To think this "complainer" is a twat

[mamma12]

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.

[AlexanderHamilton]

Do they come from a dance background? Dd is taught to clap at the end of a class & also go up to thecteacher & curtesy to say thank you

[NoddysBell]

Wow. I really want to go to a yoga class full of precious twats now. Where I live there must be loads, it's pretentious twat central here. Sounds highly amusing!

[CardinalCat]

at the end of my yoga class, we say the prayer and finish on Namaste, with hands together in prayer pose, which then leads to a very gentle clap. as we all being to 'come to' in various stages. It has never struck me as odd. I presume that the complainer has to leave the classroom as the end too, which must also disturb her yogic flow, or does she get to just hang out in Savasana until she feels her flow is ticketyboo and she's ok to get up an leave? Honestly!

I'm sorry, I do respect people their spiritual time and space, but this is a load of utter tripe.

[SapphireStrange]

I have to say I've never been to a yoga class that ends with applause (much less cake!), but it sounds nice and I can't imagine it intruding on my post-yoga personal space/time.

My rather full-on zumba classes end with giving ourselves/the instructor a clap. I always think it's out of sheer relief that we've survived another class.

[PopcornNRedwine]

Clapping is a total non issue.
The instructor has dealt with this inappropriately and ineffectively imo.

I think clapping is nice way of showing appreciation.
More clap less stomp. It's more yogic and more bloody positive

[Ohyesiam]

If her yogic flow is so easily lost by other's innocuous acts, you could suggest she works on engaging a little more fully with her practice instead of spending the class thinking up ways to demonstrate what a stroppy mare she is