block while simultaneously keeping my legs straight and tightened. Aziz says my spine needs elongating so he’s put me here while he instructs the rest of the class in how to put their legs over their heads.
This is my first day of yoga class and what started as an idea to get in shape in a new way this summer has turned out to be nothing like what I had expected. Already I’ve seemingly been singled out by my hyper-extended knees and curved spine, but I somehow trust Aziz’s expertise because of his eye for noticing the nuances of my body without having to be told about them. My fear of being the center of attention has turned into fascination. Of course, that could be the blood rushing to my brain.