Why are yoga teachers so annoying???!!
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Anonymous
| 16:20 PP thanks for sharing! That was hilarious! |
Anonymous
No, yoga is perfect for her. Just not the new agey mambo jumbo wrapped in a fake religion that comes with it. If they would just shut up... |
Anonymous
So disrespectful. See, you are the yuppie nerdy types who will never actually "Get" yoga, much as you may love going cause you hope it will score you cool points. Just stop trying, and go to a Zumba class where you'll fit in. |
Anonymous
NP. Like the cool points you mistakenly think you earn bashing women who took Zumba? |
Anonymous
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I started doing yoga in the early 80s in college and never stopped. I never associated it with exercise, as I was taught. Then around 2005 "vinyasa" became popular and yoga was associated with "workout." WTF.
I went to 2 vinyasa classes and then returned to real yoga practice -- postures, breathing, meditation. Whew. I alternate yoga practice with workouts on a daily basis. Usually swimming and power walking. |
Anonymous
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Yoga instructor. I don't let anyone else touch me with few exceptions. I welcome verbal adjustments. No one should ever touch you without your permission.
I don't much care for the woo woo stuff or breathing exercises either. You can freely opt out in any comfortable resting pose as I do when I'm not feeling it. Just don't go back to those classes. There are a lot of power flow classes that are just a power flow. |
Anonymous
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I dislike adjustments to the point where, if I'm with a new instructor, I'll speak to them before class starts and request that they do not critique or touch me during the class.
I mean, I'm nice about it, but I have some serious chronic injuries and don't want to have to confess them in public if a new instructor starts telling me to adjust my posture. |
Anonymous
| Yoga is definitely part of a religion. That is probably why you don't understand it. |
Anonymous
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There are many types of yoga. Not all types will suit all needs at every time.
The OP is looking for exercise yoga- nothing wrong with that. OP I thoroughly recommend Corepower. I practice 7 times a week and have never been so fit. |
Anonymous
| NP. Thank you for convincing me that yoga is not for me. I will develop my own meditation activity without having strangers putting their dirty hands on me. |
Anonymous
| Thanks for this post, OP. I am a yoga teacher and I appreciate your point of view. |
Anonymous
| I agree with you OP. I have been using an app to do yoga at home because stretches are a good complement to cardio workouts. I'm not looking for a spiritual experience. |
Anonymous
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This is an old thread.
Hopefully the OP has found a different workout because yoga is not supposed to be just 'hard workout' to 'melt fat'. There are plenty of other options out there for that. Do not strip it from its roots and whitewash yoga. |
Anonymous
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Yoga is inseparable from spirituality and meditation. I agree that a large number of young women who go to a few classes then jump into teacher training can be quite annoying, because they don't really understand the religion or the practice.
If you're looking for exercise similar to yoga asanas, consider Pilates, adult gymnastics, or circus contortion training. Also check out conditioning classes offered by other gyms and studios. |
Anonymous
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Yoga asanas can certainly be performed without the spirituality aspects. I’ve practice for 20+ years and taught for half that. My regular personal practice is pretty much just barefoot exercise, no different than Pilates or barre. When I am intentional and feeling the need, I can go deeper.
And I agree: it can be annoying to listen to a brand new yoga teacher spouting wisdom. But, if you listen closely you may learn something — if not about them, yoga philosophy, etc. then maybe about yourself. |