Raff's Brain #266: Are My Yoga Instructors Just Making This Up?

The chair is invisible. The pose names are suspicious. The sleep debt is very real. Rob Raffety emerges from hot yoga with questions: What exactly is “bobcat tail”? Why are we doing frog pose three moves into class? And who decided a prayer twist needed a one-legged butt kick? After more than a decade of practice, Rob suspects his instructors may be improvising. Meanwhile, his own questionable decision-making involves late-night creative projects, an endless chorus of “one more render,” and a 4:30 a.m. alarm. A sleep-deprived edition of Hot Yoga Problems about unfamiliar poses, familiar habits, and the difficulty of shutting down a brain that’s having too much fun. On the agenda: • A mysterious pose and a possible hidden-camera conspiracy. • An increasingly unreasonable relationship with chair pose. • The collision between creative flow and basic bedtime arithmetic. • Trying to build better habits just shy of 51. Follow Raff’s Brain for more humor, creative tangents, and life slightly off balance. Call the Raff's Brain Hotline! Pick a topic, make a statement, ask a question! 571-408-8058.