I Suck At Yoga

I've been taking a yoga class once a week since late January. Today I realized that I really suck at it. Breathing is such a key component of yoga and I forget to breathe at all while we are going through the poses. (If I recall I think I had this same problem back when I would use the Nautilus equipment at 24 hour fitness.) How exactly does a person forget to BREATHE of all things?

And, to make matters even worse, the same lack of coordination I've always had for aerobics and dance routines also applies to sun salutations. I put the wrong foot forward, or behind me each time. Kind of reminds me of when I was little and my mom and dad would tell me to look at something on the left and I'd look to the right. I definitely know the difference between my left and my right, so I'm not really certain how this happens.

I've always thought that I had a good sense of balance. I was able to walk across the balance beam in junior high phys ed. But, I cannot do a tree pose to save my life. Tonight we were supposed to hold that pose for five breaths and I could barely make it to two, and I wobbled the whole time. Needless to say, I'm in need of a lot more practice.