week 3, day 1
Yoga was good today. Still havent sat out yet, but i was feeling pretty tired all day. Probably because i didnt go to sleep until 3 this morn.
I was up all night studying my anatomy shit. Anything to avoid dialogue. I am really struggling with it. It goes in one ear and out the other. Damn it to heck for all the times that i checked my brain at the yoga door.
So the anatomy test this morning was easy. I would have got 50 out of 50, except that Dr. T decided to play a trick on question number 49. Which is ironically the score that i got on the test. Ive let it go and have dealt with the result. Too bad my dialogue isnt so easy for me. It is really stressing me out to watch all the people hammer out their back bending posture dialogue without any difficulty. I am about an inch away from having a bit of a meltdown. Who knows how big.
I didnt realise just how messed up i really am. The frustraion is bringing up all the other shit from my childhood and even shit from the army and my relationships. I dont want to meltdown because nobody really cares to experience it. Although the teacher trainers say that they are here for us, i already know that is bs.
Nobody likes to see a man cry. Even the granola-munching, armpit-haired, tree-hugging, new age ladies here, in reality, dont want to see me cry. I feel like i am alone and that everyone is against me - story of my life.
Im not able to concentrate on dialogue and im not one to issue excuses regarding why it appears that i havent studied and therefore dont give a shit.
Not the case. I just dont feel like explaining myself. What good would that do. Like i said: nobody really cares. Words of well-wishing are so easy to say.
Oddly enough, im not too emotional during class. Just a wee bit of anger. Okay, a lot. Anyways, its after class that i feel like i would like to hit my head against a wall in order to pass out, and not feel what im feeling. Frustration, sadness, whatever.
Whateva
Stay tuned, i have a hunch that i might lose it this week.
Monday, April 21, 2008
semane dos
week 2.
sorry i havent been blogging as of late. so much going on really. still hammering out the yoga. got dr.t's anatomy class all week with a test on monday of wk3.
I went to class on Sunday, in support of a buddy who got issued a class for being late. it turned out that Christian was teaching and it was the best class of the entire week! so i was pretty pleased all around.
word out!
sorry i havent been blogging as of late. so much going on really. still hammering out the yoga. got dr.t's anatomy class all week with a test on monday of wk3.
I went to class on Sunday, in support of a buddy who got issued a class for being late. it turned out that Christian was teaching and it was the best class of the entire week! so i was pretty pleased all around.
word out!
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Dia Cinqo
Dia Cinqo
Day Five
Class started out well and ended well. I haven’t felt this good since my 30-day Challenge. I’m kicking ass in all my postures and i’ve never felt more strong OR flexible. I’m barely even breathing heavy. Just sweating a wee bit. Wow, my standing and floor series are getting awesome!
.....Never believe this: at lunch I remarked to Angie how I felt sorry for Spider Man (attention seeker) so I was gonna go over to talk with him. Ange reminded me about the societal rule of ‘guilty by association.’ She is right, so fuck that then.
Boy was she ever clever to advise me of that one. Today during posture clinic was unbelievable. I blinked my eyes or averted my attention somehow, only to get an elbow from an utterly disgusted Angie. She pointed out a scary sight! Spider Man was on his knees in front of Bikram, massaging his thigh/knee/leg/foot/whatever! Fact remains the same no matter what body part: Spider Man is quite the biatch. With a smile on his face, he prostrated himself in front of about 300 people. Hmmmm.....
I can’t wait to see the photo in our yearbook.
Okay. Posture clinic tonight was more of the same tricks. Bikram is really making Spider Man rethink his whole i love Bikram routine.
Rather embarrassing really. Pissing me off too. The class is pretty much just unruly because everyone is laughing and taking photos of Spider Man/Bikram.
Starting to think my blog is just a story about Spider Man, so no more about that shit. This is J’s blog about my yoga experience. Nuff said.
Day Five
Class started out well and ended well. I haven’t felt this good since my 30-day Challenge. I’m kicking ass in all my postures and i’ve never felt more strong OR flexible. I’m barely even breathing heavy. Just sweating a wee bit. Wow, my standing and floor series are getting awesome!
