Indy, thank you for sharing all that- it's inspiring and compelling to hear about how your life and yoga have evolved in an interweaving way over these past few years.
I try to do 3 yoga classes per week, but sometimes I have to miss one. Today's class was after 4 days without, so I really felt the difference between 'yoga/non-yoga'. I think my studio offers pretty good pricing of 10 classes for $120, that's $12 per 90 minute class....that's pretty low, isn't it? I figure that's a good health investment in the long run, will help me prevent joint and back problems like so many of my friends seem to have. The postures involving hip opening and particularly spine stretching and twisting make me feel so good the next day. I've never moved and flexed my spine this much in my entire life, and I keep thinking wow, what I've been missing out on all these years! I feel like I've discovered a whole new part of my body. Isn't it odd!