Courtesy Oh My Bikram. Originally from the now defunct Bikram Yoga on the Hill in Boulder, Colorado.
He's not Yogi Berra, but Bikram Choudhury definitely has a few interesting turns of phrase. Try slipping one of these Bikramisms into your conversation today.
“No room for light or air… you’re a 1) Japanese ham sandwich… 2) a Foreman Grill… 3) a Panini Press… 4) a fruit roll-up… 5) a grilled cheese sandwich.” In fact, just tell people you’re having a Japanese ham sandwich for lunch and see what happens.
“Pulling is the object of stretching.”
“Slowly, gently, push the knees back as hard as you can.” (Um, okay.)
“Lock the knee! Lock the knee! Lock the knee!” (Most effective when spoken three times in row. In fact, I had an odd experience on the Orange Line last week when the train operator intoned, “Watch the doors! Watch the doors! Watch the doors!” I thought my class was starting. On the train. Yes, I need this to be over soon.)
“Stomach stomach stomach!” (Apparently it’s not just celebrity deaths that come in threes.)
“If the knee isn’t locked, the posture hasn’t started yet.”
“Identify right from left. Don’t get them mixed up.”
“Kick up kick up kick up! The harder you kick, you can balance forever.”
“T as in Tom, not a broken umbrella!”
“English Bulldog determination. Bengal Tiger strength.”
And just because it’s the year 2010, Bikramisms has its own Twitter account. No, really.
And since I mentioned Yogi at the start, I'll leave you with my favorite Yogi quote: "When you come to a fork in the road, take it."
Always thought it'd be better if he'd said, "if you come to a fork in the road, taste it". ;)
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