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>> that's why i went 20 years ago. there were no guys back then. >> myself and bobby. and that was it. 58 girls. >> 58 girls. big class. >> yeah, 60 people fit in steve ross' class. >> and you sit in the back so you could see their bums when they bend over? >> i do. it was phenomenal. i came out of that first class high as hell. even in yoga, the idea -- >> is meditative. >> moving with the breath, right? that's meditative. and i came out high as hell. within a few years, the teacher gave me the yoga sutras. i've been meditating about 20 years. >> you kept meditating because you wanted to keep...

Even and listen to you talk. i said, believe me, it wasn't as relaxing doing the class. this literally doesn't look like a workout. >> right. >> but at the same time, it was probably the toughest workout i've had in the last three weeks. >> thank you, it was my intention to create a space that -- i try to even cultivate my voice to be a place where there can be rest and relaxation so all those other things can just fall away and we can just be here, be who we are. yes, it will physically change you. it will work you out. >> is that the intention of yoga in general? >> the most common thing to ...

That's exactly how i see yoga. it does have obviously a physical component. but the intention of it is not just the health of the body but the health of the individual. you to change the mental state, change the spiritual state. to help the individual become the most vibrant person they can be. we have a lot of brand-new people, people coming to yoga for the first time, which is wonderful. but they come in with this whole set of expectations or won't come in because they think, i can't touch my toes or i'm not flexible enough or have all these ideas of who they have to be in order to approach ...

Chicks. >> there were no guys back then. >> no guys. >> myself and bobby. and that was it. 58 girls. >> 58 girls. big class. >> yeah, 60 people fit in steve ross' class. >> and you sit in the back so you could see their bums when they bend over -- >> i came out of that first class high as hell. even in yoga, the idea -- >> is meditative. >> moving with the breath, right? that's meditative. and i came out high as hell. within a few years, the teacher gave me the yoga sutras. >> you kept meditating because you wanted to keep that high going? >> that's right. >> don't go anywhere, when we come ba...

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