this directly effects your potential experience of Yoga

When you hear the word ‘Food’ what springs to mind?

Wikipedia says ‘Food is any substance consumed by an organism for nutritional support’

The level/type of nutrition depends on the source, quality + how it’s prepared/consumed

It can be high/low/zero nutritional value + beneficial/detrimental to health

And there’s experience

An ingredient can be elevated to majestic levels in the hands of an accomplished chef
Or destroyed & corrupted by a terrible one!

Yoga is the same
There’s an assumption that because something is ‘Yoga’, regardless of the teacher, system, type of practice, it’s going to
1. be good for you
2. the level of ‘goodness’ is universal

Having practised/taught Yoga for almost three decades + experienced a kaleidoscope of teachers, like Food, Yoga isn’t universal in nutritional value

‘Yoga’ has many parameters that determine effectiveness, quality + experience

Your experience + practice depends on the interpretation, transmission + skill of your teacher & your capacity + openness to assimilate instructions

‘Trikonasana’ isn’t a fixed practice
It’s determined by differing nuances/opinions of the most effective way to practise (each has a different outcome) + the ability of the teacher to transmit

Each practice has a potential

Your teachers skillset + your willingness /capacity to understand, determines that potential

Yoga doesn’t negatively impact your health in the same way a fast-food diet can

Yet there’s many factors that elevate the potential outcome + effectiveness of Yoga & the most influential factor is your teacher

You return to your teacher because you enjoy the experience of their interpretation of Yoga, how they think it should be practised + their ability to transmit

Your teachers ability, skillset + approach can influence the potential
Yet if there’s no connection or shared perspective, the potential is lost in transition

Irrespective of your age, how long you’ve been practising/teaching, your connection/energy/perspective are your most powerful ingredients to either engage or disengage students

What is the first thing you think of about your teacher? Is it the content, them, the way they do it?