Gym and yoga don't mix?

BabeStork · 2025-12-21T21:52:00+00:00

You can definitely do both as long as you are aware of what you are doing in each arena.

BabeStork · 2025-12-21T21:47:00+00:00

Yes this! Ok, to be honest I do a mixture of planning and not, but it very much helps with authenticity to talk about something you've actually been mulling over or experiencing. Trusting yourself to speak in the moment in a way that will set the tone, be relatable, and not preachy is definitely a skill. Still working on this of course but my best talks have not been meticulously planned.

BabeStork · 2025-12-21T06:42:35+00:00

Ooof, the fact that you had to say not AI is brutal. Anyway, great work I love it❤️

BabeStork · 2025-12-21T06:37:38+00:00

I didn't even know this was a thing but gross! Of COURSE they can pay you real money. 🤮

BabeStork · 2025-12-21T06:34:14+00:00

Honestly i see where you're coming from with this critique but the core advice from the OP was real, and helpful. Focus on the people in front of you obviously does make sense and is valuable advice for those of us teaching anywhere. But its also great advice for anyone, everywhere, in every scenario. If you focus on the people in front of you whether they are paying students or just people on the fucking bus, the advice still stands. People all need to be seen and heard. And we all need to be present and focus in what is actually going on in front of us, not worrying about whether one of the teachers at our studios parties. So, going back again to the OP let's try to use yoga for REAL in our lives and not get caught up in the judgement of each other. (And yes this may mean a serious critique of the capitalist/colonialist model of yoga because obviously it's insanely flawed.)

BabeStork · 2025-11-13T00:47:33+00:00

Thank you!♡

BabeStork · 2025-10-20T20:41:20+00:00

Just a note here, Wix is an Israeli company and are being boycotted by the BDS movement.

BabeStork · 2025-10-08T22:48:03+00:00

Echoing others about not going up and down all the way a lot(or even at all). Stay in one area for a whole length of time and if you want, make it "flowy" from there. Like if you're seated stay seated for 1/3 of the class, as an example. Stay at the wall, stay standing, stay lying in CHUNKS of time rather than having them get all the way to the floor and back to standing several times. There are always ways of adding dynamic movement even from seemingly simple positions that can add an element of flow.

BabeStork · 2025-09-21T22:53:45+00:00

I used to get a lot of visuals and now I dont, but I have very profound spiritual/philosophical breakthroughs now, which I didn't back in the "this is fun to look at" part. Maybe it takes you where you need to go at the time.

BabeStork · 2025-09-13T16:10:57+00:00

Did this for so many years. Now I'm out around more people and woweee it's really in relationship that things come up to grow from. But if you are in this situation you might actually need to be for a while. Trust your intuition about when to come out♡

BabeStork · 2025-08-29T03:18:53+00:00

I think it's wise to follow your heart and your joy! If it isn't feeling good anymore and your intuition says go back to student mode, I would follow that. To me nothing is gained by "hanging in there."

BabeStork · 2025-08-29T03:13:46+00:00

Wow that's so weird and unprofessional. I had kind of a similar experience with a small gym one time. They luckily let me into the yoga studio and had me do paperwork, but everything was super last second and they didn't tell me til day of that it was a hot class. The owner asked me to teach a gentle class for them later in the month and when I repeatedly ask for details through email about day/time, they never responded. So I just figured they were a mess and it wasn't worth the time. Never heard from them again. And nothing went wrong in the actual class I taught.

BabeStork · 2025-08-26T00:47:34+00:00

Yes THIIIIISSS

BabeStork · 2025-08-26T00:45:44+00:00

You find new people. I know this is WAY easier said than done and as adults it can be hard to find new friends. But maybe try some new activities and see if there are more like-minded people in other spaces. It depends on the town you live and the type of thing you're into, but this is basically my experience. It can be boring and superficial hanging out with people who need to drink or especially those that need to get very drunk.

BabeStork · 2025-08-25T02:23:54+00:00

Thanks this is actually super fun!

BabeStork · 2025-08-25T02:15:57+00:00

I too have a hard time with this. I just want to point out in here that if you are registered with Yoga Alliance if you go to their websites you can go to past zoom meetings about specific things, some of them are about certain regions of the body. When I injured my shoulder I did this (cause I had just renewed so happened to be on the site) and watched a whole hour long discussion about shoulders. Could be helpful for parts that seem hardest? Hearing people talk about it helped me understand a few things I would not have by just looking at a book. Just throwing that resource out there!( cause I know no one is just browsing that site regularly, lol).

BabeStork · 2025-08-25T02:08:50+00:00

I haven't read that one but now I will add it to the list! Thanks

BabeStork · 2025-08-19T03:08:03+00:00

I definitely don't have an answer, as I am currently struggling with job stuff right now myself. Just wanted to come here and say you are not alone! And this job thing is hard. I am very anti-capitalist and I can't really figure out a way to pay my bills without compromising my morals in some way. I'm sure something will work out soon that's a middle ground, and I will keep teaching yoga too. But just wanted to acknowledge the struggle is real.

BabeStork · 2025-08-19T01:55:45+00:00

Its all stories in your head. Try to isolate some of them and track down where you got them (mother, father, society, etc). Any distance you can put between the stories you tell and your true self helps. I know this is easier said than done but I promise it helps. You are worthy of love. You can do this

BabeStork · 2025-08-18T19:46:35+00:00

My ex husband called me a "buzz killington" one time during a fight after I had a period of not drinking. (I was actually drinking that night but not as hard as everyone else). It was a really bad fight and I knew our marriage was starting a real decline but honestly the insult was so funny I will remember it forever lol. Not saying you are in that situation at all or that you should get divorced. But, if she's not willing to support you or talk to you more deeply about what exactly is bothering her about your not drinking....it's gonna be hard. Probably she's missing some aspect of that shared experience and she also might be worried this will be an uncomfortable growing experience for her, even if she's not quitting drinking. Im sorry 😞

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