THE STORY OF CHRISTINE FELSTEAD: About 8 years ago, I started to have thoughts like…"what's wrong with this picture? — I can run for a bus, even run for hours yet I have trouble bending over to tie my shoes". I also started to notice that my posture was literally bending out of shape! I decided to give Yoga a try. Wow! Yoga 8-years ago already! OK, let's be realistic — No, I didn't have the impact on it that Madonna had, but it certainly has had a profound affect on me…and that's what I'd like to share with you.

Flashback: I know this works better in the movies but I thought this would help contextualize my progression from enthusiast runner to Yoga Instructor. Over 20-years ago I began carving out a journey, one filled with marathons and other common road race distances. In a fit of introspection, I began to take notice that the one thing all the races had in common was a finish line. Little did I suspect that during all the time I was running, I was running the race of my life — to which I might add, I always wanted to live like there is no finish line. That's my personal history queue.

I ran faithfully with the Metro Central Silver Runners and was actively involved in leading fitness and aerobic classes. While I was merely a