Possibly a controversial post…or possibly just…something…
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Went to my morning yoga class today & couldn’t wait to move as my scoliosis has been playing up recently.
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I used to love the YANG - high energy, rocket-type yoga classes ๐ the longer the class, the better in my eyes! (Bloody hell, it’s been ages since I’ve done a 2 hour class! ๐คฃ๐คทโ๏ธ)
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But now, as I come back more to my own practice with less teaching, I step more & more into a calmer practice, keeping my eyes closed blindfolded, really connecting to my breath. ๐ง๐ปโ๏ธYes, it makes it harder with balance etc, but the more you come out of your head and into your breath and body, the more your practice start to work for you, instead of the other way around…
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BUT, during class, I couldn’t help but feel - quite frankly - pissed off with the yoga teacher. [insert controversial part of the post]…it might be me and my attachment to what I expect - or want - from a yoga class…but I’m mixing up my practices, studios and teachers for variety, but I have to be honest here - yoga studios are churning out YTT because they are a high-ticket item and bring in big business! ๐ฐ
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The world doesn’t need MORE yoga teachers - it needs more people simply practicing yoga. Stop with the constant YTTs! Teachers are being diluted, and in turn are not helping to educate their students. I was stunned as I sat back in this yoga class to see the teacher completely ignore a man trying to come into his crow - looking around for the teacher & hoping for good quality ques….only to find the teacher playing with her music! ๐ฑ WTF!
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And to describe each & every movement of the body as you transition into a pose, shouldn’t take 3minutes to describe - just say the fucking pose and demonstrate it!!!! LOW LUNGE! It’s not hard to say! 1 second.
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Ok, so maybe this post has turned into a rant…๐ซฃ
Maybe it’s going to upset the ‘yoga community’…๐คทโ๏ธ
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But, I’m sharing my open & honest experience as a yoga teacher going to a yoga class.
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I’m exploring and asking myself why it’s annoyed me so much - I’ll come back to you on this one later when I figure out the answer ๐๐คทโ๏ธ๐ซข
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But for now, I’ll just sign off and put my blindfold back on x
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