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Krissy – I like these thoughts a lot. These are the kinds of questions we have to keep having in order to say we are engaging in continuous education, learning and unlearning and relearning as we go. The grey areas are real opportunities and I am pleased you were able to immerse yourself in them. This essay is nicely put together.
Devon – I really love it when people have your experience of a course and end up leaving with more questions than answers. That is the key to learning. Dialogue is really the love language of our time. Thank you for recognising that and being so willing to engage with the content through the essay.
Kim – I enjoyed your reflections on when you felt appropriation went too far -clothing for music for music’s sake – and I think your answer is succinct and polished. Students will appreciate that and doubtless return for more.
Jen – I really enjoyed the back and forth and to-and-fro notion of the discussion you had, as well as thinking through artefacts and what they mean based on context. As you say, striving for less harmful appropriation is indeed the goal.
Thank you Nataliya, not only for answering all the questions but for doing so in such an eloquent way, in a language that is not your mother tongue. I am sorry to hear that your early experiences of yoga philosophy were confusing – though I am not surprised. I am really pleased you were able to enjoy these sessions and look forward to engaging with you in future.
@Tiffany Thank you for sharing your experience of teaching yoga in your own community. I don’t think we need to be pressured into being spiritual teachers – as spirituality is such an individual thing. I don’t know if you were in the session where I said I was asked by some students about my own religious beliefs and they were taken aback when I said, “That’s none of your business,” because it isn’t. You can indeed take a scientific approach and many Indian yoga teachers did exactly that. Good luck in your teaching and do stay in touch.
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