A year ago, I included this funny but true list of yoga class no-nos.  It’s from Natural Health magazine, I believe October 2007.   I thought it was good information, and gives us a little levity for the weekend!  Check out the magazine at:  naturalhealthmag.com

 

TOP 10 TEACHER PET PEEVES — Veteran instructors share some of the yoga class faux pas they could do without.   

 

1. CELL PHONES.    “People come to yoga to get away from their stress,” explains Sandy Blaine, “and it just follows them in the door unless they remember to turn off their phones.”

 

2. THE IN-CLASS CAFFEINE FIX.  “The worst?” says Seane Corn. “When students sip on lattes between poses.”

 

3. ARRIVING LATE.  “People should look in and check to see if it’s okay to enter so that they don’t disrupt the class in progress,”  suggests Baxter Bell.

 

4. CHEWING GUM. “In addition to the obvious safety issue,” explains Blaine, “it interferes with the natural flow and rhythm of the breath in practice.”

 

5. B.O.  “It’s an intimate atmosphere,” says Judith Lasater, “so take a shower before the class if you need to.”

 

6. LEAVING EARLY.  “Teachers are left wondering if you’re leaving because of scheduling – or dissatisfaction with the class,” says Bell.

 

7. OGLING.  Corn explains, “I’ve seen students literally twist around mid-pose to check out other classmates.

 

8. TALKING.  “This disregards the rights of every other student to have a quiet practice,” says Bell.

 

9. WITHOLDING INFO.  “I’ve had women come up and tell me at the end of a class full of backbends that they’re pregnant,” Bell says.

 

10. LOOSE SHORTS AND NO UNDERWEAR.   “I can’t tell you how much genitalia I’ve seen in my lifetime,” says Corn.

 

I laughed a lot when I read this – all of these have happened to me – more than once!!  Hopefully, you found it a bit funny too, and perhaps also self-reflective of how we are in class.