.....Never believe this: at lunch I remarked to Angie how I felt sorry for Spider Man (attention seeker) so I was gonna go over to talk with him. Ange reminded me about the societal rule of ‘guilty by association.’ She is right, so fuck that then.
Boy was she ever clever to advise me of that one. Today during posture clinic was unbelievable. I blinked my eyes or averted my attention somehow, only to get an elbow from an utterly disgusted Angie. She pointed out a scary sight! Spider Man was on his knees in front of Bikram, massaging his thigh/knee/leg/foot/whatever! Fact remains the same no matter what body part: Spider Man is quite the biatch. With a smile on his face, he prostrated himself in front of about 300 people. Hmmmm.....
I can’t wait to see the photo in our yearbook.
Okay. Posture clinic tonight was more of the same tricks. Bikram is really making Spider Man rethink his whole i love Bikram routine.
Rather embarrassing really. Pissing me off too. The class is pretty much just unruly because everyone is laughing and taking photos of Spider Man/Bikram.
Starting to think my blog is just a story about Spider Man, so no more about that shit. This is J’s blog about my yoga experience. Nuff said.
Dia Quatro
Dia Quatro
Day Four
Finally got to deliver my dialogue and it went well. I only required three prompts, not because I didn’t remember. Trust me, i know it verbatim. Stage fright got the better of me. Anyways, it went well and Bikram said to me: “you are a sweet man. Very nice man.”
Oh yeah. Forgot to mention that he also said to me during class earlier that evening “Boss! You! You have the perfect triangle, just like me!”
Awesome. Sweet!
Day Four
Finally got to deliver my dialogue and it went well. I only required three prompts, not because I didn’t remember. Trust me, i know it verbatim. Stage fright got the better of me. Anyways, it went well and Bikram said to me: “you are a sweet man. Very nice man.”
Oh yeah. Forgot to mention that he also said to me during class earlier that evening “Boss! You! You have the perfect triangle, just like me!”
Awesome. Sweet!
Dia Dos
Dia Dos
Day Two
Today was the first day we were lectured by Bikram. Very funny guy J
We also got to meet Kareem Abdul Jabar and hear his story. Then we met another guy, Frank, who narrated quite the heart-wrenching story. Bikram Yoga had really helped to improve a lot of peoples’ lives.
After the speeches were all done, we had a little closing address, and were then ushered away to lunch.
We met back in the auditorium to finish off some more dialogue. THEN CAME THE FIRST CLASS OF T.T.!
Wow! What a huge room! 300-plus students, along with a handful of visiting teachers and all the rest. I’ve never practiced in such a packed room before. Bikram had the room ventilated well, and held the postures for not so long, which was quite nice. Even so, almost half the room was in and out; sitting or kneeling! I hear that the first class is always quite a doozey J Fortunately, I managed to load right up with fluid, so I was feeling pretty good all class long. Apparently, so was this other guy near me. He seemed to almost be heckling Bikram ALL CLASS LONG?!! He even went so far as to admonish another student by saying that she lacked a body-mind connection! It went like this: Bikram said to a girl “why aren’t you listening to me?” and he had the nuts to answer OUT LOUD “because she has no body-mind connection!”
WTF?! This guy is way to cool for school. His new name will be ‘Spider Man,’ for reasons that I might spill later on. You know who you are S.F.M.!
Anyways, the rest of class went well, and I was pleased to complete the whole class without dying!
Tomorrow is another day. Rajistree is teaching the 8.30 (Ocho-media) , which I greatly look forward to.
Dialogue is really getting to me. So far my Espagnol is coming along better L
PS: the carpet is soooooooo slippery! Damn it!
Day Two
Today was the first day we were lectured by Bikram. Very funny guy J
We also got to meet Kareem Abdul Jabar and hear his story. Then we met another guy, Frank, who narrated quite the heart-wrenching story. Bikram Yoga had really helped to improve a lot of peoples’ lives.
After the speeches were all done, we had a little closing address, and were then ushered away to lunch.
We met back in the auditorium to finish off some more dialogue. THEN CAME THE FIRST CLASS OF T.T.!
