Friday, February 1, 2008

Be mindful and fit!

This is what Stuart Smalley would do if he did yoga.

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

this is making me barf. ew.

Yogamum said...

That class would annoy the heck out of me, but I guess I see why some people might enjoy it.

Arturo said...

Hi Armani
Sun salutations done with sneakers on? That's a first. I would see this going over well in gyms, including those gyms that offer strip dancing as a class option.
Actually the workshop I attended with a commercial yoga star five years ago had a section of doing one hour of sun salutations while chanting aloud. I did not enjoy the workshop for other reasons.
Cheers,
Arturo

armani said...

Hey, lax, yogamum and arturo: Not our cup of tea, but it was amazing to see how people were getting into it.

I debated whether to link to the Intensanti webpage, but they have some pics of absolutely radiant yoga babes doing their flashdance-taebo-daily affirmations thang.

Anonymous said...

I taught aerobics and step aerobics in grad school and I hope I wasn't that grating...

Then again, whatever gets people moving, right?

Anonymous said...

now that would be even more annoying than out loud chanting--to have someone come in and do asana and affirmations. Ay carumba.

armani said...

Annabella: As my hero, you get special dispensation. Just don't get too shiny and happy around me.

Lax: I wonder if people are doing a Stuart Smalley right under our noses, which would provide a defensible argument if we grabbed them by the throats and strangled them. Right, Annabella?

Anonymous said...

If you strangle them, it's a battery. However, self defense and defense of others is a valid defense.

So, if you truly had to strangle shiny happy Stuart Smalley-ish gym yogis in order to prevent harm to Laksmi, I could successfully get you acquitted. And I promise not to chant during the trial.

: )

Arturo said...

Hi Armani
I yahooed and googled Intensanti and got no hits. What is the website address? Oh, and Anon replied to your question on neti pots. That's kind of him or her. I fell out of the habit of using it. I think I gave away my pot. But when I used it, I would dissolve some salt in warm water, get over the sink, tilt my head, then pour some water so that it would go in one nostril, behind the nose, and out the other nostril. I do like the ingredients of the nasya oil that Anon recommended, so I'm going to look for it. I don't get congested too often, only on a day that I eat the wrong foods (too much dairy or grains - mucous forming foods) or if I happen to have a cold.
Cheers,
Arturo

Carl said...

Arturo, Google sugested 'IntenSati' as an alternate and it seems like what he was talking about. Definitely some tight midriff babe action there. Nice arms and shoulders too.

Anonymous said...

post. you must post. neti pot. neti pot is FUN especially when you have a cold and have lots of snot coming out. neti pot is really good if you are starting to feel sick--i put in extra salt and rinse that sucker out. I don't use a pot, though. Jesus is a minimalist and doesn't want extra stuff in the house so I use a pitcher and funnel!

armani said...

Arturo: Sorry about the typo. I try to be careful with my posts, but I must have been a little tired.

Carl: Thanks for the correction. I'm glad to hear you got the eye candy bonus.

Annabella: Thank you for the great advice. I knew you could help me avoid the clinker. You are hereby appointed Resident Counsel for The Big Squish blog. You can be Queen's Cousel, too if you like. Hee.

Lax: All the talk about neti pot is making me nauseous, similar to watching Intensati.

Anonymous said...

yeah, i didn't think the neti pot would be for you...

Arturo said...

Thanks, Carl, Armani.
Wow, can you say
c o m m e r c i a a l l?
hehe. Again, it works for some. It should go well in South Beach.