Joe learns Yoga

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I decided the other day that I'd start practising yoga. I've had a few yoga books for some years now but have never got round to applying myself and really giving it ago. 3 days ago I pulled out a yoga book I brought on the tour with me and read the first chapter. It sounded great - said it would help me with all sorts of ailments and make me a more energetic person. It had a grading system. 1 diamond was beginner, 2 was your regular Joe, 3 was someone who's into it and 4 was only for people who live in the mountains and only wear underpants.

I looked at the first asana - pictured right. It's basically standing up. I figured I could do that. I decided I wouldn't move on until I'd got it nailed. There are a lot of instructions for standing up, but with a bit of patience I did ok with it.