tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post3780469079821828926..comments2023-05-18T11:00:46.711-05:00Comments on linda's yoga journey: things that make you want to say "namaste, bitches"Linda-Samahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-34664489979797476552010-06-24T20:37:04.959-05:002010-06-24T20:37:04.959-05:00It really bother me when i'm lying on the mat ...It really bother me when i'm lying on the mat doing Savasana and ready to close a very intensive Power class, people on the next mat just can't resist but to swing the towel in the air, for several times, before place it on the mat. <br /><br />Because my body is still warm and sweating, the wind it creates always gives me shivering straight to the bone. When you have you're in Mel, an artist with little talent to producehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05406774675525716146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-68941866562860350622010-06-18T23:59:16.265-05:002010-06-18T23:59:16.265-05:00"namaste, bitches" -- i had a friend say..."namaste, bitches" -- i had a friend say that a few years back :)<br /><br />as a guy, and a teacher, its too bad most of the pet peeve things seem to be as a result of dudes. <br /><br />ah well, it is what it is.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075890263159050351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-71287130292166308072010-06-18T16:00:25.812-05:002010-06-18T16:00:25.812-05:00Ha!! I think you've covered it pretty well Li...Ha!! I think you've covered it pretty well Linda - annoying talking during teaching and general discourteous students would be my pet peeve. there was one guy that became my personal pet peeve because he always fell asleep during the meditation phase of our class and snored - very very loudly, throughout - no matter how many times he got poked and awakened, he'd slip back in to Karin Bartimolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13490920503677450338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-63755588963741439602010-06-11T23:48:16.069-05:002010-06-11T23:48:16.069-05:00I can see forgetting to turn it off occasionally, ...I can see forgetting to turn it off occasionally, mistakes happen. but they grow out of peoples' ears for god's sake and unless something is going on at home that is a quasi-emergency, you don't need to keep it next to your mat. <br /><br />and does someone REALLY have to turn it back on 30 seconds after savasana? REALLY?Linda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-91370872556248551192010-06-11T20:13:27.046-05:002010-06-11T20:13:27.046-05:00I have been a gum chewer, and occasionally still d...I have been a gum chewer, and occasionally still do accept an offered piece, but, wow, that just seems like a really dumb thing to do in yoga class. With all the bending and breathing...yuck.<br /><br />Gotta confess, though, that yesterday, I was horrified to hear, for the first time ever, my cell phone going off during class. Not sure if I got distracted before class when I usually turn it off,YogaforCynicshttp://yogaforcynics.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-20013162466819605992010-06-11T12:25:13.187-05:002010-06-11T12:25:13.187-05:00man, I think that really takes the cake....I would...man, I think that really takes the cake....I would have asked her to leave, seriously. <br /><br />no wonder you posted as ANONYMOUS! ;) thanks for sharing!Linda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-82631930312354653032010-06-11T08:59:22.337-05:002010-06-11T08:59:22.337-05:00we had a woman come in late to class, stomped arou...we had a woman come in late to class, stomped around, slammed her mat on the ground, and finally sat down to join us....and then in the middle of a brief meditation she got up, tromped to the bathroom. Now, the bathroom is right in the same room as the studio, and its a "one-zie" - its an old building and sound carries. She proceeded to use the bathroom, WITHOUT SHUTTING THE DOOR, and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-79869904936340651352010-06-11T08:55:17.349-05:002010-06-11T08:55:17.349-05:00"instructor said that doing a forward bend af..."instructor said that doing a forward bend after a backbend is like having a really good meal and then puking it back up) She said "puking"!!!!"<br /><br /><br />how ridiculous is that?!? oh. my. god.Linda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-79677333015734554942010-06-11T00:56:27.790-05:002010-06-11T00:56:27.790-05:00I know, I know, I know...........I am an Iyengar c...I know, I know, I know...........I am an Iyengar certified Instructor, and the whole "Blissology, yummy, goodness," thing creeps me out. I was at a workshop last year (non-Iyengar, just checking it out) where the instructor said that doing a forward bend after a backbend is like having a really good meal and then puking it back up) She said "puking"!!!! We aren't even Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-937726382311519432010-06-08T20:05:36.200-05:002010-06-08T20:05:36.200-05:00Great responses. How to address? Tell them to stop...Great responses. How to address? Tell them to stop. I train in the Iyengar Yoga tradition . . none of that BS happens. They have set the stage in such a way, that it just wouldn't happen! Me, on the other hand, a people pleasing new teacher, I set the stage in a way to be walked on. I've had to fight hard to get that back. I suck it up, and tell gum chewers to toss it before class. I'Erynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00733489285908640413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-90838537090449707862010-06-08T11:58:09.895-05:002010-06-08T11:58:09.895-05:00Wow...This is amazing. I feel really lucky that my...Wow...This is amazing. I feel really lucky that my students are so considerate! So many of them have been coming to my classes for 10 years or more that I guess the newbies come in and just get the class etiquette from their more experienced peers. I never have to reprimand them or teach etiquette. <br /><br />That said, I've been to a few "yoga events" in my city and have Charlottenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-65603427357578438342010-06-08T10:01:42.700-05:002010-06-08T10:01:42.700-05:00one more:
someone picking their feet when everyon...one more:<br /><br />someone picking their feet when everyone else is trying to meditate is high up on my list of "HOW TO GROSS OUT YOUR YOGA TEACHER"Linda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-29609650418589035912010-06-08T08:56:21.006-05:002010-06-08T08:56:21.006-05:00I can't stand Yoga teachers who describe as po...I can't stand Yoga teachers who describe as pose or stretch as delicious or yummy... I can't stand it!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-11585798227466878322010-06-07T23:03:05.175-05:002010-06-07T23:03:05.175-05:00I'm no teacher, I'm sure I've been lat...I'm no teacher, I'm sure I've been late to class and ticked someone off before, so mea culpa. But one thing I do NOT do is loudly, routinely GRUNT my way into a pose with a sound that rivals that of elk mating in the canadian rockies. Specifically, I'm thinking of the bugling call of the bull. Really, it' something to hear in nature, but it has no place in the yoga studio!<Dogfood Providerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531368977590630270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-75344717897819987732010-06-07T21:15:54.724-05:002010-06-07T21:15:54.724-05:00YAY! yoga teachers are human! YAY!
