Are Good Ways Yoga Teachers Manage Touch And Consent

Yoga Is Finally Facing Consent and Unwanted Touch

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/08/style/yoga-touch-consent-harassment.html

The hands-on teaching practices of some of yoga’s most celebrated gurus raise questions about consent. More than 130 of the …

The Ethical Yoga Part 1: Touch & Consent In Yoga

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It is important to consider what counts as appropriate touch from a yoga teacher and taking care around offering touch by: seeking consent and establishing boundaries; being aware of trauma sensitivity; …

The Ethics and Liabilities of Touch - Yoga Journal

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This means that unless the student expressly tells the yoga teacher not to make physical contact, the yoga teacher generally has the student’s implied consent to …

Hands-on Adjustments for Yoga Teachers: The Do’s and Don’ts

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When using hands-on adjustments in your yoga classes, your hands need to be highly sensitive. You need to be able to recognize any signs of resistance. Resistance can be either a physical thing or an energetic …

The Conversation About Consent and Touch in Yoga - Yoga …

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Some styles of yoga have traditionally been more hands-on, with manual adjustments, while other styles, like Kundalini, discourage any physical interaction with …

Touching in yoga is touchy indeed – and it should be

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/19/touching-in-yoga-is-touchy-indeed-and-it-should-be

We can’t play fast and loose with consent. Touch is a potentially beautiful thing. It can help relax a body and deepen a posture. But until every single yoga studio nails consent, touching...

Here Are Good Ways Yoga Teachers Manage Touch and Consent

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Here Are Good Ways Yoga Teachers Manage Touch and Consent We heard from readers about local yoga studios addressing touch, communication and consent. Read …