People are funny, but usually it's when they don't mean to be. For example, I have a great yoga teacher, she is tiny, very flexible and good at teaching yoga. Also, I like her because she has a thick Russian accent and says "yah" a lot, so that keeps things entertaining.
The other day she came into class and said something like,"so I am going to make you guys work really hard today ok? Jhhussssst khhiiddhhhiiinnhhhgg" in sort of a forced wheeze laugh voice. Except for the wheeze laugh, I would've had no idea that it was supposed to be funny, but apparently that was her attempt at a joke.
However, later while explaining a pose, she said without skipping a beat,"so, for lack of a better term, you are going to put your heel right up in your butt crack, yah?" and I almost fell over laughing, but she wasn't phased. Completely missed it.
There is also another guy I run into at the yoga studio that is worth mentioning in this vein. The first morning I saw him I thought he might have been a hallucination. He is probably 5'8" with a seriously unhealthy amount of muscle mass, longish hair and sort of a confused look on his face to compliment his incredibly tiny stretch knit shorts (this morning they were purple and he had a terrible tanktop burn line). To say the least, he sticks out in a class full of girls with pink mats. You do NOT want to be behind this guy in down dog. The worst part was when I saw him coming out of the building wearing work clothes and realized he had no plans to shower before starting his day.
Now some people, myself included, might initially see this guy as an easy target. However, I tend to wonder if tiny shorts guy has someone looking out for him? Maybe instead of kicking him around, I should realize that he probably just needs a friend. Does he have a mother or a brother to teach him about body odor, personal hygeine, and limiting your personal creatine intake? I wonder what his intentions are? Did he mean to have that hairdo or did he just stop trying? What are his fitness goals? Does he actually like little purple knit shorts, or has he just been deceived into thinking that they are acceptable?
Dear tiny shorts guy, if you are reading this, can I offer you a more substantial workout wardrobe? Some aloe vera? A nice cold shower?
