The cousin to this are the male grunters at the gym.
So performative. |
Fine, but don’t ask me to move to make room for you, because I’ll ignore you. |
As someone in their late 40s who isn't worried about bending into pretzels anymore but is more interested in the spiritual and mindfulness aspects of yoga, it does bother me when performative women are moaning during class. It's VERY distracting. We aren't talking about deep breathing, as that's a regular part of a yoga class. These are loud moaners who are trying to show off their... ? Who knows. It's weird and distracting. |
Yoga Farters are even worse
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I used to do yoga and our studio was always encouraging audible sighing!! These days I do Reformer, and unless there’s another instructor taking a class, I’m usually the only audible breather (not sighing, but doing the proper Pilates breath). The teachers are always encouraging it and reminding us that it’s how we engage some of our core muscles properly. I’m not embarrassed at all and will keep breathing during class, because it would be WAY more dumb and embarrassing to pass out! |
100%. it’s awful. also hate the people that have to be extra to show how amazing they are. random handstands just because? If you want to do whatever why are you even in a group class?
I just do it at home now because it’s too much. |
It either comes out one hole or the other. But it will come out. |
You are practicing a seriously attenuated version of yoga if that is the case. |
So there are different types of Yoga - one focuses just on breath, it has breath exercises and nothing else. If you want to hold your breath like a Navy Seal follow this one. Hatha Yoga which majority of studios practice uses breath as energy. Except for a few timed exhale/inhale on movement change everything should be normal breath. What type of breathing are you referring to? or style yoga are you practicing? |
It's difficult to control this in yoga and Pilates classes, especially when your ass is over your head. Get over yourself. |
It is rude to subject everybody else in class to your lateness. You make noise, you shuffle around, get set up, and generally disrupt things. I'd be likely to skip class to miss you. Extremely rude. |
I have been practicing Iyengar yoga for almost 25 years. There is no holding the breath (except for brief periods in a practice that is focused on pranayama). The breath supports and informs postures, differently at different times. It is not “normal breath” in the sense of being similar to the breathing you do while reading a book or whatever. |
Come on! The boys need some freedom. |
I am, once again, so grateful for the studio where I practice. |
Off course its not "reading a book" breathing; I was talking about "taking a walk breathing". Ok I think - I follow you since you mentioned Iyengar you are flowing between one movement to another and breathing is emphasized. Not the same with other styles. 25 years good for you - I haven't been able to be that consistent. doing vs reading matters in this case. |