Yoga - touching teacher

[TheGoodBanana]

I did my first yoga class today which was fine but the yoga teacher kept touching people (including me) it was corrections of form from what I could make out and not aimed at specific people.

Is this normal for yoga?

Didn't mean to scare you! That was a rare occurance in a very macho Ashtanga class. Any decent teacher will just give you a gentle prompt and honestly all things being equal, a physical correction can be really helpful.

Yes, it's normal. It's useful especially if there's no mirror (for me anyway)

Yes. My Pilates instructor does this but she still always checks before doing so.
It did stop over COVID.

I hope they still don't have an 'implied consent' approach ... no wonder yoga is rife with issues around sexual consent and sexual touching if people are indoctrinated to believe consent is implied by attending a studio!

Op hasn't specified but usually does Hiit or other gym type classes.

Yes, normal

Yes, very normal (and useful) in yoga.
Usually the teacher will ask for anyone who doesn’t want adjustments to let them know at the beginning of class though.

One of the studios I go to makes you sign ts&cs including a disclaimer saying if you don’t want to be adjusted you will inform the teacher at the beginning of the lesson. Most teachers seem to check in the first 15 mins though.

Just want to make it clear, I don't think he was touching inappropriately or anything, I am sure he was very professional, it just surprised me.

It is in a gym setting not a yoga studio. Lovely guy, I enjoyed the class, just not come across touching before.

If it's a gym setting he will probably stop doing it soon as someone will complain to management.

I've seen that happen before. New instructor. They soon stop. I've always assumed anyway that someone has told them to stop.

Yes. Entirely normal and necessary

My teacher always asks permission before she touches anyone.