Since everybody here (especially Maleficent-Lake and MovieLover510 - thanks, folks) was so helpful, I thought I'd jot down our impressions of our first trip to Twist yoga.

Brett opened the doors around 7:20. A few of us showed up a bit too early, which explains why there were a bunch of people wandering around the sex-toy store with yoga mats, knocking dildoes and handcuffs off the racks whenever we turned around. Sorry, sex toy store, I promise we'll buy something next time.

We went up the stairs for a quick look around. The dance floor/socializing area is much smaller than it looks in the pictures on the Twist web site and in the introductory video. "Real estate tricks" is my wife's explanation. I guess the layout really forces people to get to know each other. On the other hand, the playroom is larger than the front room and the club obviously has put a lot more thought and attention into it. The ambience there is like a boutique hotel with dim lighting and soft fabrics hinting at room separation.

While we were getting settled, several other couples showed up. From overheard conversations, I'm guessing it was about half first-timers and half people who had been there before. I was a little disappointed that people mostly talked to Brett or to their partners. I had been hoping for more of a friendly meet-and-greet kind of vibe, but I can't blame anybody. Because of our nerves, we didn't foster that either.

We brought a lock, but the lockers weren't working. Best to show up already in your yoga clothes. Most of us (including me) changed in the bathroom, though I wondered why we bothered. By the time the yoga started, most or all of the men were in underwear or shorts. Some women wore regular yoga or workout clothes, some wore normal underwear, and some wore sexy lingerie or club gear. I'm glad everybody wore what they were comfortable in, but I do want to give a shout-out to the women in sexy lingerie. In my opinion, it really set the mood. You were the unsung heroes of the evening.

Yoga was in the playroom. There were probably 15 couples. I had read that it's better to set up on the right so that you can hear Brett, but I think this was a mistake, at least with this many couples. Those of us on the right mostly talked quietly to our partners before the yoga. The left side, with people Tetrised into a smaller space, seemed to be more social, with a lot of conversation before the yoga started. If it's crowded and you want to meet people, I think the left side is the way to go. There were a range of body types and personal styles, but I personally thought everybody seemed really sexy.

My wife described the yoga itself as "yoga without the hard parts." It's more of a fun way of encouraging partners to touch each other in a group environment. Brett does a good job keeping the mood light. Last night the entire yoga session itself was very PG--other than the lingerie, I don't think anybody did anything you couldn't do in a public park--but I've read that it's not always that way. Once the yoga was over, Brett encouraged people to do non-yoga things. My wife and I had agreed ahead of time not to play at the club because it was our first time, but we made out for a while. I think we were the first ones to leave (maybe 20 minutes after the yoga ended), and I'd guess that every other couple stuck around to play. People were audibly enjoying themselves. It was impossible to know whether people were sticking to their own partners, but I didn't notice anybody obviously playing in groups.

Overall, my wife and I agreed that it was an arousing evening. It was very low-key and probably not worth the nervousness we had going in. If you're not scandalized by nudity or sexuality, it's a pretty fun thing to do with your partner and probably the least intimidating way possible to take a first peek at the lifestyle.