Sunday, August 15, 2004


yoga etiquette, part ii

please, i beg of you all if you can learn nothing else about behaving properly in yoga class:

  1. come on time, which displays respect for the teacher and the class
  2. if you must come late, please stand quietly in the back until the chant is finished, when the teacher will find a place for you
  3. if you can't do a steady headstand in a crowded room, go to the wall or stay in half-headstand; don't fall over on other people
  4. if someone has brought a strap or blanket for themselves to use as a prop, don't take it
  5. if you must take it anyway, at least put it back when class is finished
  6. don't ignore all these suggestions and then wonder why everyone in class seems less than welcoming
  7. if you are the teacher in such a situation, please politely help the confused rude person so everyone else's practice can continue on with grace

i think everyone can guess what happened to me today! fortunately she wasn't heavy, so i wasn't injured.

t.k.v. desikachar several times writes that when he was young he had the privilege of teaching asana to well-known people, like krishnamurti. altho' krishnamurti was much older, wiser, and a world-famous author, he always treated desikachar with respect as a teacher.

this, i think, is a good example to follow! i try to do this myself, even when it's a real struggle. . .


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