This week I have not been writing a lot and that is because I have been falling into bed exhausted at 9 pm every day of the week.

My soon to be wife @yogacoach has been doing yoga for a few years now but as most men I just looked at it like some women in a room bending around a bit saluting the sun.

Like most men, I was wrong

With me being laid off I had to spend all my vacation days and she had been planning this trip already so I just joined in (trying to keep an open mind)

The thing to remember is that this course is a yoga teacher course (so not really aimed at beginners like me)

So every day we get up at 7am and there is meditation and breathing practice, then there is tea or coffee followed by the first yoga class of the day. After that there is and hour breakfast/brunch which leads into history or anatomy. Next up is the more powerful yoga class leading into an hour and a half break. Then there is some more yoga and another class on theory. dinner is up after that followed by more theory and ending with some more meditation at 8pm.

So these are days filled with a lot of things and there is also a lot of studying involved. I came here with the intention of just laying by the pool and blogging, helping organise our crypto conference and maybe participate in a class here or there but now I just want to take away as much as I can. I guess I am hooked

For me one of the biggest successes is that I can touch my toes again!!!

Yoga is a lot of exercises that really make you limber up, help you get back in touch with your body and be aware of what is going on in there. There was a lot of stress in my body that is now slowly being released and that is bringing a lot of joy and liberation.

We spend all of our lives in this one body so we might as well take care of it.

The basic sequence of moves is called the sun salutation. This sounds very light and easy but my liters of sweat from this week will attest that this is really not easy. It is a warmup (thats what they call it, for me its a full workout) that prepares your body for an hour (and a half sometimes) of yoga exercises.
The one thing I cannot seem to get the hang of is sitting. I dare anyone to sit cross legged on the floor for more then 10 minutes, it is pure torture. Every day I can sit a bit longer before my whole body starts to protest but it still remains torture.

A lot of it in the beginning is the focus on the physical and the body. But there is also a spiritual aspect that makes a lot of sense.

I can only recommend giving it a go, take a chance and join a class. Me being the least limber in this group of people seemingly made of rubber was strange in the beginning but now its ok.

The goal is not to compete with the others but only to improve yourself

And thanks to these exercises I am truly reaching my goal.

Some things I have taken in this first week:

• I will be doing sun salutations in Switzerland, even if it is just us two in the living room or on our balcony.
• I will be practicing some breathing exercises on my own and enjoy the benefits.
• I will check out some classes in the area and see if they fit me, if not I can do them myself.

The next step is to convert the yogi to bitcoin and decentralisation: My next mission.