I did not know how commitment shy I became… Especially kinda losing a regular job and freelancing for the last few years… and working from home most of the time. Just having to be somewhere physically by a specific time feels like a tremendous commitment.
ClassPass penalizes you for making a no-show. I mean. It is only fair. We must commit to canceling our spot 12 hours before class time if we cannot make it.
12 hours. I know it is very reasonable.
I KNOW…
still, I feel hesitant to commit to something 13 hours before. I could be changing my mind by then. What if the weather is not great?
Anyway, I gave in and bought myself a monthly MetroCard yesterday. I am determined to take a hot yoga class! I was aiming for 12 pm Y7 yoga in the east village.
I left my apartment around 11 am. Thinking I have enough time… yet…
On my way to the station, google Maps told me I would arrive at the studio at 11:58 or 12:04 …
em…
that’s…
TOO. LATE.
Ok, I have not been outing in Manhattan, I thought with the metro system we have in NYC, 1 hour to get anywhere is reasonable. BUT not today…
I was encouraged by the monthly MetroCard and got on the subway anyway.
AND my frantic search for a ClassPass schedule began.
Too far, too soon, too late, grrrrrr
I found Open Flow 60 at Sonic Yoga. This was a studio I always wanted to try…
According to Google Maps, I would get there by 11:40sh… em… that’s too early…
but I did not find any other classes I wanted to take so I was heading to the studio… STILL not signing up. Why? What am I thinking? I was already laughing at myself at a thought of me just taking a ride on the NY subway just because I have a monthly MetroCard.
I got off a stop before because I had time. And for the first time in a long time, I walked by Central Park. Oh, how I missed thee.
A few blocks away from the studio, I finally signed up for the class.
Confirmed! for Jan/27th/2023 12:30 pm Open Level 60. at Sonic Yoga!
I took a class. It was a nice class and was a perfect choice for someone who is getting back to yoga.
I am so proud of Sonic Yoga for surviving the pandemic… So many studios closed but this one survived.
It is located near central park south… pretty wealthy area. But the studio has an earthy and small boutique studio vibe of NOT VERY manhattan in a good way. I could see many participants have a strong practice. Also, the male-female ratio is almost 50-50. Guys (males)! you are not a super minority anymore at this yoga studio! Rock your yoga pants and hit the mat there without feeling too special!
I would like to go back. Though with my 8 credits, I am not sure if I could afford to. I would still recommend it to those who are interested in taking a yoga class there!
I stopped by Whole Foods after the class at Columbus circle…
I felt a bit out of place walking on Central Park south… It is a really posh area of NYC, where doormen’s costumes (uniforms) make you feel like you are in an amusement park in a castle setting… carrying my groceries MYSELF omg… On this street, I passed by somethings that do not usually exist in my daily life… doormen, chauffeurs, horse carriages… for me Uber is already feeling a super luxury. Never mind a horse carriage.
Being B•hū•UR 