Bikram sings!

5:00 PM class: Bikram

It actually starts around 6:00 pm, because Bikram's being interviewed by the Fit Channel, some subsidiary of Discovery. The woman who hosts the show and interviewed Bikram takes class with us, so there are cameramen with us in class. We like that, because it guarantees a somewhat easy class until she leaves. Bikram won't kill us too much in front of the cameras. Instead he focuses on her, helping her through some of the poses.

The easiest classes here still wipe me out. During final savasana, Bikram always plays tracks from his CDs. Yes, Bikram sings! The traditional Indian songs and chants are actually really good; very peaceful. Tonight we're listening to his love songs, which have a significant cheddar quotient:

"I'm feeling lonely... come soon.
I'm feeling lonely...
Baby come soon."

Eventually the whole class cracks up. I'm lying next to Zach. We look at each other and giggle. I liked Zach from the moment I saw him in a Paul Frank shirt. (Paul Frank is your friend!) He would make the perfect gay boyfriend. I have an impulse to get up and dance with him, but I'm not sure that Bikram would take that well.

The second track has an even cheesier chorus of girls on it. After class, "I'm feeling lonely" is still stuck in my head. I am buying this CD, for damn sure. I will bring it home and play it for you all. That way, there is at least one glimpse of the misery that you all can share.