08/03/2025
Day 107/108 – So Close to Losing It All 🫠
Have you ever been so close to losing it all—after giving everything you had?
That was me, exactly 15 years ago on Aug 2, 2010, deep into a 32-hour yoga marathon, trying to break a Guinness World Record.
Everything was planned down to the minute.
Every pose, every break was documented.
We had over 50 volunteers—timekeepers, witnesses, officials, a camera crew—just to make it official.
I was allowed one 5-minute break per hour, which I saved up for 20-minute windows every four hours.
It was going smoothly… until it wasn’t.
1️⃣ Toward the end of day one, I really had to p*e. I was 1h53 into a sequence—just 7 minutes shy of earning a longer break. I thought I had 10 minutes so I was taking my time, but someone caught the error, and I sprinted back to my mat with seconds to spare.
2️⃣ Hours from the finish line, Hydro Québec showed up to cut the power. Turns out the landlord hadn’t paid the bill. If the electricity got shut off, the official clock would have stopped and the entire attempt would be invalid. A group of loyal (and slightly intimidating) friends and family confronted the worker… and saved the day.
3️⃣ After 32 hours of yoga and more than 40 hours without sleep, I finally got home—only to discover our apartment was flooded. Rain pouring through the skylight. A grand finale!
Now, my friends and I laugh about it.
But in the moment? It was chaos, pressure… and just enough luck to keep going.
Can you relate?
Ever been right at the edge—and still made it through? If so when and how?
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And to all the friends, family, students, volunteers who were there on that day, do you remember this?! I am forever grateful and can’t wait celebrate this anniversary with you at !
