| People start yoga for many reasons. They
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| | will use their bodyweight to help you go
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| may want to increase their levels of
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| | further into a position - without really
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| health, fitness, and flexibility. Or
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| | finding out whether a person has any
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| improve their muscle tone. Reducing
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| | injuries. And some simply do it too
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| levels of stress and anxiety are also
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| | overzealously. A student in that
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| high on the list, as is personal
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| | situation may feel that the 'teacher
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| development, and the desire to follow a
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| | knows best'. But it's important to listen
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| more spiritual path. Some may have a
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| | to your own body, and understand that not
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| particular medical condition or health
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| | all yoga training is equal. And, not all
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| problem they want to address.
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| | teachers are equal, in all areas, either.
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| One's reason for starting yoga may have a
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| | Some other things to consider when
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| bearing on both the type of yoga that
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| | choosing a yoga teacher are:
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| makes a 'best fit', as well as the
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| | * Are they dogmatic? Do they push a
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| particular teacher chosen within a yoga
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| | certain philosophical or spiritual
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| discipline. Whilst the different types of
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| | viewpoint? Is there a subtle (or not so
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| yoga obviously suit some aims better than
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| | subtle) manipulation that implies that
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| others, the teacher you practice with
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| | without their 'guru', your spiritual
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| will also make a difference to achieving
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| | evolution is on shaky ground. In fact, do
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| what you want with yoga. Or not.
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| | they suggest that you 'need' a guru
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| Foe example, if you have a specific
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| | (their guru) as a 'guide' in matters of
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| medical condition, it would be better to
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| | spirituality because your own connection
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| informally interview prospective yoga
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| | to Source-God isn't good enough. In other
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| teachers beforehand. First, to find out
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| | words, are they suggesting you place your
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| which classes might be suitable, and to
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| | power outside of yourself, or do they
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| see whether that teacher has a real grasp
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| | reiterate that you in fact are your own
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| of what the condition or problem implies
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| | guide, and can get their quite well under
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| for a yoga practice. Some people, whether
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| | your own steam.
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| they are yoga teachers or not, have a
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| | * Are they (or the prominent
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| more rigid outlook, and may not be able
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| | representatives of their yoga discipline)
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| to appreciate that a flexible approach in
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| | overly concerned with money, fame, power,
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| such circumstances is important. Or, they
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| | the size of their organization, or their
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| may not have sufficient training or
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| | degree of influence? If they (the
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| experience. Perhaps they are even too
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| | organization) certify yoga teachers, how
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| busy to be available in a more personal
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| | long do the teachers have to train for?
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| way.
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| | What are they trained in and what aren't
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| When choosing a yoga teacher, it's
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| | they taught about?
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| important to use your intuition. And to
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| | * How well does the teacher embody the
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| understand that we, as individuals, may
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| | basic spiritual qualities of compassion,
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| not find our needs met by a class even if
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| | kindness, peace, joy, and equanimity?
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| others do. Some teachers are more
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| | Whilst we are all beings at various
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| nurturing than others, some are more
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| | stages of the journey, it helps to look
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| focused on the spiritual aspects of yoga
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| | at a teacher's character, and ethics.
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| (which may or may not align with our own
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| | No-one needs to be perfect, but what
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| spiritual outlook). Some perform
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| | qualities, of themselves, are they
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| adjustments - which is where a teacher
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| | bringing to class.
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