Raff's Brain
Raff’s Brain is my playground for goofy stories, real-life adventures, and experiments in how openness, creativity, and technology can bring people together and improve our lives. Expect Hot Yoga Problems, Riffin’ with Raff, Drive & Jive / Walk & Talk, and various zany side projects that are sometimes cathartic, sometimes ridiculous, and hopefully worth your time.
Raff's Brain
Raff's Brain #172: Hot Yoga Problems - Very SMALL Class, Very BIG Vibes!
What happens when your hot yoga class only has two students? Rob Raffety takes us inside the most intimate group session imaginable—a 6AM class on the Monday before a holiday, where sparse attendance and a substitute instructor create a strangely intense dynamic. With only one other student, Rob faces the pressure of hyper-visibility, replays memories of one-on-one training, and reflects on what class size really does to the yoga experience. It’s awkward, insightful, and just sweaty enough to qualify as a full Raff’s Brain breakdown.
Outline:
- Rob's early arrival and the eerie quiet of an empty studio
- Hot yoga vs. yoga sculpt: A tough call avoided
- The "how small is too small" question of class legitimacy
- Flashback to personal training and yoga beginnings
- The moment a class becomes a class: 2 students, 1 instructor
- Substitute teacher steps in and delivers a killer session
- Hyper-awareness in small groups: Pressure to perform
- Performance self-assessment: Rob’s honesty hour
- The comedy and comfort in the awkward
- A quick, reflective wrap-up
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