Comments on: Yoga Class with A New Instructor http://www.yogahub.com/blog/new-yoga-instructor/ Revolving Around You Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:34:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Francesca Silva http://www.yogahub.com/blog/new-yoga-instructor/comment-page-1/#comment-30242 Francesca Silva Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:54:55 +0000 http://www.yogahub.com/blog/new-yoga-instructor/#comment-30242 Hi Tadasimha, Thanks so much for your encouraging post. I'm going to take your favorite quote to heart. I agree with you that there's some ego involved in her way of teaching. You hit the nail on the head when you said it sounds more like someone who spends time in front of an aerobics class because most of us felt that we'd been to aerobics and not yoga. I'm going to my second session this evening and will see if things have improved. If not, I will speak to the manager of the rec centre and ask my classmates to do the same. Thanks again. Hi Tadasimha,

Thanks so much for your encouraging post. I’m going to take your favorite quote to heart.

I agree with you that there’s some ego involved in her way of teaching. You hit the nail on the head when you said it sounds more like someone who spends time in front of an aerobics class because most of us felt that we’d been to aerobics and not yoga.

I’m going to my second session this evening and will see if things have improved. If not, I will speak to the manager of the rec centre and ask my classmates to do the same.

Thanks again.

]]> By: Tadasimha http://www.yogahub.com/blog/new-yoga-instructor/comment-page-1/#comment-30232 Tadasimha Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:26:04 +0000 http://www.yogahub.com/blog/new-yoga-instructor/#comment-30232 This sounds like someone who spends more time in front of an aerobics class, berating people about "no pain, no gain"! There seems to be a great deal of arrogance and ego involved here also. Either way, it certainly isn't the yogic way of doing things! In _Light On Yoga_, Iyengar writes: " A Guru is free from egotism. He devotedly leads his sisya (student) towards the ultimate goal without any attraction for fame or gain.". The goal in teaching yoga is in teaching yoga. You can't force someone into an asana without hurting them. You can't berate people without making them feel worthless. It's one thing to encourage, it's another to push! My favorite quote from a teacher at the school I attend is "don't hurt yourself, but don't quit either". I would recommend that you speak to the manager of the rec center about how this person teaches and encourage your classmates to do so as well. You should also try to speak to the first instructor and let her know about what happened in class. Good luck! This sounds like someone who spends more time in front of an aerobics class, berating people about “no pain, no gain”! There seems to be a great deal of arrogance and ego involved here also. Either way, it certainly isn’t the yogic way of doing things!

In _Light On Yoga_, Iyengar writes: ” A Guru is free from egotism. He devotedly leads his sisya (student) towards the ultimate goal without any attraction for fame or gain.”. The goal in teaching yoga is in teaching yoga. You can’t force someone into an asana without hurting them. You can’t berate people without making them feel worthless. It’s one thing to encourage, it’s another to push! My favorite quote from a teacher at the school I attend is “don’t hurt yourself, but don’t quit either”.

I would recommend that you speak to the manager of the rec center about how this person teaches and encourage your classmates to do so as well. You should also try to speak to the first instructor and let her know about what happened in class.

Good luck!

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