Karmic Seeds Body Mind & Spirit

3 Reasons to Curb Corrections in Yoga Class MAY 23, 2016       BY  ANNA DUBROVSKY           As yoga teachers, we exhort students to listen to their bodies. But let’s face it, we spend most of class telling them exactly what to do.  Tilt your chin like this. Hinge forward like that. Press out through the balls of your feet. Shift your weight to your heels.  When instructions don’t have the desired effect, we dole out verbal corrections and physical adjustments. The goal is to get students safely and more deeply into poses, and that’s a worthy endeavor. But there may be a better way, says Leslie Kaminoff, coauthor of  Yoga Anatomy  and founder of The Breathing Project in New York City.  For Kaminoff, the answer lies not in correcting students but in facilitating self-inquiry. The outspoken yoga educator has long been preoccupied with how to individualize instruction in a g...

You’ve just arrived at a new yoga studio and the only thing standing between you and your practice is—the yoga liability waiver. Most likely you’ve signed some sort of document at every studio you’ve practiced at. You’ve also probably not read that document before adding your signature to it. Sure, you might have skimmed it and caught a few words. But what does it all mean? And how does this piece of paper impact you if you’re injured in class? To start, what is a waiver and what is its purpose? A waiver aims to protect businesses from liability. A waiver contains the description of the activity and the reasonably foreseeable risks that may occur. It also includes an agreement that seeks to place the legal responsibility for those risks on you, as the participant. By signing a liability waiver, you essentially agree not to sue if you get hurt. Yoga is generally presumed to be a safe activity, but injuries can occur, especially for those with pre-conditions or for new practition...