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The Practice

You can’t say I'm wrong.

No, no, no, Steffi. You're the student, I'm the teacher.

But during the class, you pay special attention to me.

You’ve misunderstood, I treat everyone the same way.

The same way…

Sometimes in student-teacher relationships,

gestures are misinterpreted.

And since I’m a foreigner I misunderstand those gestures even more, I guess.

Look, Steffi, I’m going to suggest that you continue practicing in another studio.

It’s for the best.

Fine, don't worry...

I guess I can still take today’s class. It’s been paid for.

Sure.

Please leave the room quietly and calmly.

Let’s do two sun salutations and then go straight to shavasana.

Steffi?

Steffi?!

Steffi?

Steffania?

Give me the oxygen.

What's your name?

Her name is Steffi.

Name? What's your name?

-Steffi. Steffania. -Age?

24.

Please, the questions are for her.

How many fingers do you see? -Two.

-Any pain? -Very little, it’s nothing.

Her blood pressure lowered and then she fainted.

I’m ok, only a little dizzy, probably because of the oxygen.

I’ll leave my bike here and take a cab home.

She shouldn’t ride a bike and she should get an x-ray right away.

It’s ok, I’ll take a cab.

I'll go with her.

I'm Fran.

Francisca, Steffi. I'm Francisca.

Yes.

-I have to sign? -Yes.

The incident complicated my afternoon.

On top of everything my car was in the shop

and I had to cross all of Santiago to get to therapy.

Come in.

Gustavo, do you want to say something?

I'm thinking.

-Vanesa? -No.

Vanesa, Gustavo can't forgive you for your relationship with Julio.

Let me rephrase,

He can't forgive you for having had a relationship with Julio,

because it has since ended.

And you can’t forgive Gustavo for his lack of trust in you.

Even though you betrayed him, you weren’t honest and you lied.

You think he had a fling with that foreign student,

and your belief is so strong that it doesn’t matter whether it is true or not.

But you have to consider that Gustavo insists that nothing happened with her.

And in that he appears to be sincere.

Appear?

So you’re the reason it smelled of garlic.

I thought someone was making pesto.

And you also smell of cigarettes. Must be because of my brother.

I can't get rid of it.

Last night your sister-in-law had me chop a whole head of garlic.

But I washed my hands right after.

-Did you use soap? -Yes.

Everybody knows that soap makes things worse.

I had no idea, we never used garlic or onion.

My sister-in-law should have told you.

-Maybe she didn't know. -She's an idiot.

I’ll look online how to get rid of the smell.

Did you feel the earthquake?

What earthquake, Gustavo?

You’ve been in this country over 10 years and still can’t tell

an earthquake from a tremor.

Whatever.

The tremor caused the folding screen that my mother gave us

to fall on a student, she fainted.

Could you please keep it in the apartment?

The screen?

Why? It’s a gift from your mother.

Her wedding present, for both of us.

Your mother made it. No way.

It’s yours too.

We’re separated. You could keep it someplace in the studio.

It’s a folding screen, that’s the point, you fold it, it doesn’t take up space.

Speaking of which,

I wanted to tell you that gradually, I’ll be moving my classes somewhere else.

But I’m the one who signed the contract…

I said little by little, Gustavo.

You're always overreacting.

I won't do it overnight.

My idea is to move my classes to the apartment.

I don’t know why we go to couple’s therapy if we don’t say a word during it,

but when we leave, we can’t stop talking.

It was a joint decision,

It makes the separation process easier.

But this isn't a separation process, Gustavo.

If anything, it’s a mourning process. And you have to go through it on your own.

People go to couple’s therapy to avoid breaking up,

we're already separated.

Sometimes I feel that you think that there’s a chance we’ll

still get back together,

but you have to accept that it won’t happen. The therapist already said so.

-The therapist didn’t say that. -Well, then I’ll say it.

You know I don't think it's a good idea that you're staying at my brother's.

He smokes like a chimney, and his wife is an idiot.

You shouldn't be in a place like that, it's too negative.

Easy for you to say, you kept the apartment.

You're going to play the victim again?

-How's the apartment? -Fine, it's fine.

Is it the same as always?

No, not at all. I changed everything.

I think that the problem was that you are both in the same line of work.

Maca, please...

Two yoga instructors…

I wouldn’t have liked to marry someone with the same profession as me.

Housewife...

If you had married an engineer, you would only talk about engineering.

Not necessarily.

Did you two only talk about yoga?

You don’t need to answer that.

We talked about everything, like any couple.

You both must have many things in common. Vegetarianism, for example.

This tastes like nothing.

I didn't know yoga instructors don't eat garlic.

Vanesa told me this morning.

You should have warned me yesterday when I asked you to chop a whole head.

