We had a guest instructor today -- or someone new to the studio, I'm not sure yet. He was TOUGH! I thought our usual instructor was hard, but this guy took it to a new level. I have never sweat so much, shaked so much, or had to stop to rest as often as I did today. There wasn't as much stretching or meditation as our usual instructor. Newguy held poses forever, and we had very little rest time until the very end *pant pant.*

Afterwards, I was talking to our usual instructor (who owns the studio), and he explained that this class had been "Power Vinyasa"! Uh...who knew? I would have died if this had been my first class. I've been going pretty religiously for 9 months, and I felt like a newbie today.

OTOH, this was a great class for strength. Even my legs, which are strong, were very challenged. I hope this instructor will be returning because what doesn't kill us makes us stronger, right?!?