Tammy,

Last night I was watching a movie on tv.  A commercial came on for an allergy medication.  The actress was doing downward dog and a canine approached her.  It was ironic and funny,well, if you’re into yoga.

What other poses could be shown on tv?

For an insurance company commercial:  how about while the actress is in plank pose, a thief removes her diamond tennis bracelet?

For a Spike TV promo:  how about a dog peeing on an actress in tree pose?

A promo for one of those Saturday morning fishing shows on Versus:  how about while the actress does fish pose at beach yoga, a trout washes ashore near the yoga mat?  What is the Sanskrit word for gooey and smelly?  The actress then starts doing pranayamic breathing with her fingers on her nostrils.

For a Law & Order crime:  How about a car-jacking scene in Times Square with the jumbotron in the background showing full wheel pose?

How about during the writing of these emails someone does a headstand near me and asks why nobody else has come up with these ideas?

Gary Kahn

Tammy a/k/a today’s Hero Poser,

May your happy baby pose cry out with silly laughter.  May your child strike a great pose for you.  May the pranayama breath you take to blow out the cake candles inspire all your wishes to come true.  May your mountain pose be the highest in the world.   May your head and shoulder stands be above all others.

Have a ROCKIN’ and TRIANGLE KICKIN’ birthday!

Namasbirthday!

Gary Kahn

Below is the note from my doctor excusing me from yoga classes:

Tammy
Yoga Studio
Boca Raton, Florida

Dear Yoga Teacher Tammy:

Kindly be advised that your student Gary Kahn is not expected to be in class this week.  He presented today at my medical office with flu-like symptoms.  Gary is asthmatic so we must pay careful attention to his lungs.  Since you are a yoga teacher, you should note that when the stethoscope was put up to his chest to check his lungs and he was asked to breath, he breathed through his nose.  This is not normal as he must breathe through the mouth for this test; I do not know where he picked up this habit.  He said something about pranayama, whatever that is.  Anyway, please excuse him from any classes he may miss.

In an odd request, Mr. Kahn did advise me to let you know that while sick over the weekend he watched a couple of documentaries about yoga.  These yoga documentaries included appearances by BKS Iyengar and Sri K. Pattabhi Jois.  He also watched the movies Seven Years in Tibet and Eat, Pray, Love.  Thus while he cannot physically practice he is mentally trying to follow the yoga ideals.  Personally, I think that he should let things be and not worry about missing classes and live by the American phrase, it is what it is, all is good.

Thank you and we hope this letter brings you a little enlightenment of the situation.