You avoid it in Ayurveda, but I’m not a fundamentalist.

-I'll get some water. -But here there’s a pitcher here, Gustavo.

Yes, but it’s ice cold.

Warm water would be ideal.

My sister used to get up at 4 am to do yoga

because she said it was the quietest time of the day,

when most people are asleep and the early risers are not yet active.

Yoga is a highly regulated culture.

It’s a very strict discipline.

Then I’m certain that the both of them being yoga teachers was the cause.

I don’t know

Just think, on top of all the normal issues for a couple that lives together,

to live under all those strict, draconian rules...

Warm water. That's weird.

It's a habit.

What kind of a habit is that?! Who drinks warm water, Felipe?

If you gave it to a dog he wouldn’t want it. Not even animals drink warm water.

You didn't have to come.

-Who is he? -Your teacher.

-Teacher? -Yoga teacher.

She lost her memory when she hit her head. She doesn't remember what happened.

They ran lots of medical tests.

She seems to be fine. They’ll let her go soon.

-Good.

Doctors say her memory could come back any time. Or not.

Steffi will probably want to talk to her family.

Yes.

But we don't know how to contact them.

She doesn't remember any passwords, she can't go on her computer or phone.

We have to wait for them to call.

I didn't remember I took yoga classes.

Think about what I'm saying.

You shouldn’t be living with Vanesa’s brother.

He smokes like a chimney, and his wife is an idiot.

-Mom... -Mom, nothing.

Nobody understands what you're doing there, divorced, in a foreign country,

with your immigration status hanging by a thread.

Vanesa and I are still married,

We’re going to couple’s therapy to avoid divorce.

You know that you could always find work in your home country.

And your room is just like you left it.

I only have to move the winter clothes from the closet.

It's your house. And I'm your mother.

I'll keep it in mind.

And you are not well. Vanesa is worried.

You're in touch with Vanesa?

We agreed that you'd not talk to her.

I don’t call her but if she calls me, there’s nothing I can do.

What's wrong, mom?

You have parsley in your teeth. You eat a lot of parsley?

-I'm a vegetarian. -Tell me something I don’t know.

Hello?

I was meditating.

It's not my fault that the fridge isn't working.

I don't know what would've happened if it broke while I was still living there.

I have no idea who’s fault it would have been.

I don’t know what to tell you.

If you find one on sale, sure, get it.

I knew that there was a retreat that week.

I called to make a reservation. I got the last spot.

I'm glad to see you here again.

I’ll put you in room 4.

I’ve never been in room 4.

You'll have to give me your cell phone.

I thought there was no signal here.

Last month they installed an antenna on top of the hill.

We had special lockers built to keep the phones.

I’ll bring you bed sheets. Towels aren't provided. But you knew that already.

Weren't you supposed to be in India?

-We broke up. -Vanesa...

I heard something about that.

What amazed me is that you didn't split up when you finished fixing the apartment.

Those big projects in life are the ultimate test for couples..

I had to leave the house and I have new expenses.

I postponed the trip for the end of the year.

I lost the plane ticket. -The Ganges...

The Taj Mahal, Varanasi.

The other day in the middle of a class, after a tremor, a student passed out.

There was no way to wake her up.

We had to call an ambulance.

Some people take muscle-relaxants for flexibility and they fall asleep.

In the last few retreats I found empty packets of valium in the garbage.

-But who would do that? -Sign of the times.

It's like weight lifters who take steroids.

They think it's all for show and they want to improve no matter what.

I think it's an epidemic.

I have to go work in the kitchen.

Relax your leg.

Relax the back of your tongue.

The secret is to strengthen the quadriceps.

Relax your jaw.

Forget about surgeries, magnetotherapy, lasers,

electrostimulation, acupuncture... It's all nonsense.

I’m going to send you a link of a Russian guy, from the outskirts of St. Petersburg,

He has great exercises.

Is it the first time? -I think so.

-Does this hurt? -No.

-Does this hurt? -No.

-Does this hurt? -Yes.

I don’t remember exactly how to perform the maneuver,

I just know that to be effective it has to be swift and forceful.

Forget about it, I'll go to the hospital later.

Hang on, this is intuitive.

And?

It doesn't hurt.

-Do you want some more, Gustavo? -No, thanks, I'm fine.

I don't blame you, it has no taste.

There's no other ingredient left to take out.

With this cold, I could eat a tire and I wouldn’t taste it.

Ok.

Please, never disappear like that again, Gustavo.

Your mother called at least 15 times from Buenos Aires.

I regret giving her our number.

My sister was also very insistent.

But why does she care? You're not together anymore.

You get to hide in the mountains and leave us to deal with your personal life.

We weren’t allowed to use our phones during the retreat.

Sorry for all the trouble.

Ok.

