Well, that’s not going to get me turning beet-red with embarrassment or anything. “Coming into paschimottanasana, seated forward fold.” “…BITCH!” Then I brought my students into a pose, only to have my words immediately punctuated with a very loud and very distinct, “bitch!” Would you like to know when I remembered this vital piece of information? If you guessed, “In the middle of class, upon hearing the b-bomb drop during a moment of silence in the class,” then - ding, ding, ding! We have a winner!Įverything was going great. This is something that I completely and totally forgot about. On the radio, in department stores, at your dentist… Cute, innocent, and sweet - minus the part where Kanye West goes, “Oh em gee, you listen to that bitch?” in the middle of his rap. It’s so cute and so sweet that you could honestly hear it anywhere. Keri Hilson’s “Knock You Down” is an innocent, uncomplex hip hop song featuring Ne Yo and Kanye West. After combing through my iTunes, I created a nice hour-long playlist with all sorts of hip hop music, including Keri Hilson’s “Knock You Down”. These days, it’s not hard to find hip hop music that is PG/swear-free. I recently made a brand new playlist for one of these classes, this theme being hip hop and modern R&B. The themes can vary, from melodic dubstep to 90s pop stars. I tend to go to town on those, creating specific themes for my students to boogie down to as they get into their down dog. But some classes merit more upbeat playlists. I typically play a lot of acoustic covers, a lot of folk-rock, and a lot of instrumental music.
However, I pride myself on making sure the music for my yoga classes is always 100% PG. I think it’s been firmly established by now that I’m a crude, lewd individual.