[Sportsandrec] Taking a yoga class

[Carly Mihalakis]

Oh, that'd be great if only I could find one. It's kinda like a blind 
mobility instructor, is it not?At 05:14 PM 8/31/2015, you wrote:
>Hello. I highly recommend that you seek out a blind yoga instructor. 
>I have never had a better queuing experience then with a blind 
>instructor, and I am sighted.  The blind yoga instructor provides 
>the most clear instruction I have ever had, much better than most 
>other yoga instructors.
>
>Sent from my iPhone
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> > On Aug 31, 2015, at 9:10 PM, Michelle <ydnest at aol.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
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> > Begin forwarded message:
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> >> From: Carly Mihalakis via Sportsandrec <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
> >> Date: August 31, 2015 at 6:34:03 PM EDT
> >> To: Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List 
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> >> Cc: Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net>
> >> Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Taking a yoga class
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> >> Afternoon, Minh,
> >>
> >>        My blind husband and I have taken many yoga classes. Of 
> course, every instructor is different but in general the instructor 
> talks the entire class through the pose, circulating the class so 
> as to correct little nuances of people's form. In some cases, it is 
> necessary to bodily demonstrate the pose you are trying to strike. 
> Completely du able, even a quite therapeutic, gives you time with your mind.
> >> Car, too t 03:00 PM 8/31/2015, minh ha via Sportsandrec wrote:
> >>> Hello all,
> >>>
> >>> I am back on my college campus, and the recreational complex is
> >>> offering daily yoga classes that I would like to take advantage of.
> >>> I've never done yoga before, especially in a group setting and I was
> >>> wondering if I could get some experiences how you guys have dealt with
> >>> this as a blind person. Obviously I would need the instructor to give
> >>> verbal directions, and I think they do this anyway, but how do you
> >>> ensure that you are in the correct pose and posture? Any thoughts are
> >>> appreciated.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Minh
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Minh Ha
> >>> Boston College | Lynch School of Education '16
> >>> minh.ha927 at gmail.com
> >>>
> >>> "All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty
> >>> recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity:
> >>> but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on
> >>> their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible." T. E. Lawrence
> >>>
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