That night I started doing the Russian guy's exercises.

The first ones were simple,

leg raises, strides, squats...

But some were more complex, and required props.

I was surprised she was back so soon.

I dragged her to the class.

-Hi Steffi. -What a nice folding screen.

Find a spot and get ready for the class.

-I doubt I will remember the poses. -You will, the body doesn't forget.

But I don't even know my passwords,

I can't get into my computer or my phone. Not even my online banking.

I had to start all the paperwork again. -Everything all over again.

A new personality.

Samasthiti.

I sat during the whole class.

When it ended, I tried to get up but I could barely walk.

It’s a torn meniscus.

For now, take anti-inflammatories,

ice for 20 minutes, 3 times a day.

And, of course, no movements involving the knee.

But you should urgently get an appointment to learn about surgery options.

I went to see other doctors who recommended surgery,

but I decided to continue with the Russian's exercises.

And I made the decision to move.

Living with Felipe and Macarena was becoming suffocating.

Someone told me about a former student who had gone to India

and subleased his room in a house in Providencia.

-Hi. You must be Gustavo.

-Yes. -Come in.

I'll show you Majid's room.

You smoke?

I thought you were a yoga instructor.

No, not at all, I don't smoke.

Anyway, there’s no smoking here. It's forbidden.

Not even with the windows open.

It's on the second floor.

The bathroom is downstairs.

The water heater is broken, they have to come to fix it,

so for now there’s only cold water.

The first thing I did was to take all of my clothes to the laundromat.

Everything smelled of cigarettes.

Without thinking I put everything through two washing cycles at 60 degrees,

as if it were some form of purification.

I'm making dinner.

I thought of cooking spaghetti with mushroom bolognese.

I imagine you don't eat meat. -I'm a vegetarian.

Can I help you?

Clean the mushrooms and cut some garlic.

Five cloves will do.

I’m kidding. I know you yogis don't eat garlic.

I learned that from Majid.

What’s that stuff? -For exercising.

I have a torn meniscus.

A ball, leg weights, a rubber band, and a pool noodle.

Ok.

I’ll leave this stuff upstairs and come help you with dinner.

I had taken the folding screen from the studio but I left it in the car.

My new room was very small

and I didn't like the idea that it'd be the first thing I’d see in the morning.

What do you think about a folding screen in the living room?

I've got one in the car. Want me to get it?

I think it'd look great.

A screen?

Who would want a screen, Gustavo?

They haven’t been in style in ages.

In Chile no one has screens anymore.

I can’t keep it in the studio any longer.

Why don’t you take it to the flea market?

Leave it with somebody who’ll sell it for you.

That could be a good idea.

And if they can't sell it, at least they store it, and you don't

have to worry about where to put it.

Besides the Russian exercises,

I kept doing my daily yoga practice before the first class.

My only alternative was to modify the poses that could my knee.

I'm interested in taking classes.

Did someone recommend them to you?

No, but I always see people with

yoga mats at the door and I decided to come try it out.

I lived in Barcelona many years. I practiced there.

-Aha... -Hatha.

-Aha... -Hatha. Hatha yoga.

Yes, hatha yoga. What's your name?

Matias

Did you bring comfortable clothes, Matias?

A yoga mat?

Go grab one and lay on your back.

You can take a trial class and then we’ll talk, ok?

Padmasana.

The following class things were missing from the changing rooms.

In almost twenty years as an instructor, nothing like this had ever happened.

We all suspected Matias, the new student.

But I had no way of reaching him,

he'd taken a trial class and I didn’t have his information.

Write down everything you remember. Be precise.

For cell phones, make and model.

And for now, bring all your valuables with you to the class,

don't leave anything in the changing rooms.

Give me a few days to see what I can find out and I'll let you know.

We still have to see what to do about the fridge.

-I'm lost. -The fridge.

It broke down and it can't be fixed.

You told me there was one on sale, I told you to buy it.

I don't think this is the right place to talk about appliances.

We're talking about money.

It’s also a part of breaking up.

You canceled my credit card extension.

The thing is that he's still at my brother's.

You know I don't think that's a good idea.

My brother smokes like a chimney and my sister-in-law is an idiot.

It’s not good for you.

I just moved. I sublet a room from a student who went to India.

I think that's a good solution.

-Until he comes back. -Yes, of course.

It’s temporary.

We were the ones supposed to go to India.

We had to cancel the trip, due to this situation.

-Maybe you can do it later on. -Later on?

Gustavo, this is it for me. If you want to keep coming, go ahead.

There are issues you still have to sort out.

You know what I’m talking about...

But from now on we will go separate ways.

Okay.

I'm thinking.

What are you thinking about?

This is what we're going to do.

I'm going to suggest a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.

Excuse me?

