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That's a Lot of Silly Zen
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That's a Lot of Silly Zen

#Prompt 25

Is it really Child's Pose when adults have to do it?

All she could hear was a creaking and cracking of her bones. Feeling her muscles scream and this was the limit what instructor oblivious keep the pressure on her back. It honestly wasn't a lot but clearly enough to hold her in place.

“Now breathe”, he said over her ear

“You breathe” she thought.

This wasn't his fault. Her best friend was getting a lot of angry texts in ALL CAPS as soon as her fingers started working again. Is this actually beginners class and have people died from beginning this before?

Her knees knew that this was the end. Every muscle she owned was protesting but this… This man just said, “breathe... This is the most natural pose your body knows” His voice came through again, over her ear, his coffee breath fanning her face.

Natural? Ha!

He's a comedian that’s his real job! He's a comedian, he’s here to torture them. A camera was going to come out in a minute and someone will tell them it's all a prank and she'll get some hot cocoa to seal the cracks she's heard over the last 10 minutes 15 minutes, and a burger… A burger to soothe her soul.

Her best friend promised all she would feel was Zen. What a joke!

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