Trying Something New

When trying new things it can either be something you always wanted to do or something you’ve heard of and although it sounds interesting, it’s not necessarily on your bucket list, but you’ll do it anyway. Like the Friday before Halloween, I finally went to a Murder Mystery Dinner. I've always thought about doing this, but it's something I would not have regretted missing. I’m not going to be sitting on my death bed one day saying “Dang! I wish I had done that Murder Mystery Dinner Theater”. I would most likely be regretting that one time I was in London when I was 28 and had the chance to head out to Amsterdam for a few days, but didn’t go. Doh!

Anyway, the murder mystery was fun. Our neighborhood community association organized it using Murder Ink Productions. I got to play the part of the Homecoming Queen during Prickly Pear High School’s 1968 Class Reunion. I won’t tell you if I murdered my old classmate-turned famous actress, but she did ruin my infomercial career. Here's a grainy old pic of the Homecoming Queen Sasha Saccharin herself!

So, for this week’s “new thing” I will be signing up for a Yin Gong Meditation class. From what little I know about it, this class consists of Yin Yoga while you are bathed in the sounds of the gong. Both of which I’ve never done before, so hey, two for the price of one! Yin yoga poses are held for up to a minute and a half and are supposed to target more than just your muscles. It works the deeper connective tissue like bones, ligaments and joints. Ha! When was the last time you put bones and ligaments on your workout schedule?

“Hmmm…Monday is Leg day…then Abs day…oh look, bones, ligaments and joints day! I think I have the perfect playlist on my ipod! There’s the Animaniac’s Bone Song (see video below), Smoke Two Joints, Sublime’s version and hmmm..don’t know any ligament songs.”



Actually, the playlist for this specific work out is a gong. There will be someone in class along with the yoga teacher that will play the gong. A gong bath is sound therapy to promote relaxation. The bath is supposed to clear your nerve endings. I guess our nerve endings, like battery terminals in a car can get corroded and need a good dip in baking soda and water every now and then. I wonder if that’s why I get muscle twitches and Charlie horses every now and then?

I’m really looking forward to this class. It is offered by Floo-id Yoga in North Scottsdale and more information and sign ups can be found on their website . They only offer this Yin-Gong Meditation class once a month, on the first Saturday. It is very important to reserve a spot, too, because if they don’t have enough reservations they cancel the class.