09/03/2026
A small thing I refuse to do as a yoga teacher.
I don’t ask the room, right before class, “Does anyone have any injuries?”
Not because I don’t care.
But because asking that question in front of everyone can feel a bit performative… and it subtly suggests I might be able to fix whatever someone is dealing with.
That’s not my scope.
Even if someone told me the diagnosis in perfect Latin.
Even if I’d had the same injury myself.
Bodies don’t read textbooks.
The same injury can show up very differently from person to person.
So instead I say something simpler.
If something hurts — don’t do that thing.
Skip it. Modify it. Rest.
And if you’re not sure how to do that, come and speak to me after class and we’ll figure out some options together.
Good yoga isn’t heroic.
The smartest practitioners are the ones who know when to step back.