Amit

To be honest, I'd never seen anybody like her before. She was so unique and different from the world that I grew up in, the world that I was currently even living in in New York City. She had dreads. She had a bunch of tats. She had these bright, bright green eyes. There was something about her that was really bewitching. And I... just signed up and didn't really think too deeply about it.

To be honest, I'd never seen anybody like her before. She was so unique and different from the world that I grew up in, the world that I was currently even living in in New York City. She had dreads. She had a bunch of tats. She had these bright, bright green eyes. There was something about her that was really bewitching. And I... just signed up and didn't really think too deeply about it.

I just knew there was something special about her, and I needed to know more.

I just knew there was something special about her, and I needed to know more.

And I remember very, very distinctly sitting in the back row. And when she came out and she got on the pedestal and she got on the podium and she got on that bike and she commanded the room, every fiber in my body was paying attention to her. And it was not something I had ever experienced. And I wouldn't say that it was spiritual or sexual, but maybe it was something in between.

And I remember very, very distinctly sitting in the back row. And when she came out and she got on the pedestal and she got on the podium and she got on that bike and she commanded the room, every fiber in my body was paying attention to her. And it was not something I had ever experienced. And I wouldn't say that it was spiritual or sexual, but maybe it was something in between.

So I think it was interesting to have that kind of reaction to a woman as a woman who is, you know, fairly straight, all the things. But it was a button that got pushed in my brain and I needed to keep pushing that button.

So I think it was interesting to have that kind of reaction to a woman as a woman who is, you know, fairly straight, all the things. But it was a button that got pushed in my brain and I needed to keep pushing that button.

And when I left, I mean, it was next level. And I signed up immediately for the next class and the next class and the next class. Like, I just kept going.

And when I left, I mean, it was next level. And I signed up immediately for the next class and the next class and the next class. Like, I just kept going.

I think what was really special about the Monday at 8.30 class was that it was family night. That was what Stevie called it. And if you were really in the inner family, you would get tapped to meet her afterwards and have a drink or have a snack.

I think what was really special about the Monday at 8.30 class was that it was family night. That was what Stevie called it. And if you were really in the inner family, you would get tapped to meet her afterwards and have a drink or have a snack.

There definitely was a ritual about going to class and what happened after class, right? So it sort of started off in a smaller way on Monday nights where, you know, I will never forget the first time Stevie tapped me. She came up to me a couple of minutes before class and she tapped my hand. It was the first time she had physically touched me and I remember it quite well. And she said, Hey, um,

There definitely was a ritual about going to class and what happened after class, right? So it sort of started off in a smaller way on Monday nights where, you know, I will never forget the first time Stevie tapped me. She came up to me a couple of minutes before class and she tapped my hand. It was the first time she had physically touched me and I remember it quite well. And she said, Hey, um,

are you available to come out and have a meal with us afterwards? You know, it's family night. And I was like, oh yeah, sure. And I, you know, tried to play it cool. I definitely wasn't, but I thought, yeah, of course. It was one of those things when we walked in, you know, she was the lead rock star and we were her acolytes and we were really a known entity. People saw us in the neighborhood and,

are you available to come out and have a meal with us afterwards? You know, it's family night. And I was like, oh yeah, sure. And I, you know, tried to play it cool. I definitely wasn't, but I thought, yeah, of course. It was one of those things when we walked in, you know, she was the lead rock star and we were her acolytes and we were really a known entity. People saw us in the neighborhood and,

They knew we were wearing SoulCycle clothes. I mean, my brother called it the Manson family, which I didn't think was really the nicest way to reference it. But I know what he meant. And, you know, and she was a celebrity. People would like, you know, in the neighborhood, people would see her and wave at her. You know, I would watch sometimes people surreptitiously taking pictures of her.

They knew we were wearing SoulCycle clothes. I mean, my brother called it the Manson family, which I didn't think was really the nicest way to reference it. But I know what he meant. And, you know, and she was a celebrity. People would like, you know, in the neighborhood, people would see her and wave at her. You know, I would watch sometimes people surreptitiously taking pictures of her.

I mean, you know, all sorts of crazy things. I think it just highlighted how special everything was. And I think she loved celebration, right? So when it came time to have a holiday like Thanksgiving or Christmas or New Year's, we were even doing that together.

I mean, you know, all sorts of crazy things. I think it just highlighted how special everything was. And I think she loved celebration, right? So when it came time to have a holiday like Thanksgiving or Christmas or New Year's, we were even doing that together.