Yoga teacher ethics are very complex issues. What if you met your soul mate in the classroom? If you are truly married, the moral is very simple, but what about one teacher who meet the single students? If a student is married, which is also a simple matter to avoid a real bad situation. However, it should be one teacher for this one student?
As a yoga teacher, student demographics vary. Maybe you teach an early morning class, dominated by senior citizens, or perhaps you have a weekly meeting with the local basketball team. No matter what other students to teach, it is inevitable that classes will be filled with attractive, flexible and friendly students. Interested in yoga students is inevitable, but what you do with those feelings is an important part of ethical practice.
Acknowledge feelings
Do not ignore your attraction to students. You do not have to feel guilty or ashamed notice how good-looking or spiritually beautiful any. Trying to bury your feelings will only make them worse. Consider writing in your journal or consider your feelings; the first step to control your actions is to recognize inner feelings.
Depending on the guidelines and politics within the studio, you may not want to discuss the attraction with your boss or colleagues. If you teach a common place, the employee handbook may specify that you be disciplined in bringing sexual or romantic feelings towards the students. Do not let these circumstances encourage negative emotions. Humans are wired to find each other attractive, and even the best yoga teachers are still human.
Think about your actions
If you have mastered the spiritual techniques of yoga, you already know the importance of mindful action or inaction. Apply these lessons to your feelings of attraction and consider why you are attracted to a student. If you’ve been one for many years, and have decided that you want to marry one of the people in your class, you are facing a volatile situation. The wisest strategy will avoid one time with your student. However, if you want to simply smile with students or think they have a beautiful personality, it is likely that you do not have to completely avoid them.
Nurture your students
Above all, remember that Calling the yoga instructor requires you to dedicate yourself to your students. You have to rise above your needs. Studio is not the place to find love or romance. Think about how the relationship with the student would disrupt the peaceful atmosphere that you have built. Remember to keep your love for all of your heart and follow the path of righteousness.
A Suggestion for Exception
Life is full of exceptions and “what ifs”. What if you really found the one true soul mate? Here is an idea that is not in the rule book. If this student studying in another yoga studio, school or Ashram, you both are still magnetized to each other, then it must be love. I have a problem with yoga teachers who use class dating service. At the same time, it is difficult to find true love in this life. To ensure it is not just a teacher to exercise, or a student who is drowning in practice, it would be wise to complete the teacher and student relationship. In this way, you are not dating your student.