Based on what you say, and what you don’t say,

meaning your silences,

I can diagnose that you suffer from a minor depression.

It’s not unusual, and often goes untreated.

Many people have dysthymia and don't know it,

Without a diagnosis, they don’t treat it.

What I’m going to prescribe will wake you up,

it’ll help you get out of this lethargy.

My mother suddenly appeared in Santiago, and she went directly to the apartment.

She always stayed with us when she visited me, and she got along

very well with Vanesa.

You can’t imagine how nice the apartment is.

Vanesa got rid of the furniture.

When I arrived she was in the middle of a class.

She's gradually leaving the studio.

I know you’d prefer I didn’t stay with her,

but it’s just for the weekend. It seemed natural to me.

The guest room was available

and we understand each other.

And you don’t have a place for me.

-Vanesa kept the apartment. -On what grounds?

It was a joint decision.

You should talk to somebody.

Until recently we were doing couple’s therapy.

I mean a legal consultation, not a sentimental one.

You should see a female lawyer.

Why a female lawyer?

If you prefer a male lawyer, it’s your choice.

I don’t know about here in Chile, but in Argentina,

female lawyers are more cut-throat.

You know I’m not calling any male or female lawyer.

So then why do you argue with me?

How's your knee?

Why are you asking?

Vanesa told me you are not taking the anti-inflammatories.

-Mom... -Don't 'mom' me.

Do me a favor and buy them.

You can decide later if you take them or not.

Just in case the pain is too strong.

For now I’m fine without them.

But you have a torn meniscus.

-Mom... -Don't 'mom' me.

I had the prescription for the anti-inflammatories

and the one for the antidepressants.

-How can I help you? -Give me the prescription.

Anti-inflammatories.

Antidepressants. You pay at the cash register.

It’s the week to raise awareness around Arterial Hypertension,

Would you like to check your blood pressure?

You go ahead. I had mine checked at the airport.

I pay and I’ll leave them with the cashier.

Come this way. It's free of charge.

I used to be your student.

-My student? -Your student.

-What's your name? -Laura.

Should I go back to class? -I'm sorry, I didn't recognize you.

Laura... there were many Lauras.

It's a common name.

I'm trying to remember, but I can’t.

120 / 80

Your blood pressure is perfect. -Thank you.

Laura.

No. I don't remember you.

-Vodka, please. -A tea for me.

-Herbal tea? -No, black tea.

Among my students there's everything. Lawyers, athletes, housewives...

-Pharmacists. -The other day I was doing the math:

I’ve been teaching yoga for 18 years, 3 classes a day. 5 times a week.

How many students per class?

On average…

Fifteen?

You should eat something, so you can take your anti inflammatory.

That was my mother's idea.

They prescribed them to me because my knee slipped out.

I started exercising my quadriceps and I’m much better now.

And the antidepressants?

That was the therapist. Until recently I was doing couple therapy.

We split up.

Do you have medical insurance?

I only insured the studio, it covers accidents.

That’s different.

You should have some kind of medical insurance.

It’s important, especially after you turn 30.

Maybe.

I'm not going to ask you about your separation.

Dissolving a bond is always complicated.

-She's Chilean? -Yes.

Also a yoga instructor,

she was teaching in my studio until recently.

Luckily with my boyfriend we're going through a good phase.

That's great.

What happened?

Are you ok?

I think I'm fine.

Ice three times a day,

never more than twenty minutes so you don't burn your skin.

Eat this and then take one of the anti inflammatories your mother made you buy.

Ok.

-Avocado, lettuce and cheese. -Thanks.

-Does it hurt? -Yes.

But I'm not at all depressed.

Psychiatrists prescribe antidepressants for anything,

in my case, lethargy.

It could be due to yoga and meditation.

They can cause a state of non-reaction

and traditional psychiatry can confuse it with depression.

Minor depression, she said.

-Dysthymia. -Exactly.

The next morning my leg bothered me, but the pain wasn't unbearable.

We breathe through the nose, Steffi.

Mouth shut. Always through the nose.

My suggestion is the same as last time,

you should continue your practice somewhere else, Steffi.

After the accident with the screen I thought it wouldn’t be

necessary, but it is.

Which screen?

You can't deny that during class you pay special attention to me.

I wouldn't worry. It's only during the class,

but after, she doesn't remember anything, not me, not you,

not even practicing yoga.

But there's history, Fran.

After the class, the pain became more intense.

At the hospital they put my leg in a cast.

I had to rent crutches for the first week.

Later that afternoon I met my mother at a café.

I didn't want her to see me like this; she'd make a scene.

I arrived 15 minutes early,

I asked the waiter to hide the crutches behind the counter

and I waited for my mother sitting down.

-What did you decide? -About what?

-Going back to Buenos Aires. -Mom...

