AIBU?
To think this "complainer" is a twat
mamma12 · 11/07/2017 14:35
I go to a weekly yoga class in a very middle class area of London. So there's this really cute group of old grannies who come to the class and at the end they always clap which I think is so sweet.
One of the women in the class made a formal complaint about the grannies clapping because apparently it interrupts her "yogic flow" and the teacher has banned the grannies from clapping in the class.
Today the same complainer left the yoga class early during the relaxation part and exaggeratedly stomped across the room and slammed the door behind her.
The grannies looked truly crest fallen at being informed of the ban and it's really pissed me off.
Somerville · 11/07/2017 14:41
Sounds like the instructor could have handled it better. If the zen feel wasn't affected by the clapping then she/he shouldn't have stopped it. And if it was, she/he should have stopped it earlier. Either way, an instructor shouldn't let it be known that something had changed as a result of a complaint from one instructee about another.
CheeseOfHearts · 11/07/2017 15:01
Lots of classes have people clapping at the end, it's a way of thanking the instructor and saying 'well done everyone' basically. If it's right at the end how on earth is it interuppting her flow?! Weird miserable woman. Stomping off loudly during the relaxation bit is infinitely more disruptive.
FinallyHere · 11/07/2017 15:08
I've often come across people complaining that some noise, inside or outside the room, has 'spoilt' the class or even experience for someone. I like the way one teacher deals with it, preemptively, by including a sentence, something along the lines of 'we hear noises inside ourselves, and let them go. We hear noises outside ourselves, inside the room, outside the room, even further away, and let them go. They do not have any impact on us, on our relaxation'
I'm a bit hazy about the actual words, because I'm usually pretty relaxed by that stage. Anytime I hear anyone complaining about noise, I hear her words in my head. Brilliant.
FrToddUnctious · 11/07/2017 15:09
Maybe raise a formal complaint that complainer interrupted your yogic flow by stomping and slamming in the relaxation part.
Someone at my slimming world complained about people mentioning that they'd eaten naughty stuff but still lost weight as it made people sad who hadn't lost weight. So we weren't allowed to mention naughty stuff we'd eaten any more.
SpaghettiAndMeatballs · 11/07/2017 15:19
Sigh- clapping is odd, but why not - I've been in classes where saying thank you was pretty normal...
It's yoga, it's not proper yoga unless at least one person farted during a stretch, or fell over, or had to suppress a fit of the giggles at something ridiculous is it? All my favourite yoga teachers have been intensely practical people anyway, so I can't imagine them being sorry to lose a stomper.
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