Email to My Yoga Teacher

Category: Yoga Class

  • Yoga Noises?

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    Tammy, I was at a yoga class this week.  We were doing a pose which involves a lot of stretching and produces a lot of stress; well, at least in my mind.  I heard a noise that was louder than a yogi’s normal ujjayi breathing.  It was more powerful than an asthmatic dying from a…

  • Iyengar Yoga

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    Tammy, I went to my first Iyengar yoga class. Every pose was deliberate and held for a lengthy period of time.  Blocks and belts were frequently used to help us with alignment.  In savasana we put a padded bolster under us to be gentle to the spine. This is much different than the vinyasa flow…

  • Is Yoga Good For Real Life?

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    Tammy, Last week I stubbed my toe.  It didn’t hurt, rather there was blood that took almost a week to completely scab over.  It was at the top of the captain toe so I had to wear sandals almost every day, even at work. I went to a yoga class and after a couple of…

  • Yoga Chatting

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    Tammy, Recently I went to yoga class and there were people hanging out chatting before, during, and afterward.  I started to  wonder why I don’t chat with others when I go to class. Let’s see, first, most of the students are women and they seem to know each other.  What would I say?  Where did…

  • European-influenced yoga class

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    Tammy, I arrived ten minutes early for class Saturday.  As I approached, I saw a woman who smiled and said, “Hi.”  I was taken back a little as the “nobody talks to strangers rule” is usually in effect here in South Florida. I smiled back and she said, “Where is everybody?” “It’s a holiday weekend,”…

  • Ominous Yoga

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    Tammy, Sunday night I went to the beach for a yoga class.  Isn’t that a cool way to finish a weekend? As I was driving to the beach I could see a big black cloud just north of where our class was going to be held.  It had been raining most of the afternoon around…

  • The Yoga Wall

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    Tammy, In class yesterday, you asked us to get into the downward dog position with the soles of our feet up against the wall.  I’m trying to figure out why.  I know one reason is for the students to work with this sensation and feel what it is supposed to be like if there is…

  • Early Morning Yoga

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    Tammy, Last night  I saw a hilarious movie and a few live comics; a late night full of laughs. I arrived at the outdoor yoga class early in the morning today.  Apparently the teacher said hi to me right before the class started, but I didn’t even notice.  I must’ve been in the “yoga zone”…

  • Is Pain Yogic Pleasure?

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    Tammy, Yesterday I ventured out for park yoga. There was a raised cement platform in a public park where the class would take place.  It was a sunny, early morning, about 75 degrees with a slight breeze; glorious yoga weather.  I arrived five minutes before the class was scheduled to start. I scanned the area…

  • Please Solve a Yoga Dispute

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    Tammy, At work, there is a woman who goes to a yoga class from 12-1. She leaves the office and changes in the yoga studio bathroom. After class, she changes in the studio bathroom, bypasses the shower which is adjoined to same bathroom, and returns to our office in her professional clothes. She tells me…