点评:I am a certified yoga instructor (RYT 500) and am rather skeptical of commercializing the practice of yoga (connection to the divine in the capitalist system).
Having said this, when in Bali, I, of course, wanted to try out a class. This was my first class at a wellness center in Bali. It was not ideal.
At the start of the session and midway, I considered leaving. Stayed out of a mixture of hopefulness that it would get better, politeness as the instructor is trying her best, and the fact that I had made it thus far- to the location or through the class.
I attended this session and paid $25 for the explicit purpose of Unlocking Abundance through Family Constellations. I did not know this would mean having first seat witnessing a random stranger's ancestral wounds around abundance. I already deal with my share of emotionally dysregulated individual on a daily basis due to my professional and personal life- this was not what I signed up for.
The girl right next to me had her phone out more than half the time. She was sliding through her DMs, checking schedules and her screen rapidly switching as she sat on the floor and I was two feet away was SUPER DISTRACTING. Honestly, it was quite boring and any attempt to glean remaining insight from the instructor in the post-class session also fell flat as to being "gently guided" towards 1:1 sessions.
I am a world traveler and my ancestors are Indian. It makes me rather nauseous to see ancient wisdom and tradition borrowed/molded in such a way, as the entire experience left me with the "ick."
Honestly, would have gotten 5 massages instead of spending an afternoon + $25 here.
翻译:我是一名获得认证的瑜伽教练(RYT 500),对于将瑜伽练习商业化这一点我持相当怀疑的态度——毕竟在资本主义体系中,瑜伽本应是与神圣力量相连的途径。
话虽如此,来到巴厘岛后,我自然也想体验一下瑜伽课。这是我在巴厘岛的一家健康中心上的第一堂课,体验并不理想。
课程刚开始以及进行到一半时,我都动过离开的念头。但最终还是留下来了,一方面是盼着情况会有所改善,另一方面也是出于礼貌——毕竟教练已经在竭尽全力了。我能够走到今天这一步——能够来到这个地点并顺利完成课程——这本身就已经很了不起了。
我参加这次课程并支付了25美元,目的就是为了通过“家族排列法”来解锁丰盛人生。我完全没想到这意味着要坐在最前排,目睹一个素不相识的人倾诉其家族中关于“富足”的创伤经历。由于职业和个人生活的缘故,我每天都要应对大量情绪失控的人——但这绝对不是我当初报名参与课程的初衷。坐在我旁边的女孩有一半以上的时间都在摆弄手机。她不停地滑动查看私信、查看日程安排,屏幕也频繁切换。当时我就坐在离她两英尺远的地板上,这种情况真的非常分散我的注意力。说实话,整个体验相当乏味;而在课后环节,我试图从讲师那里获得更多指导,结果也只是被“委婉地引导”去参加一对一辅导课程罢了。
我是个环球旅行者,我的祖先是印度人。看到古老的智慧与传统被如此挪用或扭曲,真让我恶心不已——整个过程给我的感觉糟透了。
说实话,我宁愿去接受5次按摩,也不愿花一个下午的时间并掏出25美元在这里。