For the pose where you kneel and sit between your feet and lie back with your arms over your head. I can't always do it cuz my knees hurt. but i get better e very day. this one day juan says to me
"what happpend miss white? your knees are gonna snap" mind you, he has a thick accent
me: "i had knee surgery"
juan" what acl reconstructive surgery?"
Me: "yes"
juan:" well you should have done yoga and that wouldn't have happened, that's okay, because there's still hope for you. okay everyone stretch down, tell all your gymnastics friends to do yoga so that wont happen to them too"
the rest of the class he called me gymnastics, or my gymnastics friends
" do you not understand me because of my accent? well once i had no accent maybe i should go back to the UK and learn english, my accent only comes out when I'm angry"
"see the directions are simple,, like directions in english are, american instructions are made by stupid people, so simple. Open box, pull out bag.... put a in to b.... push the button"
at the end of class after the breating exercises,
"okay i've had about enough, i 've run out of insults to say"
Friday, August 11, 2006
look at yourself in the mirror
juan really doesn't like it when you're eyes wander around the room, i tend to do this because i enjoy watching other people struggling, or doing the poses, i get competitive.
Juan: "ren, look at yourself in the mirror, don't look at me, I know I'm gorgeous, everyone look at your own eyes in the mirror like you are a narcissist for once"
"Nikki, whats the matter, what are you doing looking at me"
nikki " i'm listening to you"
juan : "you listen with your ears not with your eyes"
nikki is wearing a long sleeve black rash guard
juan: nikki why are you wearing so much
nikki: " it's cold"
later, nikkit takes off her rash guard and is wearing a white tank top with nothing else under.
Juan:" oh now nikki its hot, next time wear something else, it's not a wet t-shirt contest in here"
Juan: "ren, look at yourself in the mirror, don't look at me, I know I'm gorgeous, everyone look at your own eyes in the mirror like you are a narcissist for once"
"Nikki, whats the matter, what are you doing looking at me"
nikki " i'm listening to you"
juan : "you listen with your ears not with your eyes"
nikki is wearing a long sleeve black rash guard
juan: nikki why are you wearing so much
nikki: " it's cold"
later, nikkit takes off her rash guard and is wearing a white tank top with nothing else under.
Juan:" oh now nikki its hot, next time wear something else, it's not a wet t-shirt contest in here"
new guy from texas
New guy from texas today, he's done bikram before in texas but not in LA.
Juan : "you're from texas? did you bring any weapons, or boots? okay everyone lets begin....."
we're at end of class laying down postures
Juan" hey texas, whats the matter, you're knees are tight? do you play sports, what sport do you play, (new guy pretends to shoot a hoop) basketball? I wouldn't be able to play basketball to save my life.. everyone turn around lie back whole body loose,completely relaxed, not to mention i wouldn't play golf at gun point, everyone sit up flex you're feet...."
Juan : "you're from texas? did you bring any weapons, or boots? okay everyone lets begin....."
we're at end of class laying down postures
Juan" hey texas, whats the matter, you're knees are tight? do you play sports, what sport do you play, (new guy pretends to shoot a hoop) basketball? I wouldn't be able to play basketball to save my life.. everyone turn around lie back whole body loose,completely relaxed, not to mention i wouldn't play golf at gun point, everyone sit up flex you're feet...."
sterling
theres a guy named sterling, older man, he was once a dancer/actor and was in that movie Hello Dolly, He has been taking bikram for 25 years. He is really in shape and a good looking man for his age. He's super nice too.
He always cracks the door open to get fresh air, because he doesn't like it too hot, and i aggree with him, i feel like i can finish and hold more of the poses, and have more energy when it's not too hot. some people in the class like it die hard, standing right under the heater. I always stand a little bit infront of sterling to catch air from the door.
sterling always wears some blue biker shorts and a tank top, and he pulls the tank top up , exposing his midriff.
juan: "and everybody bend down, go down, lean back go back, sterling wears his shirt like that so it looks like a woman's bra top, go down, lean back sit down, hey ren, i don't know why you haven't caught on to that , you have the biggest nipples in this room, go down, miss go down, everyone go down, lean back..."
mind you everytime i quote juan, all his comments are intermixed with his instructions/coaching to do the poses things like " miss white, go down, straight your elbows, you have no knee, no knee meaning you don't bend it"
We're doing cobra stretch, where you lie on your stomach, elbows by your nipples, and you pressup and stretch back and look back as far as you can.
Juan: " stretch back look back, way back, look back, way back, up so i see the whites of your eyes like you're possessed, look back everybody FUCKING look back...."
Juan: "stand there confidently, don't stand there looking like a victim, this is the only country where you can make money off looking like a victim"
He always cracks the door open to get fresh air, because he doesn't like it too hot, and i aggree with him, i feel like i can finish and hold more of the poses, and have more energy when it's not too hot. some people in the class like it die hard, standing right under the heater. I always stand a little bit infront of sterling to catch air from the door.
sterling always wears some blue biker shorts and a tank top, and he pulls the tank top up , exposing his midriff.
juan: "and everybody bend down, go down, lean back go back, sterling wears his shirt like that so it looks like a woman's bra top, go down, lean back sit down, hey ren, i don't know why you haven't caught on to that , you have the biggest nipples in this room, go down, miss go down, everyone go down, lean back..."
mind you everytime i quote juan, all his comments are intermixed with his instructions/coaching to do the poses things like " miss white, go down, straight your elbows, you have no knee, no knee meaning you don't bend it"
We're doing cobra stretch, where you lie on your stomach, elbows by your nipples, and you pressup and stretch back and look back as far as you can.
Juan: " stretch back look back, way back, look back, way back, up so i see the whites of your eyes like you're possessed, look back everybody FUCKING look back...."
Juan: "stand there confidently, don't stand there looking like a victim, this is the only country where you can make money off looking like a victim"
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