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There is an old saying which says “when a student
is ready, teacher will appear”. Of course it is completely true. Teacher is a
bridge between you and your destiny. They were the people who let you achieve
your goal by imparting whatever knowledge required for achieving the goal. Long
back, the situation how teachers were treated was different. Especially in
India, the teacher is a person who comes next to parents and is considered more
important than the spiritual powers. But now, the scenario is different.
Earlier, it was the teacher who used to select the student to be taught. Now it
is the student who is selects the teacher. However the practice be, Yoga
conveying the best knowledge and practice is must. So, students while selecting
their teacher must have to be aware that he is the one who can make you master
in the art of Yoga.
How to select a Yoga Guru (teacher)?
Well selecting a Guru for learning Yoga is must,
but has no pre determined criteria like selecting a candidate for a job. There
are some Gurus in Yoga, who are known best for teaching the art to their
students. There are some people who take classes with little knowledge they
have in Yoga. It differs from person to person. Now it is your duty to search
for a best one. The first thing to be noted while selecting a Guru is to have
an idea of how much knowledge does the Guru has in the yoga art. It is kind of easy
to be understood by looking at how their students practice Yoga or perform it.
People who don’t have an idea of analyzing yoga posses and grades can actually
go for an enquiry with the students.
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The next thing to be noted is that the duration
of the classes. Most of the classes nowadays run between 60 to 90 minutes. This
is an average duration of doing Yoga asanas. It is also better to know the
number of people in your class. This is because, usually if a class is having
more number of students, then the Guru cannot concentrate on every individual.
This will have more chance of learning the art wrongly which is worse than
being unknown about the art. Choose classes and Gurus who have fewer students
so that you will get option to get concentrated by the guru on your posses and
styles.
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Another
important thing to be noted is the awareness of Guru about your physical
strength and weakness. This must be negotiated with the guru himself before
starting the classes. If a student has back pain or injuries in knees or any
part of the body, then the guru will not allow him to practice certain posses
which may affect them more. This is possible only if the Guru is aware of what
your physical position is. People who don’t have an idea of what is the
physical position of their students, cannot teach Yoga. While choosing a Guru,
you can also go for personal enquiries and other aspects.
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