Why are yoga teachers so annoying???!!
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Anonymous
| And let's not forget the one yoga class truth - someone always farts during class. It may not be audible, but it always happens. |
Anonymous
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OP, you might like Ashtanga or Corepower. I taught yoga for 10+ years, mostly vinyasa-style slower flow but also love quick-paced super sweaty classes.
Ashtanga is an even, steady pace. You'll get strong for sure with regular practice w/o the preaching. I find something very reassuring about the predictability of it; my mind turns off and I move and breathe and just feel very strong. At Corepower, most teachers don't even pretend to sprinkle in any of the spirituality bits -- it's all fast, go, go, go! Seriously, like a half breath per posture. People just dripping sweat, checking their Apple Watches, music blasting, etc. I love a good Corepower class at times and have a couple of favorite teachers and ones that I avoid. There's a reason it's so popular! You'll definitely get strong there, but also likely to get injured if you jump in to a level 2 class w/o knowing proper alignment. |
Anonymous
Except, you know, Bikram is a misogynist and rapist so ... I'd not ever support a Bikram studio. Hot yoga with a predictable, set flow, yes. A "Bikram" branded studio? Hell, no. Google him if you don't know. |
Anonymous
I have been practicing in studios for 25 years. I've never shared your experience. |
Anonymous
| Yoga sucks. Do Pilates. |
Anonymous
| OP you need to calm down and go to Pilates. |
Anonymous
| I agree, and I’m Hindu! I haven’t done yoga in ages but when I did, I preferred using a video at home. Spare me the badly pronounced mantras and the AI sounding music. |
Anonymous
| This thread is old but I feel like I could have written it. I'm with you. I want yoga for the benefits. I dont mind the teacher reminding us to breath deep or expand one's lungs or do X on the inhale and Y on the exhale. For the love of everything, stop with the pseudo spiritual stuff. Yes, it is a spiritual practice in India but when the yoga studio is in a strip mall between the Thai carryout and the liquor store, the spirituality is missing something. |
Anonymous
| I love pilates because there is none of this. It's just good old-fashioned exercise. Instructor does correct but it's beneficial as form is crucial. I also don't like meditation and prefer a faster rhythm so it's perfect. |
Anonymous
Thai is how I teach yoga. The spiritual aspect is not part of my practice and never resonated with me, so I don’t teach it. I have a very physical practice and I meditate, so I stick with that. |
Anonymous
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I stopped doing yoga in person partly for this reason. Some of the instructors aren't just annoying -- they are manipulative and abusive. This is not limited to yoga (you find this behavior in a lot of exercise communities) but I think it's worse in yoga because some instructors use the pseudo-spirituality element to create little cults of personality and it sucks.
After being uncomfortably hit on by three instructors in a row (men and women) I switched to working out at home. I use Barre 3 because I like that in addition to their "flow" classes (which are just yoga without all the BS) they have strength and cardio as well. I've also taken classes in person there but the studios don't have as many of the flow classes as I'd like so I use the app at home as well. It's kind of corporate but that's actually good IMO -- less opportunity for teachers to get weird or creepy. I've only had professional, pleasant instructors there. I've also experience weird and creepy instructors in the aerial community (aerial silks, trapeze, etc.) and at gyms (regular and CrossFit). It's a major problem with the fitness industry. |
Anonymous
Maybe the studio’s location is a sign that this isn’t really a quality place? Just saying. |
Anonymous
| This is why a lot of yoga studios are being converted to Pilates. The exercise is great but instructors take themselves too seriously |