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Page 8 Opinion The Clarion \ January 22, 2020 'Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator' By Lande Simpson staff Writer Over break, a documentary on Bikram yoga (the practice and yogi) came out on Netflix. While I have been doing hot yoga for almost two years now, I thought this would be rather interesting. Bikram Choudhury brought the practice of hot yoga to the United States and it became a craze. He held classes with hundreds of students at a time in hotel conferences or ballrooms. His following became cult-like. He had very obvious narcissistic tendencies and used humiliation as a way to gain more gratitude and love from his students, which were obvious red flags, but his charisma outweighed everything else. While teaching his classes, he also viewed himself as the alpha male. Many females came forward and accused Bikram of sexual assault. As for all, this shook the entire yoga community. The production of this film was wonderful. The producer turned a well known, hated figure in the yoga community to be charismatic and likeable. He was loved by many at a certain time, since the classes and following was cult like. By the end of the film, I compared Bikram to Trump because my view was changed on him (Bikram) as a result of the production of it. Bikram was made out to be an amazing yogi that developed hot yoga and changed peoples lives but by the end, I realized there was brainwashing and he was an awful human being who just simply brought the hot yoga practice over to the states. The cinematography of the film was very beautiful and eye opening. It showed the humility that students faced when Bikram would call people out in the middle of a pose. It would also show the puddles of sweat and the gratifaction on students faces after a hard class. The cinematography was shot from different angles but was kept simplistic. It needed to be kept like that in a way to draw the focus to the horrifying stories. Survival was shown in this documentary by displaying how Bikram’s career as a yogi is still flourishing in other countries around the world simply because he is shining a light on an addictive practice. Many people do not want to stop feeling the good endorphins that are being set off while continuing this practice. Bikram’s image and career has survived through the #MeToo movement in the United States and has not been brought down in other countries despite his reputation in some places. I rate this documentary nine Bikram speedos out of ten Bikram speedos. Ukrainian plane crash leads to more tension in the Middle East By Aia Andonovska Sports Editor On Jan. 8, 2020 a horrible tragedy occurred. A Ukranian flight leaving Tehran crashed mysteriously, leaving 176 people dead, mostly Ukranians and Canadians. Decades of international sanctions have made it difficult for the country of Iran to buy new and spare aircraft parts for their planes, leaving its citizens and traveling foreigners at risk for a plane crash more than the average person. This is what was initially provided as an explanation for the untimely death of the passengers on the Ukranian Airlines flight 752. After Canadian and Ukranian officials opened an investigation, it was discovered that faulty airplanes in this case were not to blame at all. Heightened tension in the region put the Iranian government on high alert, after Donald Trump ordered for Iranian General Qassam Soleimani to be killed in an airstrike. In reality, the plane was shot down, as it was mistaken for an incoming American missile. None of this would have happened if Iran had taken the necessary precautions and halted all air traffic while it was taking action against U.S. forces in Iraq with their own missiles. It was stated that the reasoning behind this was if civilian air traffic continued, it would keep the U.S. from attacking again. Sadly, this had the opposite effect, with Iran attacking their own people as well as several Canadians and Ukranians. This plane crash then ignited several protests across the country, against the regime. It seems that Tehran is hesitant to take any action against the people who shot down the plane. Instead, they have focused on arresting the person who leaked a video that helped journalists confirm suspicions about the plane crash. As the Iranian government continues to lack accountability, its citizens are becoming more and more restless because of their general unhappiness with the people in power. Debris from the Ukranian piane crash in the city of Tehran, iran.
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