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Dealing with Skeptical Teachers at Trainings
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3 thoughts on “Dealing with Skeptical Teachers at Trainings”
I admire you, Alisa, for all you do for our field. I read this dialogue here as also advise on how to talk to a skeptical administration evaluating our performance. Very helpful.
I’ve done some meditation on this myself. I’ve come to a place of peace as my thoughts settle on an awareness that I don’t have to always answer their questions, “You say… which makes me wonder…”, and on an awareness to listen to them fully and just reply with something real simple, perhaps brief. And if they seem open to hearing more, then offer more.
They say that you can’t convert people to practice yoga (asana). They have to discover it on their own. Well, I married a partner that has grown to hate yoga (asana). At least she says she hates it. Of course, I practice asana yoga. I used to be a serious ashtangi. 1-2 hours a day everyday. I’ve backed down. But just by being around and seeing me practice over the years, and hearing me talk about it from time to time, my yoga has intimated her. Maybe I’ll find her on a mat one day, but I’m sure that will be after giving her space to discover it on her own.
*Granted, she is the most kind and loving person in the world. She’s got her yoga practice.
In my view everything we do should have the qualities of a yoga practice, and inviting kids into a life long language practice – since we don’t have the time to actually teach them any more than just a small part of the language – is our real mission. However, having never been invited but always forced (via testing and judging), the kids understandably are reticent to accept our invitation. It makes our jobs so very difficult.
Yes. The kids have been trained too well or hurt rather, that they discredit or reject the invitation that is there in front of them. There will be other invitations but not one like this one.