Yoga Wisdom


	What to look for in a Yoga teacher

	Here is a guide to finding a suitable teacher; he or she will have three simple but rare qualifications. One, they practice yoga themselves Two, they have a good teacher themselves. Three, they care about you and are not arbitrarily imposing a standardized practice, philosophy or culture on you.


	Such a person can show you the yoga that is right for you... The teacher is a friend. Someone you can trust, simply a friend, not the capital T teacher that spirituality would have us believe. This notion is fraught with the imbalance of power of someone knowing some ‘truth’ that someone else does not know but is trying to get. This creates the imagined problem...


	With no roles being played it becomes apparent that student and teacher are obviously equal and share the same condition. In other words, ‘the guru’s condition is my condition’ Most spiritual teachers create a dynamic that prevents this, while paying lip service to the idea. Be cautious of anyone who cannot be this ordinary.

		Mark Whitwell