tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457384053409595582.post2451001232755753012..comments2024-02-22T02:47:50.202-08:00Comments on Bikram Teacher Training: Going to Training? Part 3: Dialogue and Study SuggestionsJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05536945335090820771noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457384053409595582.post-27635511938394714202011-09-23T00:37:20.370-07:002011-09-23T00:37:20.370-07:00Hi Jenn,
love your blog.
I have the same wonde...Hi Jenn, <br /><br />love your blog. <br /><br />I have the same wondering as "belovely" (Also, I'm wondering where/how I can get a hold of the Bikram dialogue...)<br />Thanks~~<br />Melinda <br />melinda.nianda@gmail.comhaiyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816758048728166660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457384053409595582.post-15086983221568284332010-06-07T14:40:08.542-07:002010-06-07T14:40:08.542-07:00Hey Jenn,
First off (as many of your commenters of...Hey Jenn,<br />First off (as many of your commenters often begin with), lovely blog! I'm impressed by the thoroughness and honesty with which you write -- thanks for that!<br /><br />Also, I'm wondering where/how I can get a hold of the Bikram dialogue...as you recommend, practicing before teacher training is a great way to get a head start (and it seems like it'd be a great way to improve one's personal practice too!). Anyway, I'd love your suggestions on this. <br /><br />Thanks,<br />Rachel<br />koontz.rachel@gmail.comRachel Koontzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07125492739859659275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457384053409595582.post-75135100744011856852008-07-07T06:50:00.000-07:002008-07-07T06:50:00.000-07:00Jenn,We're revamping Bikrams websites, and thought...Jenn,<BR/>We're revamping Bikrams websites, and thought maybe you'd be interested in writing for us? Please contact me if you're interested (john@vacationmedia.com) or FaceBook.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>~ John WalshUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664426452202287627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457384053409595582.post-33909208245374550902008-06-28T13:29:00.000-07:002008-06-28T13:29:00.000-07:00THANKS GUYS THIS IS AMAZING INFO - I'm very scared...THANKS GUYS THIS IS AMAZING INFO - I'm very scared..very!!!:)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12584773964710013373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457384053409595582.post-49391530596146560822008-06-28T08:56:00.000-07:002008-06-28T08:56:00.000-07:00Ya, if you are quite in your delivery they will ge...Ya, if you are quite in your delivery they will get you to step out of the suite on to the balcony and shout your dialog to the demonstrators.Toddohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18086771678861676485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457384053409595582.post-27149057710734742662008-06-27T21:14:00.000-07:002008-06-27T21:14:00.000-07:00Ahh, the dialog! :-)A few more tips:When learning ...Ahh, the dialog! :-)A few more tips:<BR/><BR/>When learning the dialog line by or paragraph by paragraph, lean the next few words of the next line or paragraph. In posture clinic many people pause between lines or paragraphs. Learning the following few words will really help with the flow.<BR/><BR/>Make a list of the body parts the dialog is talking about. Figure out if there's some sort of pattern. Many times the dialog goes right up the body, not always though. This does two things, getting used to looking at the body; and if your eyes move to the hips and you stare at them long enough, it may jog your memory into remembering what you're supposed to say.<BR/><BR/>For those kinetic learners, do the pose as you're learning the dialog. Feel the particular area you're talking about.<BR/><BR/>Oh, the other biggie, if you don't have a big voice or project, learn how! Otherwise you may have posture clinic proctors making you yell the dialog.<BR/><BR/>ttfn ~ Craig from HonoluluCraighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15360539559541206167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457384053409595582.post-89100209163015001032008-06-27T10:43:00.000-07:002008-06-27T10:43:00.000-07:00The only thing I will add is that you will no doub...The only thing I will add is that you will no doubt get very upset that staff expect you to know the dialog in full and learn it with the little free time they give you. Some people tried to fight this and well they lost.<BR/><BR/>Study time is what you can carve out during the day. Your free time is between midnight (sometimes later) and the 8:30 AM practice. Some people stayed up late (I liked to work till around 2 or 3 AM) and sleep till 7:45. Others would go to bed and get up at 6 to work on dialog. You will see dialog books in the yoga studio and people trying to get studying in right up until the teacher takes the podium. Lunch from after the morning practice to about 12:15 is another time where you can squeeze in studying. Then the afternoon is filled and while some people would try to sneak in dialog study during a lecture the staff would shut you down if they catch you and they do patrol the lecture hall. Then there is the dinner break after the second practice and the start of evening lectures at 9 PM.<BR/><BR/>Really not a lot of time and staff are aware of this (they won't give you more than "trust the process"), you will be expected to make it work. This is where I say trying to fight the system won't work. Figure out a method to learn the dialog and give up on the idea that you need 8 hours of sleep.<BR/><BR/>Concerning study buddies and doing postures with bodies. If you are shy this is something you will also have to get over. If you think staff will find you a buddy or they will ask to study with you forget it. Head down to the lobby and find a group who are on the same posture as you and work with them. Large groups are not typical. Usually two to four people are best.<BR/><BR/>Once posture clinic gets going you will be walking around talking to yourself and doing dialog. Don't worry about it. The hotel staff learned from the first group that Yogi's like to talk to themselves. They also know that from time to time we will recite dialog to them and even get them to do postures for us. Hotel guests are also warned about you when they check in. They already think we are in cult to begin with so talking out loud to no one is what they expect from you anyways. <BR/><BR/>If you come from a studio that doesn’t follow the dialog 100% and think you won’t have to learn the full dialog – forget it. If you are taking the TT program because you had the free time and money and don’t want to teach and so learning dialog is not important to you –forget it. If you think you can edit the dialog to meet your standards of grammar – forget it. You will do the dialog as written and your offer to rewrite the dialog is wasting time you could use to study. <BR/><BR/>One last tip about dialog. Take your copy and go to Kinkos or another copy store where you can shrink the size down, laminate and bind. You will live with this book and protecting it from food, sweat, and the pool is key. In our class someone did sell “bootleg” (Craig’s term) copies that were ideal, but after a couple of weeks this effort was shut down in favor for the official version that was sold at the Bikram store in the lecture hall. I would suggest if you don’t get your own made before you get to Mexico and someone is selling one act quick to buy one. The official version was not as nice and fell apart. <BR/><BR/>In conclusion you will ABIDE : )Toddohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18086771678861676485noreply@blogger.com