no fear friday: hot yoga.

I have been curious about hot yoga for a long time, but, until recently, was always too intimidated to try it.  It always seemed way too hardcore for me (and seriously expensive!).

A few weeks ago a friend of mine mentioned that her yoga studio was looking for people to participate in their work trade program, and I jumped at the opportunity. So now I clean at the studio for three hours a week in exchange for free(!!!) yoga.

[zella]

After my first cleaning shift, I was seriously inspired to try out some of their hot yoga classes, and I finally got  the courage to go on Monday.

And I loved it! Don't get me wrong, it was seriously hard, but I loved how great I felt afterwards after sweating everything out. When I first walked into class, I was so intimidated by everyone else who seemed like experts. But I got the hang of class pretty quickly, and I can't wait to go back!

Have any of you ever tried hot yoga? Do you have an tips for a newbie like me?

year of no fear.

I have officially decided to dub 2014 the "Year of No Fear"

Too often I find myself (and my friends) not doing what I want in life because I am held back by fear -- fear of what other people will think, fear of the consequences, and fear of failing. And while I don't think I'll ever be able to live my life completely free of those fears, I've decided that this is the year to forget my fears and live the life I've always wanted.

Every week I will be doing something new that scares me and blogging about it for "No Fear Friday."

Stay tuned for my first post coming up this Friday!