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floor.
Shane was still struggling to get his left knee bent far enough to even start.
But Mac and Kevin were having just as much trouble. Mac swore when his knees only went a third of the way out. Kevin grunted as he tried to sit tall while having his legs pulled up.
“Yoga has many health benefits,” Ryan went on. “But most important to all of you is relaxation, getting in touch with your body and working to reduce your stress.” He gave Mac and Kevin pointed looks. “It’s not about being perfect. It will all get easier with time as your strength and flexibility improve. Follow along as best you can but don’t stress out.”
“Ten bucks says Kevin’s the first one to fall over from the Triangle Pose,” Dooley said to Sam.
“What’s the Triangle Pose?” Sam asked.
“You bend and touch one foot and put your hand up toward the ceiling,” Dooley told him. He stood and started to move into the position. He was okay until he reached up. Then he lost his balance and fell, bracing himself with his hand before he hit the floor.
“Nice,” Sam said with a grin.
“We’ll start slow,” Ryan said from the front. “But it does require quiet concentration. So if everyone can kind of chill and listen, that’d be great. We’re going to hold each pose for five to ten seconds, depending on how you’re doing. Remember, nice deep breaths, in and out.”
Yeah, quiet concentration and deep breathing was so not Shane’s thing.
“How do you even know that pose?” Sam whispered to Dooley as Ryan led them into the first pose.
“Morgan’s sister got her into it,” Dooley told him. “I highly encourage endurance and flexibility.”
“ Why does she knit?” Shane whispered to Emma now that everyone was engaged in activity.
“Downward-Facing Dog, big guy,” she told him.
“I don’t even know where to begin.”
“Get on your hands and knees,” Emma instructed. “Then push back, raising your hips and straightening your legs.” She demonstrated, making it seem easy. Of course.
Shane looked over to Ryan who was on his feet, his hands on the floor in front of him, ass in the air.
It looked ridiculous, but not difficult. Shane sighed and moved into position.
Once he was set, Emma said, “She decided that she needed more downtime in her life. She figured she could knit or watch TV and eat ice cream to unwind. With the knitting, she ends up with scarves. With TV and ice cream she ends up with bigger hips. The knitting won. She does other crafty stuff too.”
They all breathed and Shane noticed the soft instrumental music drifting around them for the first time since he’d stepped into the room. He knew it. He knew there would be relaxing music.
He tried to get some Green Day or even Train playing in his head, but it was strange—every time he thought of a song, the harp from the stereo system would distract him again.
Dammit.
Ryan moved them into the next pose, the extended side something. They had to step out toward one hand, then turn and extend their other arm.
He looked over at Emma. She was totally cheating. “You too, chick.”
She shook her head. “Can’t quite get there with my hip. Getting close though.”
Emma had been in the car accident with Isabelle and had come out in much worse shape. Iz had been bumped and bruised, but Emma had suffered a broken pelvis.
He knew from Nate that she’d worked hard in rehab. And Emma was her usual spunky self, back to flirting and teasing. It was hard to believe she wasn’t one hundred percent physically.
“I guess I haven’t seen you dancing in high heels lately, have I?” he said, realizing it just now.
“I’ll be back at it—and everything else—soon,” she said with a little wink.
“You haven’t been able to do ‘everything else’?” he asked, moving into the next pose as Ryan demonstrated how to squat to the floor, elbows between the knees.
He hadn’t been paying attention to the other guys, but this one had Sam swearing
Shane was still struggling to get his left knee bent far enough to even start.
But Mac and Kevin were having just as much trouble. Mac swore when his knees only went a third of the way out. Kevin grunted as he tried to sit tall while having his legs pulled up.
“Yoga has many health benefits,” Ryan went on. “But most important to all of you is relaxation, getting in touch with your body and working to reduce your stress.” He gave Mac and Kevin pointed looks. “It’s not about being perfect. It will all get easier with time as your strength and flexibility improve. Follow along as best you can but don’t stress out.”
“Ten bucks says Kevin’s the first one to fall over from the Triangle Pose,” Dooley said to Sam.
“What’s the Triangle Pose?” Sam asked.
“You bend and touch one foot and put your hand up toward the ceiling,” Dooley told him. He stood and started to move into the position. He was okay until he reached up. Then he lost his balance and fell, bracing himself with his hand before he hit the floor.
“Nice,” Sam said with a grin.
“We’ll start slow,” Ryan said from the front. “But it does require quiet concentration. So if everyone can kind of chill and listen, that’d be great. We’re going to hold each pose for five to ten seconds, depending on how you’re doing. Remember, nice deep breaths, in and out.”
Yeah, quiet concentration and deep breathing was so not Shane’s thing.
“How do you even know that pose?” Sam whispered to Dooley as Ryan led them into the first pose.
“Morgan’s sister got her into it,” Dooley told him. “I highly encourage endurance and flexibility.”
“ Why does she knit?” Shane whispered to Emma now that everyone was engaged in activity.
“Downward-Facing Dog, big guy,” she told him.
“I don’t even know where to begin.”
“Get on your hands and knees,” Emma instructed. “Then push back, raising your hips and straightening your legs.” She demonstrated, making it seem easy. Of course.
Shane looked over to Ryan who was on his feet, his hands on the floor in front of him, ass in the air.
It looked ridiculous, but not difficult. Shane sighed and moved into position.
Once he was set, Emma said, “She decided that she needed more downtime in her life. She figured she could knit or watch TV and eat ice cream to unwind. With the knitting, she ends up with scarves. With TV and ice cream she ends up with bigger hips. The knitting won. She does other crafty stuff too.”
They all breathed and Shane noticed the soft instrumental music drifting around them for the first time since he’d stepped into the room. He knew it. He knew there would be relaxing music.
He tried to get some Green Day or even Train playing in his head, but it was strange—every time he thought of a song, the harp from the stereo system would distract him again.
Dammit.
Ryan moved them into the next pose, the extended side something. They had to step out toward one hand, then turn and extend their other arm.
He looked over at Emma. She was totally cheating. “You too, chick.”
She shook her head. “Can’t quite get there with my hip. Getting close though.”
Emma had been in the car accident with Isabelle and had come out in much worse shape. Iz had been bumped and bruised, but Emma had suffered a broken pelvis.
He knew from Nate that she’d worked hard in rehab. And Emma was her usual spunky self, back to flirting and teasing. It was hard to believe she wasn’t one hundred percent physically.
“I guess I haven’t seen you dancing in high heels lately, have I?” he said, realizing it just now.
“I’ll be back at it—and everything else—soon,” she said with a little wink.
“You haven’t been able to do ‘everything else’?” he asked, moving into the next pose as Ryan demonstrated how to squat to the floor, elbows between the knees.
He hadn’t been paying attention to the other guys, but this one had Sam swearing
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