inflexible joints, yogi masters raised in the Himalayans and blissing out

Above picture: The yogi master Bharat Thakur

Supposedly, he is a world reknown yogi master.

Above picture: Learning the way of the yogi?

Bharat Thakur was in Bangalore to give four lessons at four different places. One of the places was a golf & country club where one of the Bridge Foundation's trustees has a membership. So, I was able to become Bharat's disciple for one night.

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The guy acted like a total rockstar and showed up 45 minutes late. While we waited, one of his apprentices tried to explain to us that "Bharat never prepares for lessons, instead he just shows up and teaches whatever comes to him". Right.

When he showed up he went straight into to his free-flowing teaching, without giving so much as an acknowledgement or apology for his tardiness. It didn't seem very yogi-like.

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Bharat went on to tell us that his parents died soon after his birth. He said that after their deaths, he was taken to the Himalayans and raised by yogi masters.

He also told us that he meditates eight hours a day.

By the end of the night, Bharat had taken us through the abridged history, the basic positions and all the practical reasons for doing yoga.

Above picture: Me, blissed out of my mind