Don't 'mom' me. I have enough miles for your plane ticket.

And there you can teach in any studio.

My life is here.

Vanesa has few students.

It isn't easy to start all over.

Yesterday we were only three people in her class.

And the living room feels huge without the furniture.

It was her decision to leave the studio.

I think she had to find another job

Shall we go?

I'm going to stay longer.

To read. I need to review some notes.

Send some emails. -Ok.

Don't forget that tomorrow my flight is at 11 am.

-I’ll pick you up at 8:30, ok? -Yes.

Vanesa?

I don't know you.

Rodrigo.

Don't you remember? I took classes with you in 2011, 2012, I think.

Can I take you somewhere?

It's late, who knows when the next bus will come.

I only have one helmet. My ex kept the other one,

I don't know why, she doesn't have a bike.

Things that happen in divorce...

Where should I take you?

I'd invite you in, but my ex-mother-in-law is staying over.

She's Argentinian.

I live far away, but we can be there in less than 20 minutes.

I have everything, rum, whiskey, pisco, tequila.

Luckily my mother was waiting for me on the sidewalk.

When we arrived at the airport, I told her that I couldn't walk her to the counter

because I had a class and I was running late. And without getting out of the car

I beckoned the doorman to help her with the luggage.

I stopped watching the Russian guy's videos, and I stopped doing yoga.

The same doctor that put me in the cast,

prescribed me 10 kinesiology sessions for the other leg.

After that I enrolled in a gym to work quadriceps.

I replaced the asanas with weight exercises synchronized

with controlled breathing.

I soon realized that my new routine left me in a deep meditative state,

perhaps deeper than the one I reached after my yoga practice.

I know, there's no furniture.

Of course, for your classes.

I'm almost no longer teaching, Rodrigo.

I only have three students. I work as a waitress now.

When Gustavo left I moved the furniture around, but later I got rid of everything.

How's your ex? His classes were great.

I started with him and then I changed to yours

because his class was too early in the morning. -It's a class for working people.

I work.

I manage my family's properties. It's not much.

But sleeping late and having my own schedule doesn't mean I don't work.

I lead a modest life, my only luxury is my bike, but I do work.

What time is your class tomorrow? -9 am.

If I wake up on time, I might join you.

Ok.

Feel the weight of your forehead on the mat.

With the next inhalation prepare to begin.

Rodrigo, get a mat and stand in samasthiti along with the others.

Halfway.

Rodrigo, legs halfway.

How?

Lower your legs until they are halfway, it's abdominal strength and control.

-Try it. -Ok.

Perfect.

-How did you feel, Rodrigo? -Good.

I have strength, I have flexibility.

Sure. What do you want to do?

A single class is 8000, twice a week is 32000, 4 times is 50000.

What do you suggest?

-Let's begin with twice a week and then we'll see. -Ok.

The day they removed my cast, Matias reappeared at the studio.

I decided to talk to him before the class.

Why did you stop coming all of this time?

If you're asking me if I stole those cell phones, the answer is no.

Ok?

Ok.

Go grab a mat and lie down before we start.

Don't leave any valuables in the changing rooms.

Are you okay?

I don't know.

I don't have health insurance.

I've been living in Barcelona and I just got back. -Ok.

I haven't gotten around to it yet.

-I'll cover it. -The visit costs 45,000 pesos.

The pain is unbearable.

I'm going to give you an injection, if that’s ok with you.

What is it?

I'll give you two shots, one with dextropropoxyphene with dipyrone,

the other one is trometamol.

He also has a bad knee. He limps.

-I can check you afterwards if you want. -It's not necessary.

I’m limping because I had a cast on until this morning.

My meniscus is torn.

That's easy to operate.

Shall we?

Ok.

What are you doing here?

What am I doing here?

A pharmacist in a hospital, what's so weird about that?

If I ran into you in Shiva's temple That wouldn’t surprise me.

I'm here to meet Alberto, my boyfriend, who's an anesthetist.

Actually I should talk in the past tense,

we agreed to end our relationship.

But you told me you were doing fine. It must be a difficult time.

On the contrary, thousands of possibilities open up to us.

Besides, a pharmacist with an anesthesiologist, too inbred.

Tonight we’re going to have dinner together for the last time.

This is Alberto, this is Gustavo.

-I'm Matias. -Matias.

Matias, Gustavo, how are you?

I have to stay longer.

-Go to your place and I'll see you there. -Perfect. I'll start cooking.

-Want to have dinner with us? -But...

I'll make something vegetarian, of course.

Matias can start washing the potatoes.

Gustavo, chop some garlic.

Gustavo is a yoga instructor.

I used to take classes with him.

-I'm considering going back. -Ah, good.

Some people say that total anesthesia is the only way to reach samadhi.

