Motivation Idea For Lazy Yoga Students

How does this sound to motivate lazy yoga students…They pay when they don’t show up to practice.

Here’s how it works. The student pays a certain amount up front and then leaves a credit card number. So the student is charged $10, $15 or $20 for each class missed. How long do you think a lazy student would throw money away?

Man, I’d love to do this for some students.

RIP MCA. You Made My Yoga Practice.

Like a great many of my generation, I was sad to learn of Beastie Boy Adam Yauch’s passing on Friday.

Back in the 1990′s, I would very often roll out my yoga mat and practice to the Beastie Boys. I’d throw on my “Paul’s Boutique” or “Check Your Head” cd and stumble my way through primary series.

The Beastie’s music carried me through all the intense sensations of my stiff body during those early years.

Thanks MCA. I’ll miss you.

Before and After Coffee when Teaching

Before Coffee:

After Coffee:

Lou Rules!!

Lou, a set on Flickr.

Our cat is awesome.

Shivaratri Festival 2012

Shivaratri Festival 2012, a gallery by U.S. Yahoo! Editorial on Flickr.

One of our photos from Shivaratri made it into a flickr gallery curated by U.S. Yahoo Editorial.

The other photos are amazing.

Have a look.

R at Eshwar Temple Maha Shivaratri

R at Eshwar Temple Maha Shivaratri, originally uploaded by rpgold.

We took in the action at a local Shiva temple where people were lined up around the block to take darshan and blessings for Maha Shivaratri.

Why F*cking Your Yoga Students Is Wrong – Repost

A fantastic article from Michael Joel Hall that pretty clearly spells out why yoga teachers shouldn’t be hooking up with their students. This issue transcends any specific style of yoga. There are teachers out there of all stripes that think it’s ok. It’s not. Ever.

Here’s the article.

Rachelle and I once left our studio with a sub that starting hitting on one of our students almost immediately after we’d left! We didn’t find out about it until just after we’d returned. We felt awful when we found out. Thankfully, our student managed to deflect the teacher’s advances and continued to practice.

So have a read. It’s very well written and highly recommended.

A propos:
The Beatles, “Sexy Sadie”, John Lennon’s diatribe against the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.