First ever class tomorrow - anxiety
Hello everyone! Hoping for some advice and (hopefully) reassurance.
I am a 35 year old, chunky and unfit guy. I get moderate anxiety and the odd bout of depression. I used to lift weights a fair bit but with poor form and as a result I’m a kind of chubby ‘gone to seed’ ex-muscly-ish guy with ZERO flexibility.
two weeks ago I decided I wanted to do something to try and get some level of fitness up but even more importantly carve space out of my week to just concentrate on me and my mental wellbeing. So I booked onto a beginners yoga course… fast forward to tonight… the class is tomorrow morning and honestly… I’m slightly terrified. My anxiety level is rising and I’m questioning whether this was a bad idea.
If anyone has any advice on what to expect and whether they think I should instead try doing this at home to begin with instead I’d really appreciate it.
UPDATE: I have just got back and showered… which I needed as I sweat buckets… I felt really awful as I was the only student in the class today so basically had my first ever yoga lesson as a 1-to-1. The teacher was so so lovely and welcoming and whilst I must have looked TERRIBLE she was very kind. I found it tough but the time flew by and at the end I felt really good!
Anyway… I’ve booked on for next week!!!
Thanks again to everyone for the great advice and reassurance - it made the difference between me actually going and backing out.