Now that we have everyone's attention:
Fact check. You'll feel empowered. You'll even find out who your real friends
are.
Here are just a few highlights from "How to Spot a Scam Yoga School"
For the entire article, go here
[www.doyouyoga.com]
and also read the comments.
The author advises that one check photographs used to publicise the training. One additional thing to do is right click and investigate the source of the photo.
In a reddit discussion on yoga teacher training
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One person some comments which, edited by Corboy can be summarized into
some good research tips:
Fact check. You'll feel empowered. You'll even find out who your real friends
are.
Here are just a few highlights from "How to Spot a Scam Yoga School"
For the entire article, go here
[www.doyouyoga.com]
and also read the comments.
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1. Check the Teachers Thoroughly and Look for Their Reviews
When I say thoroughly, I mean dig the deepest hole on the Internet and find everything you can. If you can’t find any reviews there’s probably a reason.
If the only reviews you see are the ones on their own website or the reviews they gave each other on a yoga website (yes, that happened) there’s probably a reason. If they have 5 star reviews on Facebook – look at them. No comments just the 5 stars? Hmm, really, no one had anything to say about their amazing trainings and retreats?
The author advises that one check photographs used to publicise the training. One additional thing to do is right click and investigate the source of the photo.
In a reddit discussion on yoga teacher training
[www.reddit.com]
One person some comments which, edited by Corboy can be summarized into
some good research tips:
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I was impressed with what they had to say on their website but when I got there I was incredibly disappointed.
Do the teachers display positive or negative attitudes.
Does the schedule allow time for sleep, walks, chats with fellow students?
Is there a lot of chanting or breathing exercises that leave people feeling
ecstatic and disoriented? Are you pushed to make important decisions when in that state?
Does the teacher show courtesy toward other yoga lineages or is her yoga the ONLY legitimate method?
Is the terminology unique to this one school, overly jargon-ey or is the terminology shared with other yoga lineages?
Are the medical claims (if any) backed up by reputable research or unsubstantiated?
Do they welcome students with prior yoga experience? If not, that is something to worry about. A good yoga school should not aim to monopolize you.
In short, the person stated, "dig deep into Google, especially regarding the background of their leader."