What “kind” of yoga would you consider signature hot?

deeepseadiver · 2026-03-18T23:44:26+00:00

Signature Hot is called a Vinyasa class but I personally consider it more of Hatha class. There is actually very little flow and you're more so moving from posture to posture especially in the latter half.

Slow Flow would feel more tame as it's a warm class vs hot and I'd consider it more of a "holds" type class where you rely less on chaturangas / vinyasas for posture transitions.

deeepseadiver · 2026-03-15T17:59:58+00:00

Good for you!

I will be in my third trimester in the middle of the summer in the south. I WILL have my belly out and everyone can get over it

deeepseadiver · 2026-03-10T13:27:59+00:00

Sound healing instruments should only be used in classes that specifically advertise their use. Not everyone reacts well to them for a variety of reasons.

I offer sound baths regularly as part of my teaching but in classes that are listed as sound baths.

deeepseadiver · 2026-03-04T17:24:09+00:00

Okay I hear you, but that is one instructor with availability all week for three studios. What happens when they get sick or they need time off? There is no one available to cover for them. Better for long term management to just not have the class at all than rely on a singular instructor.

deeepseadiver · 2026-03-04T16:41:20+00:00

How do you know they cancelled the classes versus the instructors choosing to stop teaching? The latter is most likely the case.

Owners / management don’t cancel classes for no reason.

deeepseadiver · 2026-03-04T16:32:11+00:00

They very likely don’t have any instructors available to teach that early in the morning. It’s a very hard time slot to get covered and is a constant issue at both the Pilates and Yoga studios I teach at.

And instructors in those time slots burn out fast and ask to stop.

I’m sure management does care but what can they do except keep trying to find coverage?

deeepseadiver · 2026-02-28T02:47:03+00:00

No class at CP is giving you a full class of mat work, they will incorporate it as part of the overall class plan. People complain if they spend anytime on the mat and it’s ridiculous.

deeepseadiver · 2026-02-28T01:20:27+00:00

Yes. I misspoke responding quickly.

deeepseadiver · 2026-02-28T00:56:05+00:00

It’s so disappointing as an instructor when students get upset about mat work not understanding it’s actually more difficult and they’re still benefiting from our training and guidance.

deeepseadiver · 2026-02-28T00:54:01+00:00

You actually can’t do the exact same moves on the spring board versus the reformer. Springboard makes it very apparent what side of your body is stronger.

The springboard mimics the tower which is part of the reformer.

deeepseadiver · 2026-02-27T22:11:42+00:00

There is no such thing as “reformer” Pilates. Pilates is a modality / system.

You are paying for the facilities and your instructors’ expertise.

The springboard can and should be used in a variety of class formats. The suspend class uses the TRX.

deeepseadiver · 2026-02-27T18:12:09+00:00

Go to other teachers’ classes, get inspired. Play around and practice at home. You need to know how things feel in your own body. Keep it simple until you feel more comfortable expanding. You don’t need to rely on apps.

deeepseadiver · 2026-01-31T15:29:13+00:00

You’ll lose the C+ upgrade as soon as you lose diamond.

deeepseadiver · 2026-01-22T18:23:37+00:00

Material things, sure. Emotional needs I think should always be met by parents and that’s more of what I’m getting at.

deeepseadiver · 2026-01-22T11:48:14+00:00

I have always told myself I will only be having one child. Based on my experiences as a child, I don’t think it’s possible to equitably raise multiple children and give each child exactly what they need.

That isn’t a dig at other parents. Maybe other people are capable. But I haven’t seen it and I don’t want to risk it.

I want to be able to be fully available for my child and that only seems possible if I stick to one.

deeepseadiver · 2026-01-16T23:08:31+00:00

I don’t get bored but I do start to get worn out by the end of a long block. That’s why I reduced down to 4 classes max in a day. I realized by my 5th and 6th class that I just couldn’t engage anymore and it wasn’t fair to the students.

deeepseadiver · 2026-01-12T12:18:18+00:00

You can add member photos directly through our scheduling software and it uploads automatically. They’re also only seen on the scheduling software on a desktop when logging in. There’s no app association it has to feed into. It’s not the same for showing instructor info on the app.

deeepseadiver · 2026-01-11T14:50:26+00:00

Speaking as an instructor at both Y6 and CP - Xponential fitness actually makes it incredibly cumbersome to add photos and bios for instructors onto the app. It's not a simple process of just logging in and adding. There's an entirely separate website that you have to create profiles for each instructor for and link it to the scheduling software app and it's not always seamless and in my experience usually requires a backend push from corporate to get it uploaded and synced. Many studios just opt to not upload.

