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angelakWe are going through half moon pose – in posture clinic, one person at a time. I knew about this… I tried to go yesterday, but this didn’t happen for me. I think maybe 100 people delivered yesterday? Let me tell you… it was definitely rough to sit and listen to 100 people, while not being able to leave the room to pee, while hydrating to the max. Bikram around 11:20pm paused after we had been in the room since 9pm and said:
“You watched that show… Deal or No Deal??? I got deal, for you. We take 5 minute potty break and we go until 1:30… or we take no potty break and go at 12.”
The last 40 minutes of postures were……. Annoying.
Annoying in a good way I guess. I mean – now I really, really, really cannot say I don’t know half moon. I knew it before I came here. And now it’s cemented…. Pretty sure. I hope when my turn comes I can come to the podium, and bring my whole personality with me. I know I have a lot to bring. They always say (for those who do not know) that Bikram can read you like a crystal in the first 5 seconds he sees you. He is VERY intuitive. I believe it 100%. He totally told this one lady (no he is NOT NOT NOT as mean as this makes him sound, I swear – in fact, while people act like he’s mean, I swear again he is not, I love him). He told this lady “what the matter with hair? Hair is ugly! I saw this style like way back, old hair style. What’s up with hair?”
Spoke with her hours later (he did back peddle when he saw she was kinda hurt by it and say “but she have amazing body! Look at this body! How you get this body?” and a bunch of other nicer things after that, haha) and she told me that the odd thing is that the ONLY thing she worried about, obsessed about, for the last 30 years, was her hair, Straightening it every morning, blow drying it, doing everything to it. She was like, “I don’t know how he could have known it, but here we have no time for that…”
This is an example of his intuitiveness. He will tell each person what they need. Or nothing at all. Or something entirely random… or what appears to be entirely random. Might have a real link to something he sees… or not. Again, very interesting and very draining all at once to watch the clinic. And for most people who understand what he ha actually TOLD us: I insult you not for you to take my personally – but it is just my technique to bring out the best in you.
I think he has said it several times already. When this sort of thing comes out – it makes me happy to hear. Anything he says to me; he’s just trying to get me to react to it for some calculated reason in his mind. This I know. He’s incredibly sharp and quick witted. And yes – he’s confident. But the arrogance people keep talking about outside of the yoga bubble as it were… it just doesn’t come off as arrogance to me in person. It comes off to me as cultured – as in, Boss is Indian. He has a lot of culture. Not only is he Indian, but he DID train with a guru, and he has accomplished a lot in his life. With all that he has done and everything that has changed for the better with his World contribution, there is no way anyone would not be confident. And he didn’t do it by being modest.
I respect all of it very much. I also have to add…… the entire time you’re around Bikram it’s like you’re laughing at him constantly. He’s HILARIOUS. It’s obvious he’s an entertainer, no doubt. It’s not like a comedian show – it’s much more flow than that. He does not have to prepare some 1-2 hour long “funny” show. He just does it naturally – moment by moment. And I’m not kidding – it’s not just a little funny. It’s PROFOUNDLY funny. I don’t think I’ve laughed so much in a couple of days time.
Take my absolute favorite comedian - and multiply the funny quotient by like 10 - and you've got a lecture with Bikram. I think that's a good way to view it too. When you go to a comedy show - do the people they pick on in the crowd cry and moan about it? No, because they know that it's just a part of the show. This is true for Boss. It's so clear he's into being an entertainer.
And while Bikram’s classes are demanding – Rajashree’s classes are too, but her corrections are sweeter, instead of insulting. Not that I mind insulting. ALTHOUGH I Will add, last night Bikram gave me a correction but it wasn’t mean at all. It was very matter of fact for me. I guess he didn’t need to be harsh on me… it was more like, “sweetheart… in the middle… push a little bit more! Yes! That’s it!” Like a regular teacher. I was like, “wow, he’s been a dick to these other people… that correction was very mild…” Maybe it was because I only needed mild. Who knows.
Needless to say – I had two moderate classes, and then yesterday evening’s class felt very… strong but I was losing power by the end. And the room finally felt “hot” to me. And then Bikram played his “favorite song” which has like 6 verses. Oh my. Another thing. Boss loves to sing. He will sing to us in class, in posture clinic, everywhere. This is endearing too. And he is definitely good. Sometimes though, it makes me feel like I’ve stepped out of LA and into old India itself. That’s powerful and amazing, I think. And when he is in a good mood – everything around him feels great. So far we have not pissed him off.
;)
The double yesterday was my very first split double, meaning – not back to back. It went pretty well. ;)
A bit easier if you ask me than back to backs – which are the only doubles I’ve ever done. Or something? I don’t know if it was easier. I just know my brain is on que with not worrying about doubles being a difficult thing. It just is, sort of deal.
