Learning yoga: is your yoga teacher a bad teacher?
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If yoga is new to you, the best way to learn is to find a good yoga teacher. However, the growing popularity of yoga has meant that many instructors look on yoga as just another form of physical exercise - they have no real understanding of yoga, and may even allow students to injure themselves,
“Meditation Expert Offers Advice on Avoiding Bad Yoga Teachers” describes the red flags you should watch out for with a yoga teacher:
“Another red flag is if the teacher expects the class to be able to get into poses without walking and talking students through the steps, or encourages injured students to do poses that will aggravate the pain.
‘Teachers should keep students’ injuries in mind when they are choosing poses,’ Desjardins said. ‘They should choose poses that won’t stress injuries, but will still challenge the uninjured students.’”
So how do you find a good yoga teacher?
The best guide is other students. If friends recommend a teacher, and if you can see that yoga has helped them - they’re kinder, more relaxed, and are less stressed - then this may a sign of a good yoga teacher.
On the other hand, if a yoga teacher is recommended by students who focus solely on how much weight they’ve lost, or how hard the yoga teacher makes them work in class, or have been injured in a yoga class, then this teacher may be one you should avoid.
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