Yoga

I went to my first "official" yoga session the other day... It wasn't quite what I expected! I have been doing some of the yoga moves and it seemed, to me, like a lot of stretching and movement stuff. But what I got from the class was, there's a lot of focus on breath and breathing as well! I know for myself, that my breath is quite shallow and quick... I just think that's normal... at least for me... But maybe there's another way to breathe? What does it mean if my breath is always shallow?? Do I have stagnant air in my lungs? What would it be like if I altered my breathing to take deeper, slower breaths? I'm not sure! Part of me thinks I might hyperventilate or something! But it was definitely interesting to do these stretches and exercises while focusing on my breath... I also thought I'd feel tired afterwards, but that wasn't the case... just peaceful! Which is a nice after-effect, especially at the end of a long, hectic weekend... We talk a lot in the Church about meditation and contemplation, and how important that is... but really... how much do we practice that? I know, for me, quiet time is one the first things to go off of my schedule when I have things to do... I'd much rather be doing than being... much rather be accomplishing things than just sitting in silence which seems kind of... a waste of time! But everything I'm reading says that meditation or quiet time is THE most important thing you can do/be for yourself... Time to just be... and not think...