I’ve never used anesthesia, I’ve never had surgery.

-Never? -Never.

It's the only way to achieve truly deep relaxation.

Total anesthesia.

I haven't reached samadhi either.

You haven't?

It's good for pain.

-At the clinic they gave me a strong injection. -What was it?

Dextropropoxyphene with dipyrone and trometamol.

My body was destroyed.

He's in the second phase of sleep.

Far from samadhi.

Yes.

I should get going.

Me too. I'll wake Matias up.

With the injection and the marijuana he smoked, he won’t wake up.

Let him spend the night here. It doesn't bother me.

Third phase.

He's a new student, I don't know him,

I can't vouch for him.

You can't drag him to the car and take him to his house.

I didn't want to say that Matias had stolen in my studio, it seemed unfair.

It hadn’t been proven and he denied it absolutely..

But I couldn't just leave him alone in the house of a stranger.

I'll stay a little longer, then.

But it's late, isn't it? I wake up early tomorrow.

Let's go. We can leave together.

That night I had a hard time sleeping, I was worried about Matias,

and the next morning I decided to go back to Laura's.

-Hello? -It's Gustavo.

Hi, Gustavo, come on up.

Wait, could you buy a kilo of marraquetas and two avocados for breakfast?

There is a shop next door.

Thanks a lot. I made coffee.

Matias!

Matias!

Breakfast!

-Hi teacher. -Hi Matias.

How's your back?

I don't feel anything.

With all of that muscular mass,

I imagine the vertebrae are very deep and well protected.

We'll see when I can come back to your classes.

Whenever you want. The practice will help you.

Ay!

The key for having a healthy back is to strengthen the abs.

-That T-shirt belongs to Alberto. He left it here. -I like it.

Anyway, as soon as I finish breakfast I’m going back to bed.

The horizontal position helps. -Ok.

We prepare to start.

Samasthiti.

Rodrigo, this weekend I plan to go on a retreat.

Can I come with you? We could go together on the bike.

I imagine I don't need to be a guru to

participate. -No...

-Regardless, I have strength, I have

flexibility... -Ok.

We'd have to gear up for the trip.

-Do you copy, Vanesa? -Yes, I copy.

Do you copy?

-Do you copy? -I do.

Vanesa.

This is Rodrigo. Rodrigo, this is Amanda.

Follow me, I'll put you in room 4.

Hey! Don't you have a cabin with a double bed?

This is the only one available.

I'll bring you clean sheets. Towels are not provided.

But I didn't bring one.

We'll go to the village later and buy one.

I'm going to go park the bike.

Here you have the two sets of sheets.

Vanesa, we're in an area free of electromagnetic waves.

It's the rule of the retreat that the mobile phones remain under custody,

we give them back on the last day. -Yes, sure.

Here.

Vanesa, do you copy? I'm going to buy the towel.

That witch confiscated my cell.

Do you need anything?

He bought these for the trip.

-No, thank you. -But this one isn't

yours, it says "Rodrigo".

Ok.

We barely know each other and he wanted to get my name tattooed.

I told him better to engrave it on the helmet.

His says "Vanesa" and mine says "Rodrigo".

-It's a little confusing. -Yes, maybe.

What was that?

Something crawling around.

A wild animal.

Or an indigenous person, someone short.

Gustavo came here a few months ago.

Gustavo is history.

He was my first yoga instructor.

Then, I started with Vanesa.

About 10 years ago. Now I've returned, with a new energy.

And how has it been going, Rodrigo?

Good, very good.

I have strength. I have flexibility.

Ok.

Where is Rodrigo?

He's like a kid.

One, two, three, testing.

Yes, over.

One, two, three, testing.

Yes.

-One, two, three, testing. -Yes.

One, two, three, testing.

One, two, three, testing.

One, two, three, testing.

You're going too fast, Rodrigo.

The bike is not a toy!

Are you ok?

Yes.

No.

I don't know.

-You are Gustavo. -Yes.

Alberto, Laura's ex, remember me?

Yes, yes, of course, the anesthetist.

The chair you're sitting on is mine.

Actually the complete set is mine.

I love this style, this period.

But sit, sit.

Are you into buying and selling?

No, it was on consignment but they couldn't sell it.

Who would want a folding screen these days, Gustavo? No one.

At least in Chile, nobody would have a folding screen.

Have you heard from Laura? -No.

-It's been a while. -Me neither.

I'm about to inherit a beautiful apartment in front of the Forestal Park,

from the forties, oak floors, Venetian glass chandeliers,

But I don't like the furniture, it's too old-fashioned.

-How much for this dining set? -I've nothing to do with this.

My ex-wife must have brought it. She didn't even tell me.

I love the furniture, but I'm only interested in a direct purchase.

