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Who is Responsible When Someone Gets Triggered in Yoga Class?

November 24, 2016 by Kara-Leah Grant 1 Comment

Safety is paramount so students can blossom in class by Kara-Leah Grant I recently read a well-articulated and thoughtful open letter to Tiffany Cruikshank by Nikki Cook of the Yoga and Body Image Coalition. In the article, and the comments, Nikki suggested that it is our responsibility as yoga teachers to be mindful of our language and not use language which may be triggering*. My initial response to this was to think: No! That's not true. If we're triggered by something external, it's our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Teaching Insights Tagged With: ethics, trauma, triggered, yoga teaching ethics

Getting clear. Who am I serving and what do you need?

September 7, 2012 by Kara-Leah Grant 18 Comments

Pausing to deepen into clarity

by Kara-Leah Grant, Musings from the Mat Here's the deal. There were many supportive and encouraging comments on my last Musings article, Quitting or letting go? Apply discernment here. And there was one comment that pushed my buttons. Made me feel down-right defensive, and self-righteous even. On the path to inner knowing, anything that makes us feel defensive and self-righteous is a sign-post. Something to see here folks, something to see. And there was... once I'd taken some time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Musings from the Mat Tagged With: blog, issues, personal, revenue, triggered

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