Whether it's Kenny Chesney or New Age music, the first thing that would have been a turn-off for me would be ANY music being played while yoga is being taught.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bbrigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > My new yoga teacher reminded me profoundly of Julie McCoy from "The > Love Boat." She wore a pink leotard and I'm pretty certain was also > the grand mistress of Cardio-Burn Stepping. She bounded up to me, > placed her nose an inch from mine and demanded, "What's y'all's > name?" with such friendly enthusiasm it made me wish I had more > names. Class began only after Julie had set her Kenny Chesney CD to > the proper volume. > > "Take yer PLAY-sez!" she hollered. > > Julie, I soon learned, had an accent that favored four-syllable > commands with the emphasis on the third syllable. > > "Stretch yer HAM-strings!" > > "Grab yer ANK-ulls!" > > "Push it HARD-er!" > http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/18/magazine/18funny_humor.html > > "Over the next hour, Julie proceeded to do everything - I'm not sure > how to say this politely - dead wrong. When she wasn't coercing > stiff middle-aged beginners into weak-necked unsupported headstands > ("You can DO it!"), she was encouraging us to compete against one > another - the ultimate yoga sin. ("Stretch like BETH does!") I > wanted to beg the other students to please not imitate Beth (who > clearly had the flexibility of a cheerleader) as I winced and waited > to hear the banjo-string-snapping sounds of Dixie tendons popping > all around me. > > At last it was over, and Julie led us into a period of quiet > meditation, where we were to lie on our backs, letting our bodies > absorb the benefits of our practice. She changed the music over to a > porno soundtrack and turned up the volume. "Shut yer eyes," she > said. "Look for yer CHAK-ras! That'll be them bright-colored LIGHTS > in yer soul! You gotta sur-REN-der to the MO-ment!" Then, the oddest > command of the day: "Work them BOOBS, y'all!" ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