I'm not going to pay a commission for something that a friend is selling.

It’s not about the money, I'm going to inherit a fortune. It's principle.

Ok.

What are you doing tonight, Gustavo? Wanna have a drink?

We met in a bar and then went to Laura's apartment.

Matias was there.

Can I offer you a whiskey, a beer, white or red wine?

-Nothing for me, thanks. -Do you have pisco?

There's pisco, vodka and brandy.

-Shall I make you a pisco sour? -Yes, thank you.

I'll bring one for you too, Matias.

-Make it with green chili, please. -Yes.

How is your back, Matias?

Recovered.

-And how's your knee? -Better, Matias, thank you.

I've been exercising my quadriceps feel a 100% better.

Only quadriceps?

If you only work out your legs, you'll become deformed.

It's anti aesthetic.

Hey, that T-shirt is mine.

Oh, really?

I told you that the first time you put it on!

It's all stretched out. He can keep it.

I'm interested in buying the furniture set directly from you, Gustavo.

My aunt Irene passed away.

The apartment in Forestal Park?

That's why I'm interested in the furniture.

Gustavo has a lovely modernist dining set for sale.

I hate middlemen, Gustavo.

Let's negotiate man to man.

-But my ex-wife is the one who took it to the market. -Ok.

-I didn't talk with her about it yet. -I get it.

Not all exes are the same.

Matias' comment alarmed me and I switched to another gym.

The new coach made me exercise arms, abs and pectorals,

but without neglecting the legs.

My breath deepened, and the meditative effect became more intense.

The other day at the flea market I found furniture from our apartment for sale.

No comment.

Vanesa...

I needed money. Everything is so expensive, Gustavo

I'm covering the costs all alone. Electricity, water, gas.

And the lawyers.

Things aren't going well,

I have few students and I had to start working as a waitress to make ends meet.

But you sound upset.

We should start the divorce process once and for all.

I'll send the lawyer to Silvia's And we can sign the papers there.

Silvia? Who is Silvia?

Silvia, the therapist.

What does Silvia have to do with all of this?

A law firm might be too impersonal.

I'm worried you may need some support that day.

You knew I'd taken the furniture out of the apartment.

I told you, and your mother probably told you too.

I thought they'd be in a storage unit.

What's the difference?

They belong to the both of us.

We should have decided together before you tried to sell them.

Once again you're distorting reality.

Once again?

If you don’t mind, let’s get to the matter at hand.

I understand that because it's a sensitive subject,

Vanesa suggested that we meet in my office.

I think that this is a neutral place

where conflicts can be resolved in a peaceful manner.

Here's all the documentation.

Sign it so that I can start the process.

After signing the divorce papers, I thought that the best was

to deal with the furniture matters as well.

That night I called Alberto and gave him Vanesa's number

to arrange the purchase directly with her.

Thanks, Alberto.

I'll have them sent directly to your apartment in Forestal Park.

Perfect.

-What are you looking at? -The space that the

furniture used to occupy.

And this is where you teach?

Yes. But I have very few students.

The space is nice but the location isn't the best,

and it'd be much more successful a place seen from the street.

This space is too hidden, people can't see it. -Alright.

You practice yoga, Alberto? -No.

I'm an anesthetist.

Would you like to?

If you want, you could take a free trial class.

To see what you think.

Think about it.

-Are you a biker? -No...

But I went out with one, and I still have the suit and the helmet.

I leave them here, in case he happens to come and get them.

I always wanted to have a motorbike, but not just any bike,

a Ducati, a BMW, a Harley Davidson...

Now that I've received an inheritance, I'll be able to fulfill my dream.

What is this?

An intercom.

-Here it says "Rodrigo". -Yes...

He got his name engraved, don't ask me why.

And his helmet has yours?

I know a place where they can polish it very easily.

I can take it and bring it back when I come for the trial class.

And why would you do that?

-Gustavo, is that you? -Yes.

I'm here trying to fix the water heater with a tutorial.

The plumber stood me up again.

Do you know how to do this?

I used to be good at those things.

I went to a technical high school.

Perfect. Get to it, then.

But I'm not sure I'll remember.

I’m sure you will, you don't forget those things. There's the tutorial to guide you.

It's just a water heater.

Gustavo, Majid wrote to me to ask you for a favor.

He forgot to remove the Airbnb listing for the room

And now some foreigners booked it for a week

and they pay six times more than what you pay in a month.

They're arriving tomorrow.

Majid asked me to ask if you could stay somewhere else during that period.

The week will be deducted from your rent.

No. Impossible.

Do you have a lighter?

I don’t want to be difficult, but I have nowhere to go

Ok. But the website accepted the reservation, it can't be undone.

They're Americans, everything's very strict.