Wow! What a huge room! 300-plus students, along with a handful of visiting teachers and all the rest. I’ve never practiced in such a packed room before. Bikram had the room ventilated well, and held the postures for not so long, which was quite nice. Even so, almost half the room was in and out; sitting or kneeling! I hear that the first class is always quite a doozey J Fortunately, I managed to load right up with fluid, so I was feeling pretty good all class long. Apparently, so was this other guy near me. He seemed to almost be heckling Bikram ALL CLASS LONG?!! He even went so far as to admonish another student by saying that she lacked a body-mind connection! It went like this: Bikram said to a girl “why aren’t you listening to me?” and he had the nuts to answer OUT LOUD “because she has no body-mind connection!”
WTF?! This guy is way to cool for school. His new name will be ‘Spider Man,’ for reasons that I might spill later on. You know who you are S.F.M.!
Anyways, the rest of class went well, and I was pleased to complete the whole class without dying!
Tomorrow is another day. Rajistree is teaching the 8.30 (Ocho-media) , which I greatly look forward to.
Dialogue is really getting to me. So far my Espagnol is coming along better L
PS: the carpet is soooooooo slippery! Damn it!
Dia Tres
Dia Tres
Day three
Well class this morning was great. Raj teaches a very compassionate, no-nonsense class.
Today was the first day of doubles! I did very well in both. So far I haven’t sat out or even been in trouble in any of my classes, so i’m pleased. Hehe.... i guess i’ll just have to wait until later to hit the wall. I’m sure it’ll be hard too!!! Angie has recovered from a pounding 3-day headache, and she had a great couple of classes today too J Now we can both ride the wave!
So far, in posture classes, I have been unable to get on stage in front of Bikram to deliver my dialogue. I’m ready, so tonight’s class could be the one. I should get it out of the way because then i’ll be able to get on with the rest of my dialogue. Shit, stage-fright sucks ass!!!
Didn’t get to deliver my dialogue but Spider Man did and it sucked. Bikram told him he had no energy and was monotonous. Spider Man also said “I love you Bikram” over the microphone during his dialogue! Also, when Bikram was talking, blah, blah, blah.... “i’ll stop wasting your time....” Spider Man replied out loud: “listening to you is not a waste of time Bikram.”
Hmmm..... Brown-noser or what?
Day three
Well class this morning was great. Raj teaches a very compassionate, no-nonsense class.
Today was the first day of doubles! I did very well in both. So far I haven’t sat out or even been in trouble in any of my classes, so i’m pleased. Hehe.... i guess i’ll just have to wait until later to hit the wall. I’m sure it’ll be hard too!!! Angie has recovered from a pounding 3-day headache, and she had a great couple of classes today too J Now we can both ride the wave!
So far, in posture classes, I have been unable to get on stage in front of Bikram to deliver my dialogue. I’m ready, so tonight’s class could be the one. I should get it out of the way because then i’ll be able to get on with the rest of my dialogue. Shit, stage-fright sucks ass!!!
Didn’t get to deliver my dialogue but Spider Man did and it sucked. Bikram told him he had no energy and was monotonous. Spider Man also said “I love you Bikram” over the microphone during his dialogue! Also, when Bikram was talking, blah, blah, blah.... “i’ll stop wasting your time....” Spider Man replied out loud: “listening to you is not a waste of time Bikram.”
Hmmm..... Brown-noser or what?
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Dia Uno
Day One of Teacher Training!
Waking up to the Mexican sunrise is pretty spectacular. Our view out the front of the building leaves a little to be desired, but then it still has it's own particular beauty. I don't mind palm trees.
Breakfast was good ($25USD); even better when followed up with a work-out at the gym($10USD). Don't worry - i'm in El Clubba Del Presidente. Free gym! I love Vicente Fox!Deportivo all the way bebe! Escorchio outside by the pool. 34 degrees already... Shit! I got burned on my legs pretty bad, which should make stretching them pretty interesting :)
We all gathered by the lobby for the intro with Bikram, only for me to actually meet him on the way! I guess i managed to put a big bullseye on my forhead with that one!