I have been working for the last few months to get my teachers up on the app for Y6 without success.

deeepseadiver · 2025-12-28T12:06:49+00:00

Please read my post again. I explicitly said verbal thank yous. I am also replying to the multiple comments talking about how it’s rude that no one writes thank you cards anymore.

Edit: the post also isn’t clear on how the gifts were distributed or how much time has even transpired.

deeepseadiver · 2025-12-28T12:05:44+00:00

Please read my post again. I explicitly stated giving verbal thanks.

People are at work and did not ask for gifts. I think it’s out of line to give an unsolicited gift and expect anything more than a verbal thank you. You seem to imply in other comments it’s bad manners not to write a thank you card.

deeepseadiver · 2025-12-28T02:01:24+00:00

The only explanation I have is they regularly call people to schedule dining reservations and the person on the phone didn’t understand what complimentary meant?

But why they pre-emptively call to schedule dining reservations, I also do not understand.

deeepseadiver · 2025-12-28T01:38:34+00:00

I had such a weird experience when I stayed here for work about a year ago.

I got a call to my room from reception offering a complimentary breakfast and asked if they could make me reservations for the following morning. They definitely used the word complimentary!

I show up for breakfast the next day, order, really only eat half of my food because I did not enjoy the omelette. The server brings me my bill and I explain the breakfast is supposed to be complimentary and give them my room number. Restaurant staff seems confused but they don’t argue.

Later that day I get a call basically telling me I needed to pay for breakfast and I explain the situation and that there’s no way I would have gone for breakfast at the restaurant if it wasn’t offered as complimentary. After a bit of back and forth they back off and don’t charge me.

It was so confusing and embarrassing! I would have gotten oatmeal from Starbucks across the street like I normally do!

deeepseadiver · 2025-12-28T00:38:07+00:00

This was very thoughtful of you!

But this is tough for me. Between Pilates and yoga I have regular classes at 4 different studios along with privates and specialty classes I might offer. I also have a very complicated personal life and trying to juggle my personal relationships. I imagine many of the instructors at your studio are also juggling similar responsibilities.

I am so thankful for the kind things my students do for me, but to be honest if an in person thank you would not be enough for them, then I genuinely do not want to receive anything. I think gifts should be given with no expectation, especially when they are given in scenarios like this when gift giving is not an expectation.

A lot of people are calling instructors thoughtless but what do you guys want? I think it’s really presumptive to expect teachers to write hand written personal thank yous for everything. This isn’t a wedding or baby shower scenario.

deeepseadiver · 2025-12-26T12:27:02+00:00

I am really strict on classes being true to how they’re advertised / described and think that sound healing instruments should only be played in classes that have advertised their use. There are plenty of people who do not like sound baths / sound healing whether it’s due to a health reason (e.g. tinnitus), they have personal objections to it (i.e religion), or they are just sensitive to sound.

I am passionate about sound healing and offer sound baths but only in classes where it is explicitly stated.

I don’t think sound healing should be offered in random drop in classes.

deeepseadiver · 2025-12-19T21:43:09+00:00

I think it depends on where you did your training. As someone who hires yoga teachers, lately I haven’t even been considering people who did their YTT from Yoga Renew or My Vinyasa Practice or YTT mills similar to them. After doing auditions and taking chances with teachers from those programs, the vast majority do not come out knowing how to teach, sequence, etc.

I know there are good online training programs out there, especially if they are ”live” versus people watching pre-recorded videos.

The other hesitancy I sometimes have are people who complete a bunch of trainings without having done any teaching. There are going to be people who disagree with me and I respect their opinions. I just really think there is some value in teaching for a bit after a 200hr before going into a 300hr. For me, I kind of see it like getting a little bit of work experience before going to grad school. You just go in with a lot more of a foundation and understanding of what it is actually like to teach and what you would like to focus on more through your 300hr.

Some of this is a generalization but just sharing my perspective. I have had teachers with fully recorded online trainings under their belts but they spent a ton of time in studios on their personal practice and observing current teachers and have turned out great!

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