Arrive early. (Especially if it’s your first class.) This allows you time to find a space, unroll your mat and collect your props (any blankets, bolsters, blocks or a strap you might need to modify poses) without disturbing anyone. It also gives you an opportunity to get into the right mind-set. If you are late, wait until after the teacher’s opening ritual — it could be a reading, a breathing exercise, a meditation, a sequence of oms — before entering; otherwise, you are interrupting the class while it is trying to get grounded.
Plan to stay for the whole class. If you must leave early, let the teacher know, and do it before savasana, the period of final relaxation at the end of class. Again, this is to not disturb your classmates during a key part of class — experts often say savasana is the most important and challenging pose in yoga. Whether coming or going, try not to step on anyone’s mat.
Leave your cellphone outside the room. This is so you can fully disconnect, and others won’t be disturbed. If, for some reason, being fully disconnected is going to make you anxious (say, you have children who need to be able to reach you), some studios will allow you to leave it next to you on silent.
Let the instructor know about any physical issues and preferences. If you have a problem such as a bad back or a frozen shoulder, or if you prefer not to receive any hands-on assists (this is when a teacher touches a student to improve their alignment or make them more comfortable), let the instructor know before class.
Clean up after class. Wipe down any borrowed mats after practice and put props away where they belong. Please fold the blankets as well.
Be compassionate and don’t judge. “The yoga practice often helps us to release pain and discomfort in the body, mind or spirit,” “The body might release these toxins and emotions in many different ways in many different forms,” including passing gas or crying. Try not to react. “It always goes back to having the yoga space being that safe inclusive comfortable space for whatever comes up and for whatever’s needed. In fact, your focus should be inward. During your practice, “the gaze is supposed to be soft; you’re really not supposed to be staring at anything or anyone,” ... “I like to encourage my students to pretend each mat is your own little yoga island, and all the other islands are friendly. They love you; you love them. It doesn’t matter what they’re doing, just be on your own little island and do your practice.”
Be positive. “I think it’s important to keep the tenor of your interactions with other people in the studio as one that’s positive, so that it’s a place of positivity for people,” “It can be a place where a lot of people are dealing with a lot of different emotions. Be aware of your presence and how you interact with other people.”
Which leads us to one of the most important rules of yoga etiquette:
Be respectful. To the instructor, to the class and to yourself. In savasana it is recommended to lay on the floor with your head towards the teacher and your feet away from them as a sign of respect, as we release our energy through our feet. Namaste`
ITEMS TO BRING WITH YOU, IF YOU HAVE THEM:
Yoga Mat
Yoga Blanket
Yoga Blocks
Yoga Strap
Spill proof Water Bottle
Plan to stay for the whole class. If you must leave early, let the teacher know, and do it before savasana, the period of final relaxation at the end of class. Again, this is to not disturb your classmates during a key part of class — experts often say savasana is the most important and challenging pose in yoga. Whether coming or going, try not to step on anyone’s mat.
Leave your cellphone outside the room. This is so you can fully disconnect, and others won’t be disturbed. If, for some reason, being fully disconnected is going to make you anxious (say, you have children who need to be able to reach you), some studios will allow you to leave it next to you on silent.
Let the instructor know about any physical issues and preferences. If you have a problem such as a bad back or a frozen shoulder, or if you prefer not to receive any hands-on assists (this is when a teacher touches a student to improve their alignment or make them more comfortable), let the instructor know before class.
Clean up after class. Wipe down any borrowed mats after practice and put props away where they belong. Please fold the blankets as well.
Be compassionate and don’t judge. “The yoga practice often helps us to release pain and discomfort in the body, mind or spirit,” “The body might release these toxins and emotions in many different ways in many different forms,” including passing gas or crying. Try not to react. “It always goes back to having the yoga space being that safe inclusive comfortable space for whatever comes up and for whatever’s needed. In fact, your focus should be inward. During your practice, “the gaze is supposed to be soft; you’re really not supposed to be staring at anything or anyone,” ... “I like to encourage my students to pretend each mat is your own little yoga island, and all the other islands are friendly. They love you; you love them. It doesn’t matter what they’re doing, just be on your own little island and do your practice.”
Be positive. “I think it’s important to keep the tenor of your interactions with other people in the studio as one that’s positive, so that it’s a place of positivity for people,” “It can be a place where a lot of people are dealing with a lot of different emotions. Be aware of your presence and how you interact with other people.”
Which leads us to one of the most important rules of yoga etiquette:
Be respectful. To the instructor, to the class and to yourself. In savasana it is recommended to lay on the floor with your head towards the teacher and your feet away from them as a sign of respect, as we release our energy through our feet. Namaste`
ITEMS TO BRING WITH YOU, IF YOU HAVE THEM:
Yoga Mat
Yoga Blanket
Yoga Blocks
Yoga Strap
Spill proof Water Bottle