thanks for a...YAY! yoga teachers are human! YAY!<br /><br />thanks for all the comments!Linda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-17168608053393128702010-06-07T16:09:04.548-05:002010-06-07T16:09:04.548-05:00I have been waiting for a post like this, but I wa...I have been waiting for a post like this, but I was beginning to think I was the only one who had issues. <br /><br />I've actually never encountered the gum chewing. I'm not a gum chewer myself. Reminds me too much of a cow standing out in its field, staring blankly off into space. Bleh. The folks I know spit it out before class. <br /><br />The guys in my classes have always worn Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03357694767883126311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-2324202318106382862010-06-07T12:45:24.509-05:002010-06-07T12:45:24.509-05:00Oh, I totally hate it when people walk on my mat! ...Oh, I totally hate it when people walk on my mat! I thought I was the ONLY one!babshttp://babsbabble.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-28657616680400676392010-06-07T10:57:17.274-05:002010-06-07T10:57:17.274-05:00Ay! I have to say, people walking on my mat gross...Ay! I have to say, people walking on my mat grosses me out too. I'd like to be more relaxed about that, but yuck. Cell phones - for sure. The worst is when people keep them at the edge of their mats during class. Often in the big donation classes, your mat is an inch away from another student in every direction, so that means that damn cell phone is right in your face. I was next to a VMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729696764159640383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-72686646332942819162010-06-07T08:33:15.958-05:002010-06-07T08:33:15.958-05:00Mine are
1. People wearing socks in yoga class
2. ...Mine are<br />1. People wearing socks in yoga class<br />2. cell phones ringing during shavasanaRandom Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02766355766170830990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-87604291632245349152010-06-06T22:49:26.526-05:002010-06-06T22:49:26.526-05:00what a fun read (both the nytimes article and your...what a fun read (both the nytimes article and your own blog entry!) I fear my pet peeves will just sound repetitive at this point - but I also greatly dislike when ppl are insensitive about others in savasana or meditation at the beginning and end of class ... <br /><br />... and I totally agree with the walking on other people's mat, thing! For what's it worth - I always, always walk Anahitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10623856754458731972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-9550220707665598932010-06-06T22:47:24.553-05:002010-06-06T22:47:24.553-05:00so funny to read you!so funny to read you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05574865004096836980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-12959769975627369022010-06-06T22:03:59.798-05:002010-06-06T22:03:59.798-05:00Damn that is FUNNY: mainly because it was so timel...Damn that is FUNNY: mainly because it was so timely. Today I told a student to toss the gum because...well, I do know CPR but convulsions are never good for business. AND I so have the pet peeve of other feet on my mat. Peeve: students doing their own thing in class when Im teaching something else. Distracting for all other students and .... pointless! home practice is practicing at home! Water Erynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00733489285908640413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-17118209079022058742010-06-06T21:59:23.624-05:002010-06-06T21:59:23.624-05:00From a student's perspective: teachers who yam...From a student's perspective: teachers who yammer during savasana, and poor cueing (is that the word?). Latecomers and other interruptions having already been mentioned off course.StevenCXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06238613743890222089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-1480656195975333362010-06-06T21:09:19.817-05:002010-06-06T21:09:19.817-05:00I have come across the odd-super-sweaty-barely-clo...I have come across the odd-super-sweaty-barely-clothed man in yoga, but I find they mostly attend hot yoga classes. And since I don't go to those any more, they aren't so prevalent. :)<br /><br />Gum chewing is disgusting. I've never understood it either. I tried it when my friends did, but it was never for me! And what is it exactly, that gum is made out of? And I doubt it actually Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-4002904383902766982010-06-06T20:55:08.162-05:002010-06-06T20:55:08.162-05:00I think incessant chatting is my yoga pet peeve. I...I think incessant chatting is my yoga pet peeve. I have gone to the same yoga class for 10 years, watched people come and go, and am amazed at what people want to chat about during practice.<br /><br />I've vocally commented or questioned a pose before, and have wondered if even that is disruptive.... I try to keep my lips zipped during the blessed 90 minutes I have in the class....<br /><br Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05582250937977709790noreply@blogger.com