I have 5 teachers, and they all conduct class similarly. With one tearcher, a feeling of well being follows me all day. I cant figure out why. This teacher often begins class with alternate nostril breathing, but I dont know if that alone explains it. Has anyone had one teacher that gives them a feeling like this, but for no clearly obvious reason? Does this suggest anything?
I attend a center that has a different teacher everyday of the week.
monday the teacher will kick your butt, work you hard, but if you break through and find the breath, you will feel a sense of freedom. tuesday is the most packed day and the teacher is very effecient, less time in postures, more results, usaully feel well
wednesday can be kind of like monday
thursday is a woman, more heart openers, less strenous, feels nurturing and graceful
I have not been on friday
saturday is same teacher as wednesay. usually a very packed class and the enrgy gets flowing well because there seems to be a strong group or practicioners.
to say why you feel this way we would only be speculating, on that note my speculation would be the teacher is pretty in tune with themselves. Alternate nostril breathing is supposed to be a pretty strong and beneficial practice and to me starting a class with breathing is a good idea since breathing is one of the most important things we do. sit back and observe the teacher as thoughtless as you can and let the answers reveal themselves to you.
My best to you
I am joy, I am love, I am peace
I am neil
Yes! I agree - each teacher brings something different. From some teachers I learn about anatomy and how my body fits together, other teachers I learn about breath and using that for my own strength. My current teacher moves through a lot of poses in a short time, and I find that I lose track of my breath. In my last class, I realised that I need to be the teacher for me, to take responsibility for my breath, even if the woman at the front of the class is not.
I think it’s really valuable to have lots of teachers throughout your yoga life - but you are always your own teacher too!
Namaste,
I wouldn’t be able to cope with so many different teachers in one week, but that is just me.
My own teacher with whom I was for ten years was always an inspiration to me, her inner Light was just so overwhelming we all usually left her class, no matter how hard or streneous or relaxed and easy, with this light feeling of calm abiding, harmony and well balanced.
Then her teachings and her discipline was so strict, intense and demanding that I think I would have hardly coped with another teacher.
She usued to say, find your teacher, stick with that one person for as long as necessary, because if you zig-zag you will be getting nowhere.
Just as there are very sound reasons for studying with one teacher there are also sound reasons for studying with five of them.
There is one teacher that I consider MY teacher. This is the person I study with. I do get other lessons from other people, including other yoga teachers. But ultimately they are not my TEACHER
I’m not certain what “a feeling of well being” means exactly. And, frankly, I’m not certain one could even assert with any credibility that a yoga student should feel a sense of well being. Though at the same time a feeling of well being is very lovely.
In the bigger picture of yoga there may be something beyond endorphin release that yoga provides. But that gift may be further down the path or with another trail guide leading the expedition.
For now it is worth noting and not labeling. Observing is healthy, concluding may not be.