Yoga Class Etiquette

I do not have a picture of me doing Yoga, so please enjoy this picture of Darth Vader in Tree Pose.



This month's issue of Yoga Journal features an article on etiquette tips designed to enhance your Yoga practice, and make sure you don't screw up anyone else's. I will now go through some of the points and give my own commentary.


1. Get there early.

CRITICAL Yo. There's nothing worse than showing up after the opening OMing and chanting and trying to jam your mat in between two people who are already well downward into their dogs. (Just like me--LAST NIGHT.) It disturbs the other students and makes it hard for you to get in the zone. Get there early, do your bathroom thing, grab your blocks and put your mind and body where it needs to be.

2. Don't hog the teacher!

Yes adjustments are great. But there's a new student in the back that could really use some help and you? There you are front and center every single class with that sad look on your face like a dog begging for a treat. NO. NO.


3. No Omgasms.

Some students do not know the difference between a blissful SIGH, and a MOAN. If you feel like making a sound that you wouldn't have wanted your mom to hear coming out of your bedroom when you were 14, DON'T.

"There's no MOANING! There's no MOANING in YOGA!"---Tom Hanks

4. Save the Scents for the Shower after Savasana.
Don't be Spraying Eu De Ganesh all over yourself before you hit the mat. People are breathing deeply and don't want an Ujjayi full of perfume or cologne.


5. Savasana.
FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY DO NOT SKIP THIS! This is what it's all about, it may be the most important pose we do. This is where you soak in the benefits of your Asana practice and rejuvenate body mind and spirit. Do you really need to get to Best Buy that badly? I thought not.