I had a little scare this morning, but fortunately. it was nothing serious. When I got to yoga class all the spots in the back were taken and that's where I always go. There were a lot of people there and the only open spot was directly in front of the teacher. Since I'm still a relative newbie, most of the ladies are much more limber than I am. And the teacher said she was glad I was where she could see me for a change. So I resolved myself to being the best I could be and pushed as far as I could go. I was very self conscious thinking of all those eyes on me (in hindsight, a little egotistical.... perhaps they were watching the teacher). About a third of the way into the class I started getting light headed and felt like I was going to faint. We were still standing and I didn't want to fall out in front of everyone, so quietly moved to the back, found a chair, and put my head between my knees. One of the ladies came to check on me, but I said I'd be fine. Then the teacher came back and asked if I have low blood pressure. I do and she said that this could happen with yoga moves. But I knew better. In that I'm prone to panic attacks (thanks, Mom), I recognized immediately that I was anxious because I was in the front. After some deep breathing and once the class was on the floor, I resumed the position and was fine from there on out.

Lesson learned: always get to class early to claim my spot in the back!