24/04/2025
I've never shared this before, but...
I've been feeling disconnected from yoga. Yup, I said it.
The more time I spend on socials, the more I feel detached from sharing yoga. It feels like a giant pool of extreme opinions, merging shaming, cancel culture, being told off for believing in something or not, controversial opinions to attract engagement, perfectly choreographed "spontaneous" flows that create unrealistic expectations of yoga, yoga being sexualised and appropriated, etc. It's not the yoga I know and want to share with you.
In the modern age of social media where everything feels SO loud and a new yoga teacher pops out every 2 seconds, we are encouraged to have even bigger, bolder and ballsy opinions to stand out (I'm probably guilty of that too). Or to know everything from teaching yoga (500 hours of training minimum to teach in some studios) to sound baths, forest bathing, cacao ceremonies, somatic movement, breathwork and more.
Then, there is the pressure of holding events and retreats that are *unique* because as students we have become unsatisfied, overwhelmed by choices and dare I say almost capricious as we want to look for the little extra that the other retreat/event/class/teacher doesn't offer (or the cheapest option).
And don't even get me started on offering freebies. Free classes, e-books, products, discount codes, and courses to attract new students.
As teachers, it is not enough to say we're just teachers anymore and we're constantly pressured to offer more while sometimes earning less and reaching burn out.
It creates a constant anxiety of not being good enough. Not doing enough. Not showing up on socials enough. Not shouting loud enough. Not finding the latest reel audio fast enough, or having your 4 second video that you spent 4 hours on explode in views but lead to zero revenue and zero new students.
And honestly, I'm kinda tired. My current way of dealing with this is to focus on my self-practice, training on topics I'm actually interested in and, doing non-yoga related activities.
Who else wants to move to an island, sip coconut water and do yoga on the beach?😃
If you're feeling this way too, how do you deal with it?
