Starting something new

I took my first "official" yoga class yesterday. Up until now, I've twisted myself up in private with my beginners mat (with lines on it so I can tell where in the heck I need to place my feet) and a DVD instructer. I have always wanted to delve deeper into yoga, and knew to do that, I needed to find a real live instructor and go on a regular basis. The class Saturday was an interesting mix of people (can't help myself, must be the writer/observer in me, but I'm always "characterizing" people in settings). We had the 19 somethings with their hip hugging sweats and yappy talk (which they did through most of the class, much to my annoyance!) The 20 somethings working hard to get into shape, the 30 somethings there but not ALL there, and the 2 lone guys calm and unruffled pushing themselves into interesting positions. It didn't take me long to figure out how much WORK I need to do to excell as this moving meditation, but I also realized how fabulous it was to spend an hour and 15 minutes thinking of NOTHING but my breath, my body, and well....my discomfort at certain times. :-) I am going to attend the class 2 days a week and see what I can do to widen my abilities, both physically and mentally.