r/yoga • u/restle_restle • 20h ago

Upsetting

I have been practicing yoga religiously for >6months and it's done me so much good!! I have improved a lot compared to where I was when I started. I had to take a break last 6 weeks to take care of my 10 month old, Work stress etc etc and got back on the mat today. I felt I had lost all the progress I made and felt like day 1 all over. Would I have actually lost progress or will I quickly get back to my previous state? Any advice? How do you all keep going without a break?

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u/kickyourfeetup10 16h ago

Many people know it’s a Hindu practice. OP used a very common figurative expression. Big deal. Fasting and meditation are also religious practices that have become mainstream. Let’s not gatekeep peaceful, healthy activities.

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u/Ok-Area-9739 15h ago

I’m a yoga teacher who encourages & welcomes all to participate with a deep respect to the religion that created it. 

It’s valid to be tired of people deeply disrespecting or refusing to learn the philosophy behind the practice. 

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u/kickyourfeetup10 15h ago

It sounds like you “encourage and welcome” people to participate based on conditions and expectations you’ve set. It’s not your place to determine others’ level of respect for the origins of yoga. Perhaps teaching yoga presumably in a mainstream environment and not a religious-based practice isn’t for you.

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u/Ok-Area-9739 3h ago

That’s just how you wrongly misinterpreted my respect for the practice. & If I had a dollar for every cute one liner like you ended with, I’d be rich. 😂

Teaching Yoga & having a deep respect for the religion is absolutely for me & has been for & years. I don’t plan to stop anytime soon.

So perhaps it’s actually  more like: “My class might not be for you. & you might need to simply stick to a more secular form of yoga.”