5/5 Marty W. 4 years ago on Google
I
attended
an
asana
class
at
MB
FINANCIAL
PARK
in
Rosemont,
Illinois
on
a
Sunday
June
23
at
10:00;
they
offer
classes
that
are
free
all
summer
(through
August
11th)
Sunday
mornings
-
how
amazing!
There
are
different
instructors
for
every
day
so
it
is
guaranteed
to
challenge
your
body
every
time!
Marie
Youkhana
looks
about
twenty
eight
years
old
and
has
perfect
endurance,
strength,
and
interpersonal
abilities
-
Mind
blown!
She
led
the
class
outside
in
the
park
which
made
this
experience
exponentially
unique
as
I
have
never
done
yoga
like
this
before.
The
type
of
yoga
practiced
was
very
challenging
-
I
am
beyond
pleased
and
thankful
for
having
prior
yoga
experience
because
I
would
have
gotten
lost
with
these
extremely
fast
paced
movements.
There
was
a
balance
between
vinyasa,
hatha,
and
restorative
yoga
but
the
strength
conditioning
portion
within
this
particular
lesson
was
pretty
much
on
the
highest
level.
She
did
encourage
everyone
to
go
at
their
own
pace,
but
the
park
was
filled
with
what
looked
like
very
high
level
yogis.
There
were
probably
about
200
people
present
in
the
class.
They
ranged
from
children
to
mature
adults.
I
was
unable
to
get
an
accurate
consensus
of
the
attendees
but
I
know
that
the
class
was
dominated
by
women
as
they
were
the
majority
participating.
The
pace
would
change
during
certain
moments
and
Marie
would
shift
around
with
what
she
was
doing;
she
did
have
assistants
as
visual
aid
to
substitute
her
on
stage
while
she
would
walk
around
and
watch
us
up-close
on
the
field.
The
field
is
a
bit
bigger
than
a
standard
football
field
and
is
in
the
middle
of
the
entertainment
district
in
Rosemont
-
which
means
restaurants,
bars,
and
people
everywhere
(awesome!).
The
ground
is
made
out
of
an
artificial
turf
which
is
nice
because
it
does
not
really
stain
clothing
much
-
as
compared
to
good
old
grass
haha.
The
park
is
also
surrounded
with
beautiful
decorations,
lights,
and
speakers.
The
sound
system
was
hooked
up
which
was
nice
because
it
amplified
the
experience
to
make
it
a
million
times
better
and
extraordinarily
unique.
The
music
was
very
upbeat
which
was
very
appropriate
for
the
fast-paced
yoga
style
we
practiced.
Also
the
projection
of
Marie's
voice
was
somehow
hooked
up
in
a
surround-sound
fashion
which
reinforced
the
notion
of
her
being
real
close
-
I
felt
as
if
she
was
right
next
to
me!
CorePower
Yoga
organized
the
event
and
they
did
warn
ahead
of
time,
I
am
glad
that
I
attended
the
class.
I
was
excited
to
attend
for
the
first
time
as
I've
wanted
to
attend
this
particular
class
for
a
real
long
time
now.
I
honestly
did
not
know
what
to
expect
from
this
experience,
because
they
rotate
the
teachers,
but
I
was
pleasantly
surprised.
I
was
challenged
and
seeing
everyone
else
challenged
also
created
this
"need
to
push
more"
feel
inside
of
me.
Thank
you!
This
course
surpassed
my
expectations!!!
The
following
day
I
was
sore
in
many
areas
of
my
body
that
I
have
not
been
sore
in
some
time
-
the
muscle
confusion
from
changing
up
the
pace
and
practice
definitely
did
some
magic
with
tearing
the
muscle
fibers
that
have
been
craving
a
different
routine.
Now
I
am
fired
up
to
expand
my
yogic
studies
even
more
-
what
a
vast
and
diverse
universe
Yoga
is!
We
did
not
do
any
inversion
asanas
but
we
did
tons
of
core
work
(planks,
ab
exercises,
isometric
exercises),
warrior
poses;
we
would
flow
from
one
pose
to
another
in
the
natural
vinyasa
manner
that
I
am
used
to
per
Nancy's
method
of
instruction.
I
experienced
tons
of
burning
in
my
abdominal
area
throughout
the
core
work
-
I
did
need
to
take
some
breaks
but
seeing
other
people
keep
going
allowed
me
to
reignite
the
fire
within
to
keep
pushing
with
the
exercises.
The
entire
class
duration
was
an
hour.
We
finished
with
the
lotus
pose
and
Marie
recited
a
really
nice
greeting
to
all
of
us
-
some
wishes
about
sharing
peace
and
love
with
us
and
the
outside
world
around
us.
This
activity
enhanced
my
senses
of
the
ideas
of
yoga
by
showing
me
the
inclusion
of
the
many
older
folks
and
the
importance
of
helping
them
maintain
their
mental,
physical,
and
emotional
health.