Carrie Hilligoss
1) Why do you like it hot?
Because stretching is pretty high up there on my list of favorite activities, and there’s no stretch like a sweaty stretch.
2) What are your personal tips to Bikram Yoga Lower East Side students?
Greeeeeen juice is amazing! And relax your jaw in class—it makes a huge difference in how your neck feels.
3) As a child, what did you want to be “when you grew up?”
A ballerina. And briefly, a neonatologist.
4) Tell us about your first kiss: who, when, where?
5) What’s your most prized possession?
Love, and my super special recipe for Mini Nibblers.
6) What’s your guilty pleasure?
Vegan sweets, especially those involving super dark chocolate. Though I don’t feel particularly guilty.
7) What is your most embarrassing moment on the teacher’s box?
Nothing too horribly mortifying has happened to me…yet.
8) What were you doing the day you decided you were going to be a Bikram Yoga Teacher?
I was at a Bikram Seminar in San Antonio, TX. Bikram pointed to me and said, “You! I’ll see you in my teacher training!”
9) What’s the best/worst thing about being a Bikram Yoga teacher?
Very Best: I get to teach and practice yoga with wonderful people from so many walks of life every day.
Second Best: My work outfits do not involve shoes.
Worst: So much sweat = so much laundry.
10) What was the first concert you went to?
11) Who was your childhood celebrity crush
12) Describe your perfect yoga shorts.
Brightly colored and short, yet secure.
13) What’s the first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning?
Ezra. Or our kitty, Sophie, if she’s pawing at me in hopes of an early breakfast.
14) What’s your sign and birthday?
Virgo – August 26
15) Have you ever been in love?
Yes—still am. And I found him in the hot pink box!
16) Say one nice thing about the person who first told you about Bikram Yoga.
17) Words or phrases you overuse:
Excellent!
18) What song(s) best describe you?
Let It Be – The Beatles
19) Do you remember what your first Bikram class was like?
I don’t remember much, but I’m pretty sure I pointed my toes for at least the first 5 Savasanas.
20) What was the first album you purchased with your own money?
21) What’s your guilty pleasure?
22) Do you have a “most memorable Bikram moment”?
23) If you could have any job, what would it be?
Vegan Baker/Yoga Teacher/Artist/Goldsmith/Energy Worker/Philospher
24) What’s your favorite smell?
Frangipani flowers
25) What’s your favorite place to hang out in the Lower East Side (besides Bikram of course)?
My home sweet home.
