Yoga for Beginners

Let me start of by saying that I am a complete yoga convert; I have never done another workout outside of an actual athletic competition in which your mind is completely cleansed because of the concentration required. It is also hard work, and my body has consistently felt great afterward. The reason I am writing this post is because I am so terribly, hilariously bad at yoga! So before we ever did a class, Erin tells me that, "you won't really sweat, and I'm not sure if you'll really feel like you had much of a workout. But it feels really good after you're done." What a liar! I've almost been slipping off of my yoga mat because of the buckets of sweat coming through my shirt. It's like a virtual Slip 'N Slide. Later, the teacher says to breathe deeply and peacefully, and I'm wondering how the hell the rest of the students in the class are supposed to do that when I'm huffing and puffing like I'm carrying two 90-lb. bags of concrete up a hill. I have also not only felt like I had a solid workout after each class, but felt like I just did full-body circuit training - totally sore the next day! But it has been great and I want to keep doing it. So for all of you guys who throw weights around at the gym (myself included) and think yoga is for skinny wimps...give it a try. It's pretty awesome.