Yoga is not a cult, is it?
I received my Silver Age Yoga certification to teach senior citizens about a month ago and have been teaching a free class each week at the Savannah Senior Citizens, Inc. I have about 8 students signed up and we have a great time each Tuesday, breathing and stretching.
So far we have done most classes sitting or standing with the chair, but we are starting to move to the mat and I hope to have all of the students getting up and down from their yoga mats - without using the chair for assistance - by the time the eight week session is over.
I get some good questions from the students, but the best so far has been " Yoga is not a cult is it?" One of the ladies told her daughter that she was taking yoga at SCI and apparently she was not very supportive. She infomred her mother that Yoga is a cult and that she would rather she did not attend the classes.
I explained that yoga is neither a cult nor a religion and was glad I had some copies of Yoga Journal's FAQ to hand out so that they could learn a little more about this ancient tradition and teach the younger generation more about it!
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