Other than that – I’m just gunning to do half moon today. But we’ll see.
-Angela
“You watched that show… Deal or No Deal??? I got deal, for you. We take 5 minute potty break and we go until 1:30… or we take no potty break and go at 12.”
The last 40 minutes of postures were……. Annoying.
Annoying in a good way I guess. I mean – now I really, really, really cannot say I don’t know half moon. I knew it before I came here. And now it’s cemented…. Pretty sure. I hope when my turn comes I can come to the podium, and bring my whole personality with me. I know I have a lot to bring. They always say (for those who do not know) that Bikram can read you like a crystal in the first 5 seconds he sees you. He is VERY intuitive. I believe it 100%. He totally told this one lady (no he is NOT NOT NOT as mean as this makes him sound, I swear – in fact, while people act like he’s mean, I swear again he is not, I love him). He told this lady “what the matter with hair? Hair is ugly! I saw this style like way back, old hair style. What’s up with hair?”
Spoke with her hours later (he did back peddle when he saw she was kinda hurt by it and say “but she have amazing body! Look at this body! How you get this body?” and a bunch of other nicer things after that, haha) and she told me that the odd thing is that the ONLY thing she worried about, obsessed about, for the last 30 years, was her hair, Straightening it every morning, blow drying it, doing everything to it. She was like, “I don’t know how he could have known it, but here we have no time for that…”
This is an example of his intuitiveness. He will tell each person what they need. Or nothing at all. Or something entirely random… or what appears to be entirely random. Might have a real link to something he sees… or not. Again, very interesting and very draining all at once to watch the clinic. And for most people who understand what he ha actually TOLD us: I insult you not for you to take my personally – but it is just my technique to bring out the best in you.
I think he has said it several times already. When this sort of thing comes out – it makes me happy to hear. Anything he says to me; he’s just trying to get me to react to it for some calculated reason in his mind. This I know. He’s incredibly sharp and quick witted. And yes – he’s confident. But the arrogance people keep talking about outside of the yoga bubble as it were… it just doesn’t come off as arrogance to me in person. It comes off to me as cultured – as in, Boss is Indian. He has a lot of culture. Not only is he Indian, but he DID train with a guru, and he has accomplished a lot in his life. With all that he has done and everything that has changed for the better with his World contribution, there is no way anyone would not be confident. And he didn’t do it by being modest.
I respect all of it very much. I also have to add…… the entire time you’re around Bikram it’s like you’re laughing at him constantly. He’s HILARIOUS. It’s obvious he’s an entertainer, no doubt. It’s not like a comedian show – it’s much more flow than that. He does not have to prepare some 1-2 hour long “funny” show. He just does it naturally – moment by moment. And I’m not kidding – it’s not just a little funny. It’s PROFOUNDLY funny. I don’t think I’ve laughed so much in a couple of days time.
Take my absolute favorite comedian - and multiply the funny quotient by like 10 - and you've got a lecture with Bikram. I think that's a good way to view it too. When you go to a comedy show - do the people they pick on in the crowd cry and moan about it? No, because they know that it's just a part of the show. This is true for Boss. It's so clear he's into being an entertainer.
And while Bikram’s classes are demanding – Rajashree’s classes are too, but her corrections are sweeter, instead of insulting. Not that I mind insulting. ALTHOUGH I Will add, last night Bikram gave me a correction but it wasn’t mean at all. It was very matter of fact for me. I guess he didn’t need to be harsh on me… it was more like, “sweetheart… in the middle… push a little bit more! Yes! That’s it!” Like a regular teacher. I was like, “wow, he’s been a dick to these other people… that correction was very mild…” Maybe it was because I only needed mild. Who knows.
Needless to say – I had two moderate classes, and then yesterday evening’s class felt very… strong but I was losing power by the end. And the room finally felt “hot” to me. And then Bikram played his “favorite song” which has like 6 verses. Oh my. Another thing. Boss loves to sing. He will sing to us in class, in posture clinic, everywhere. This is endearing too. And he is definitely good. Sometimes though, it makes me feel like I’ve stepped out of LA and into old India itself. That’s powerful and amazing, I think. And when he is in a good mood – everything around him feels great. So far we have not pissed him off.
;)
The double yesterday was my very first split double, meaning – not back to back. It went pretty well. ;)
A bit easier if you ask me than back to backs – which are the only doubles I’ve ever done. Or something? I don’t know if it was easier. I just know my brain is on que with not worrying about doubles being a difficult thing. It just is, sort of deal.
Other than that – I’m just gunning to do half moon today. But we’ll see.
-Angela
