Bikram Yoga Teacher Training Spring 2011: Naughty Cows

Saturday morning class we had Ulysses from Mexico! He taught class in Spanish! What an experience. One set he taught in English, and then the second set in Spanish. Most of the time, you could tell by the tone of his voice what was to happen next, but otherwise had to really pay attention to know what was going on. It was likely a nice treat for our Spanish speaking yogis too.

Saturday afternoon we attempted to make the yoga beach party at Venice Beach but only lasted five minutes. Dia kindly drove us out and we packed snacks, water, beach towels, everything fit for a full day of sun. However, it was so cold and windy! Adrienne and I immediately considered an exit plan. We just weren’t prepared with sweatshirts, jackets, and socks to enjoy it fully. There was a good showing of yogi’s taking over the beach though. Guitar playing, singing, and just pure joy of life surrounded the circle. It was really quite nice.

After our five minute visit, Adrienne and I made an adventure of walking the famous Venice Beach strip and finding the Big Blue Bus. That’s what it’s called – how fun! Thankfully Dave taught me about the bus route last week :) We had to switch buses at the 3^rd Street Promenade, a famous shopping Mecca in Santa Monica. Conveniently the bus stopped in front of Lululemon so we had to jump off to do some shopping before boarding the next bus. We quickly realized we were carrying our huge Shakti Yoga bags as beach bags so we decided we should quietly leave :)

After our beach and bus adventure, we were feeling so tired out from the week catching up with us. Different groups of yogi’s were making plans and heading out on the town for dinner sometime around 9 pm. Meanwhile, Adrienne and I were lurking around the lobby trying to find ice cream so we could lie in bed, watch a movie, and enjoy something sweet. It was so nice relax, and even though 50 First Dates isn’t the best movie out there, it was just what we needed.

Sunday was poolside day! And, dialogue day of course! We’re so close to wrapping up the series I wonder if we’ll finish this week. It’s hard to believe how fast it’s gone by. Sunday night was also very relaxed. It was nice to talk to everyone back home at the Memorial Day BBQ! I really wished I was there. I asked my Dad if they were having the goat curry. Ha – one of our favorite Bikram quotes was to a student after she delivered her half moon pose on stage ‘you’re scared to death, like a goat, about to get its head cut off for the goat curry.’ Priceless.

Sunday night, Adrienne and I attempted to study more dialogue but we didn’t get very far. Instead, we were ‘naughty cows’ and snuck into the hot room and took pictures on the teacher’s stage and in Boss’s chair. Then, Adrienne tried to put her camera on a little table next to the chair and accidentally dunked it in a huge bin of water. We lost it laughing and ran out of there before we got caught!

Thank you for my letters this week – Uncle Johnny and Michele, The Pelissier’s, Uncle Denny, Cousin Doug, and Linda and Glenn! Thank you so much!

Oh, I almost forgot - my first class is officially on the schedule at Bikram Yoga Manchester!

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