096 Good Teacher, Bad Teacher
Beyond the Posture: Yoga Wisdom for Life (formerly the Yoga Matters Podcast)Show Notes
Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) What makes a good yoga teacher, and what are the warning signs of a bad one? In this episode, Emma and Andy dig into what we should expect from the people guiding us, whether on the mat or in life. We look at the qualities that set great teachers apart, the red flags worth noticing, and why the “right” teacher for one person can be completely wrong for another. Whether you’re a practitioner, a teacher, or just yo...
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Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) In this week’s podcast we discuss the Charioteer Analogy, the ancient concept of viewing the body as a chariot, the senses as the horses, the mind as the reins and the intellect as the charioteer, with the Atman - the true Self - along for the ride. We didn’t expect this one to turn into such a laugh, but parts of it had us in hysterics, so apologies in advance if the serious philosophy gets a bit derailed at tim...
Thoughts? Questions? Feel free to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you :-) This isn’t one of our regular episodes... We recently went to the Om Yoga Show at Alexandra Palace in London and recorded an impromptu special to talk about it. Andy arrived with plenty of preconceived ideas about what a yoga show would be like, and almost all of them were blown out of the water within minutes. The attendees, exhibitors, free talks and free classes were far more varied and inclusive than he expec...
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