Majid never thought you'd be so problematic,

Seeing as you’re a yoga instructor...

It's just a water heater.

Done.

That same afternoon the landlord sent a plumber.

The problem wasn't just the water heater.

there was also a broken pipe in the wall of my room.

The bathroom would be out of use for at least one week.

And my room flooded and it had to be emptied.

-Coming now makes no sense. -What?

It makes no sense that you come here now.

I have to find out through Vanesa that you signed the divorce papers?

I don’t think that’s right.

I’ll come and help you.

I don't need anything.

I have the plane ticket and I booked a hotel. Vanesa refuses

to give me the guest room.

I told you, you should have gotten a lawyer.

-I'm planning on going on a retreat.

I won't be in Santiago those days.

Let's leave it for another time.

I didn't want my mother to know that I was sleeping in the studio.

I phoned the retreat and booked it.

I thought it could be an opportunity to try to reconnect my yoga practice.

A while before leaving I got a message from Amanda asking me

if I could take two more passengers in the car.

I said yes and she gave me an address.

They turned out to be Steffi and Francisca.

Hi, nice to meet you. I'm Steffi.

Hi, Steffi. How are you?

I didn't know you were the driver, Gustavo.

I asked to carpool because I was too lazy to drive alone.

Steffi doesn’t feel up to driving, even though she has a German license,

which has the highest standards.

Who cares about high standards?

I sit at the steering wheel and don't know what to do.

Ok.

I'll put them in room 4 and you in room 1.

Ok.

Cell phones have to be kept in the lockers until the end of the retreat.

How's your knee, Gustavo?

Were the exercises useful?

At first, yes. Then I had an accident with the other leg.

I did physical therapy, I enrolled in a gym...

Actually, I haven't been doing yoga lately.

Did you come to reconnect with the practice?

I’m going to go slow, see how I feel..

Don't give it a thought.

I think he was my student.

He looks like a ball of hair wearing a poncho.

He lived in the woods, semi-wild, eating weeds and fruits.

I left him food every night and little by little he began to trust us.

Now I let him in the retreat in exchange for work.

He cleans, tidies up...

But he still prefers to sleep outdoors. Like a dog.

This morning he was covered in frost.

For tonight I gave him my son’s tent. He set it up over there, in the wildest part.

If he's going to work in the kitchen he should cover his head.

So that he doesn't get hair everywhere.

His name is Miguel, I think.

Yes.

You’ve changed so much.

Yes.

I realized that my life was becoming a world of students and ex-students.

With whom have you been practicing all this time?

No one, I continued by myself.

Before arriving to the retreat, I spent almost a year on the mountain.

Amanda told us a little bit.

She compared you to a wild dog.

Contact with nature and spirituality are very connected.

So they say.

To me, I recieved blow on the head and it erased all of my memory.

I went back to the retreat.

It looked as if nothing had happened.

There're some cracked walls and four or five broken glasses.

These constructions are strong.

They've already resisted three earthquakes.

I am not surprised she got along with Miguel.

Germans are fanatics of everything exotic.

Traveling and that kind of stuff...

My son lives in Stuttgart and when I went to visit him,

I was surprised with the outdoor shops that were in the city.

The quantity and the variety.

Francisca and I returned by car and we took turns driving.

Steffi decided to stay longer at the retreat.

Some time later, Laura showed up at the studio.

I decided to come back to class, Gustavo.

I'd like to start coming early in the morning.

The morning session is full.

But you can come in the afternoon, no problem.

But the afternoon hours coincide with my shifts at the pharmacy.

I can let you know as soon as there is a vacancy in the morning.

But to be honest, I would prefer not to have you as a student.

Sure.

I decided to go to her house that night.

I came by because I didn't want you to get the wrong idea.

Don't worry, Gustavo.

-Teacher-student relationships aren’t easy. -You don't need to explain.

I would prefer not to set that precedent between us,

I want to keep our options open.

I think it's better if you go back to your practice in another studio.

Ok.

Gustavo, did you hear about Alberto and Vanesa?

With some of the money that he inherited,

they're going to set up a luxury yoga studio in Las Condes.

But they want to add Pilates, to expand their clientele.

I didn't know.

I think it's good that Vanesa has a chance to teach classes again.

And Matias?

Matias is history.

He ended up extorting me.

He asked me for some powerful painkillers from the pharmacy without prescription.

But something was off from the start..

He had no job, and he was constantly giving me gifts,

sunglasses, jewelry, cell phones.

Several cell phones.

Why would someone need more than one cell phone, Gustavo?

Having to carry one cellphone all day is already too much,

to be contacted any time, to be completely available to the world,

we end up being slaves,

slaves to others and to ourselves.

One cell phone is more than enough.

Gustavo?

Are you ok, Gustavo?