Comments for băl•ance yoga lounge http://balanceyogalounge.com Yoga for the rest of us Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:50:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Is training adequate for yoga instructors? Share your experience by jodey http://balanceyogalounge.com/2012/02/20/is-training-adequate-for-yoga-instructors-share-your-experience/#comment-282 jodey Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:50:35 +0000 http://balanceyogalounge.com/?p=569#comment-282 i believe yes your certification does matter, yoga teachers are teaching so much more than something that is physical, yoga teaches a lifestyle and a new way of living within the world. Yoga being a 6000 year old practice isn't something that can be taught online or even within a weekend, it takes time to absorb and time to integrate into your daily routine. Certified yogis are so much more than a 'fitness' yoga instructor, they are ambassadors of yogic way of life. but so much more than anything, is experience, being able to communicate clearly and being able to specialize your class to fit each students needs and abilities. A teacher that is 'present' with their students. I remember someone saying what's the #1 reason people come to a yoga class? for nothing other than 'love' because it is what we are teaching, right? i believe yes your certification does matter, yoga teachers are teaching so much more than something that is physical, yoga teaches a lifestyle and a new way of living within the world. Yoga being a 6000 year old practice isn’t something that can be taught online or even within a weekend, it takes time to absorb and time to integrate into your daily routine. Certified yogis are so much more than a ‘fitness’ yoga instructor, they are ambassadors of yogic way of life.

but so much more than anything, is experience, being able to communicate clearly and being able to specialize your class to fit each students needs and abilities. A teacher that is ‘present’ with their students. I remember someone saying what’s the #1 reason people come to a yoga class? for nothing other than ‘love’ because it is what we are teaching, right?

]]> Comment on How safe is yoga? Can it “wreck your body?” by Durham Yogi http://balanceyogalounge.com/2012/01/16/how-safe-is-yoga-can-it-wreck-your-body/#comment-124 Durham Yogi Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:41:42 +0000 http://balanceyogalounge.com/?p=508#comment-124 Thank you for this comprehensive defense of the safety of yoga asana. What it comes down to, I think, is that the ego wanting to push the body to "achieve" something is what causes injury in asana. Of course the ego is capable of causing harm to us even in the most mundane of activities! For instance, I could sit here and think about things that made me angry and create a truly toxic environment in my body. So thank you for the great article, I'll definitely be linking to it from my blog. Thank you for this comprehensive defense of the safety of yoga asana.

What it comes down to, I think, is that the ego wanting to push the body to “achieve” something is what causes injury in asana. Of course the ego is capable of causing harm to us even in the most mundane of activities! For instance, I could sit here and think about things that made me angry and create a truly toxic environment in my body.

So thank you for the great article, I’ll definitely be linking to it from my blog.

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