The Practice (La práctica)

You can’t always om your way out of life. Such is the lesson of this funny, philosophical film from Argentinian writer/director Martín Rejtman about a man named Gustavo (Esteban Bigliardi) who has devoted his life to zen but is nonetheless served up chaos by the universe and its human minions:

• His wife and fellow yoga teacher Vanessa (Manuela Oyarzun) leaves him but keeps their apartment.

• He injures his knee, robbing him of his usual yogic practice.

• A revitalizing trip to India is canceled.

• He’s homeless.

Everything is downward facing, heavy on the dog. Could it be, however, that these trials and tribulations are here to teach Gustavo the true meaning of surrender and transcendence?