Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

That is the question I posed to my Facebook friends as I pondered if I should get out of my pajamas at 5:30PM and go to yoga. I waited for a brief moment and upon the thought that I have been in my PJs ALL DAY I got dressed, grabbed my yoga mat and walked up 17th Street to the studio. As I had the studio in view I realized that the instructor tonight usually teaches at a Level 1. When I took her class the other day, I was bored out of my skull until I just shut it off and enjoyed the zen of YET ANOTHER child's pose.

Tonight there was a full class and she fessed up to the fact that she usually teaches a beginner class and encouraged us to find our own way if we needed to challenge ourselves more. That takes guts to say. I did my best to shut off my teacher brain, but it gave me some gentle reminders for my own teaching practice.

1. When you mess up, correct it and move on. No need to comment.
2. It really helps to MIRROR the students, if you face them. Otherwise they get confused.
3. When giving adjustments, SLOW DOWN. The student needs a moment to take in the touch.
4. Don't assume everyone feels the same as you. Just because you are hot that doesn't mean EVERYONE needs to go to CHILD'S POSE to cool down.

I stopped on my way home for soup at the Take It Easy Thai - for real, that's the name. I also whipped up some collards and spicy tofu - since that's how I roll.

I also came back to these responses to my question. Here they are:

Hope Mirlis
Should I stay or should I go?
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