This is the last in this series of answers to statements about Yoga students who are searching for the perfect Yoga, or the perfect Guru.
“You can’t teach me anything about Yoga, I already know it.”
You are absolutely right. There is an old Chinese saying, “A closed mind is like a closed book: just a block [...]
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This is a continuation of answers to some very “interesting” statements about Yoga and its many styles. Please don’t take the statements in quotations too seriously; let’s hope these answers will open minds.
“Mine is the best Yoga style and all others are inferior.”
Many students make this claim and I “set them straight,” right away. If [...]
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What is the perfect Yoga? Is it hot Yoga, based on correct alignment; Vinyasa Yoga, only to be performed with props; or do props take something away from Yoga practice? What about Yoga styles which are not from the Hatha Yoga tree? So – what exactly is the right Yoga for you?
Below, I will cover [...]
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Let’s summarize and “recycle” a few points in the previous pages about options for Yoga teachers, who may be considering specialization. These are not all of the options for Yoga teacher’s, to consider, when thinking about how to find employment “outside of the box.” You will need to work on your intuitive feelings to get [...]
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Partner Yoga: Usually, Partner Yoga is reserved to workshops or special occasion classes. When I first practiced Yoga, as a child, we did a lot of partner work. In those days, I don’t think we were really concerned with space issues. Kids tend to gravitate toward each other like a “litter of kittens.”
Somehow, Partner Yoga [...]
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Kids Yoga: You really have to be connected to a children’s day care center, private school, or public school, to have large numbers of kids joining your Yoga classes. This may not be the case everywhere, but it reflects the feedback I get from Yoga teachers worldwide.
It is also true for our wellness center in [...]
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