This is the last in this series of answers to statements about Yoga students who are searching for the perfect Yoga, or the perfect Guru. “You can’t teach me anything about Yoga, I already know it.” You are absolutely right. There is an old Chinese saying, “A closed mind is like a closed book: just [...]

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There is plenty of competition to go around in this world. If you are a Yoga teacher, you should not encourage competition within a Kids Yoga class. This is not easily done. Each child wants praise, but this can be accomplished by making your Yoga class a nurturing event, where every child who participates, can [...]

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Safety is a number one priority. Yoga teachers, who take risks with their students, put your business at risk. The Yoga teacher, who physically abuses, his or her students, is not in the right profession. Compassion is more than diplomacy and popularity, but these are a big help. When a Yoga teacher has compassion, the [...]

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Put Ideas into Action: Procrastination in, and of itself, can cause many poor outcomes. Setting goals, and writing them down, was discussed earlier, but those steps are worthless without putting your plans into action. The “dreamer” who comes up with a great idea, and watches someone else put a similar idea into action, is truly [...]

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Non-practitioners often accuse Yoga practitioners of too much self-indulgence. The common concern is that too much self-awareness will cause the Yogi, or Yogini, to worship the inner being. Before you get too excited – you and I know this is not true, but the world needs some time to adjust to Yogic philosophy. You are [...]

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In the West, there was a time when practicing Yoga was kept secret. When I was a child, it was considered, “a bit strange.” During the 50′s and 60′s, Yoga practice was associated with being part of counter culture movements, such as living the life of “beatniks” or “hippies.” Interestingly, I was told by a [...]

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As you know, anyone can feel a little depressed now and then – Yoga students are no different. Here are four more methods to help Yoga students with mild forms of depression. Get away from being self-centered: There is no reason to isolate ourselves; we are interconnected with all things, people, nature, the universe, and [...]

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Why do some religious fundamentalists fear Yoga? For many non-practitioners of Yoga, it is Intolerance for something they do not understand. This seems harmless at first, but cries of witchcraft are never a good omen. However, every method of healing has its critics. Yoga has also been accused of being a “launching point” to export [...]

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This is a continuation of answers to some very “interesting” statements about Yoga and its many styles. Please don’t take the statements in quotations too seriously; let’s hope these answers will open minds. “Mine is the best Yoga style and all others are inferior.” Many students make this claim and I “set them straight,” right [...]

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