The orientation went well and we all got to meet the Teacher Trainers, but not actually Bikram. He will address us tomorrow, apparently.
Now for the best part: FREE BUFFET DINER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I guess Bikram is going all out, here at the Fairmont. It appears that B.Y. Acapulco is here to stay. Not much left to say. Stay tuned for my blog on Day Dos (the first practice).
Waking up to the Mexican sunrise is pretty spectacular. Our view out the front of the building leaves a little to be desired, but then it still has it's own particular beauty. I don't mind palm trees.
Breakfast was good ($25USD); even better when followed up with a work-out at the gym($10USD). Don't worry - i'm in El Clubba Del Presidente. Free gym! I love Vicente Fox!Deportivo all the way bebe! Escorchio outside by the pool. 34 degrees already... Shit! I got burned on my legs pretty bad, which should make stretching them pretty interesting :)
We all gathered by the lobby for the intro with Bikram, only for me to actually meet him on the way! I guess i managed to put a big bullseye on my forhead with that one!
The orientation went well and we all got to meet the Teacher Trainers, but not actually Bikram. He will address us tomorrow, apparently.
Now for the best part: FREE BUFFET DINER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I guess Bikram is going all out, here at the Fairmont. It appears that B.Y. Acapulco is here to stay. Not much left to say. Stay tuned for my blog on Day Dos (the first practice).
Dia Zero
Wow!!!
What a hectic Day Zero!
First of all the flight to Minneapolis was boring. No food, no movie makes J an unhappy little dude. The flight seemed to last forever, which is strange because i've been on many much longer ones. I fell asleep for about 10 mins and woke up feeling like it had been 3 hours or so. I was refreshed but that feeling soon disappeared after i found out that i still had many hours to go until i arrived in Minneapolis. What I should have done is slept through Minneapolis. What a flat, dry looking brown scene that was. I hate to prejudge, but i have never been so disappointed to see another city before. It was like a big brown pool table surrounding a moderate sized city centre. Anyways, the airport was good, i have to say. The way out was even better though. Our flight to Acapulco was awesome. There was about 10 people on board so i got a whole row to myself. The crossword puzzle kept me occupied for a little while, and then i slept until arrival. Don't worry, there was nothing to see outside my window, except for brown hills (yeah!).
Customs was the easiest and friendliest i've ever had the pleasure to experience. The taxi ride was straight outta Crazy Taxi (the videogame). Keep an open mind, i thought. Our hotel is SWEEET! Three giant Aztec-themed pyramidesque buildings; 5 pools; the sand; the surf. What
more could i want?
What a hectic Day Zero!
First of all the flight to Minneapolis was boring. No food, no movie makes J an unhappy little dude. The flight seemed to last forever, which is strange because i've been on many much longer ones. I fell asleep for about 10 mins and woke up feeling like it had been 3 hours or so. I was refreshed but that feeling soon disappeared after i found out that i still had many hours to go until i arrived in Minneapolis. What I should have done is slept through Minneapolis. What a flat, dry looking brown scene that was. I hate to prejudge, but i have never been so disappointed to see another city before. It was like a big brown pool table surrounding a moderate sized city centre. Anyways, the airport was good, i have to say. The way out was even better though. Our flight to Acapulco was awesome. There was about 10 people on board so i got a whole row to myself. The crossword puzzle kept me occupied for a little while, and then i slept until arrival. Don't worry, there was nothing to see outside my window, except for brown hills (yeah!).
Customs was the easiest and friendliest i've ever had the pleasure to experience. The taxi ride was straight outta Crazy Taxi (the videogame). Keep an open mind, i thought. Our hotel is SWEEET! Three giant Aztec-themed pyramidesque buildings; 5 pools; the sand; the surf. What
more could i want?
Friday, April 4, 2008
The day before i leave for TT
what a day...have been running around like a chook with his head cut off trying to get my the final tidbits in order before i leave Edmonton for 2.5 months. You wouldnt believe, but there is so much to do before one has to put his life on hold and embark on a life changing journey such as Bikram Yoga Teacher training...
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