Guest guest Posted December 25, 2003 Report Share Posted December 25, 2003 I'd do the simplest thing - talk to her and tell her how you feel about the whole situation!!!! Why going around and around and above all, why berrying a resentment and pain and suffer from it if you can get it out. Hey, you both are doing yoga, yoga is about understanding and forgiveness as well, so if she takes it too hard then it is her problem. You should also hear her part of the story, who knows how she felt about the whole situation? Maybe she is not feeling good about what she did and is therefore avoiding a contact with you. I think that if you tell her everything you just told us in the same nice tone you described it below she won't take it too hard and she might change her rough adjustments. As a matter of fact I had the same problem, I thought that men can handle harder adjustments than women and I injured "a big guy" in badha konasana, buy steping on his thighs. Who'd think that my light weight would injure "a mountain" like that, but it did. And because I was told that (through the third person) I stopped assuming all people can take as rough adjustments as I can. So, do talk to her, and in a nice, educational way and tell her also how you felt about her not asking about your injury. I think it is the best solution for the problem. jana On Tuesday, December 23, 2003, at 04:30 PM, lcbx1 wrote: > i've been asked to teach an intro to ashtanga class at a studio > starting in january. i'll be 1 of 2 ashtanga teachers at the studio - > the other woman is a friend of mine. in a mysore class 2 weeks ago, > she gave me an adjustment in supta padangusthasana A - and we both > heard a snapping sound come from my hip. i think i pulled the > hamstring and have not been able to extend the leg since the injury. > my friend has not inquired about the injury, and seems generally > unconcerned. (i should be fair and say that this was not the first > time i had a "rough" adjustment from her - i thought i cracked my > collar bone when she was helping me into supta kurmasana). > > i have mixed feelings about teaching alongside her at the studio > now. i wouldn't trust her adjusting me again. i wouldn't want her > adjusting students. i couldn't in good faith send my students to her > class. > > on top of this, i have a lot of anger and sadness about my injury - > the fact that i haven't been able to do a full practice since the > injury. and yes i know to let go of judegement- but it's difficult. > and this anger makes me wonder if i should be teaching at all right > now. maybe i should just focus on my own practice and learning how > to work with this injury. > > ok. so i'm putting this out there. i want to hear what you all have > to say. > > i will talk to my teacher about this, but since my friend and i share > the same teacher it can be a touchy situation. > > thanks. > > lcbx > > > > > > Links > > > > > > ashtanga yoga > > Your > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2003 Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 Hello, I wonder whenever (1 time) I have been hurt because of an adjustment if maybe it was my fault because I was trying to move my practice along a little to quickly. It seems that your experience is different in that you describe the adjustment as rough - if you truly feel that your co-teacher/acquaintance is over-bearing with adjustments talk to your teacher and give him/her the heads up and then talk to your co-teacher and tell them that you are injured and feel that they are not as gentle as you would like and because of that - you do not want them to adjust you or your students, i.e. be straight up but gentle. Namaste, Janice P.S. Hope this was helpful? --- lcbx1 <mama wrote: > i've been asked to teach an intro to ashtanga class > at a studio > starting in january. i'll be 1 of 2 ashtanga > teachers at the studio - > the other woman is a friend of mine. in a mysore > class 2 weeks ago, > she gave me an adjustment in supta padangusthasana A > - and we both > heard a snapping sound come from my hip. i think i > pulled the > hamstring and have not been able to extend the leg > since the injury. > my friend has not inquired about the injury, and > seems generally > unconcerned. (i should be fair and say that this > was not the first > time i had a "rough" adjustment from her - i thought > i cracked my > collar bone when she was helping me into supta > kurmasana). > > i have mixed feelings about teaching alongside her > at the studio > now. i wouldn't trust her adjusting me again. i > wouldn't want her > adjusting students. i couldn't in good faith send > my students to her > class. > > on top of this, i have a lot of anger and sadness > about my injury - > the fact that i haven't been able to do a full > practice since the > injury. and yes i know to let go of judegement- but > it's difficult. > and this anger makes me wonder if i should be > teaching at all right > now. maybe i should just focus on my own practice > and learning how > to work with this injury. > > ok. so i'm putting this out there. i want to hear > what you all have > to say. > > i will talk to my teacher about this, but since my > friend and i share > the same teacher it can be a touchy situation. > > thanks. > > lcbx > > > New Photos - easier uploading and sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2004 Report Share Posted January 7, 2004 I agree with the previous posters and would say that you should speak to your friend about your injury. And you may be right, it doesn't sound like an ideal situation to be teaching in, unless you are teaching separate classes. I have very good friends at the school where I work that I like very much but don't always agree with their teaching methods. If it's not possible to work with your own philosophy then you might be better off teaching somewhere else. Maurey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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