I had a fun time visiting on the 99.5 RT 6pm to 9pm "Static Interference" show with Don Puno, Tina Ryan, and Robi Joseph last Wednesday. They're a great team - got some catchy banter going on between them. The interview bits went smoothly, though I was challenged by the first question they gave me:"what is yoga"? Such a broad question! Whenever someone asks me that I'm always a little overwhelmed by the enormity of it but I think I gave a good overview. I liked my answer to the ever-popular "what's the best style of yoga?" ... Bikram is notorious for saying that Bikram yoga is the only real yoga, everything else is just "pissing in the wind" but as much as I enjoy Bikram and think it's the best yoga foundation for me, I think (and answered) that the best style of yoga is "the one that you do consistently." I've met so many people who get great benefits from their Vinyasa practice, their Kripalu practice, their Kundalini practice, and so on - it's important to find the practice that fits for you. To even imagine that Bikram's Beginning Yoga Class is the be-all and end-all, ultimate, perfect exercise routine for everyone is sad - it's a wonderful practice, I wouldn't change a thing, but there is always room for improvement. Although I don't believe that I or anyone else - even Bikram, and he'll be the first to tell you that - could improve it at the moment, I look forward to the day when we have something so much more amazing that the Bikram series is like "pissing in the wind" by comparison.
On the show, we had fun taking questions from the listeners. No one uses the phone in Manila - it was all texts and emails. This is kind of to the chagrin of Tina, Robi, and Don, as live callers are lots of fun on the radio. Today on their show is "bitch-ass Tuesday" ... the whole show is devoted to bitching about whatever ... maybe I'll call in and bitch about how it's been almost a week and I still haven't seen any of them at yoga! (Robi was going to come at 6:30 the next morning but ended up being out til 2:30am judging a bikini competition at club Alchemy in Pasig City, poor baby.) Of course there was the obligatory "are there hot babes there?" - yes guys, there are plenty of beautiful girls in tight and/or scanty clothing at yoga - but you're going to have to work to be in their presence, as the rare guy who does try to slump through class checking out the babes while hardly working will find his ass ridden into the middle of next week by the teacher.
Towards the end of the slot, Robi and Don each tried a posture on-air with me doing the instruction/play-by-play. That was a trip. I was amazed that each of them was pretty much a natural at the posture I had them do! Robi did an amazing Triangle for no warmup and never having done the posture, and Don did Half Moon, in the backbend going back far enough that he actually touched his fingertips to the wall a step behind him - very rare for a first timer, and making for good radio as I got to both congratulate him and chide him for cheating, "ladies and gentlemen, Don has reached the wall in the backbend - and now he's leaning on it - that's cheating, Don!"
All in all, a great few hours ... we talked about doing it again, and I hope I do get to join them on the air again soon!
Warmly,
Carol
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