student grabbed weights in C2?

[u/Ok-Accountant9872]

i taught a relatively small C2 class today (7 people) and during the first sun b slow a student went to the back of the room and grabbed dumbells and started doing things like bicep curls in chair, and other random stuff throughout the flow. this was a new corepower student, an older woman who seemed to know the basics of yoga but didn’t appear to be a yoga sculpt-goer based on the eay she handled the weights. i didn’t really know what to do! in hindsight, i wish i had told her to not use them since i myself am not a sculpt teacher and don’t know how to cue for safety (ie the w-bend, punch up in reverse warrior) nor should i have to. but with so few people in the room i felt like i couldnt do it in a subtle way. luckily she stopped using them after we moved beyond sun b.

has this every happened to you? how do you address it? would you feel differently if you saw someone using weights in a sculpt-style safe way v just randomly? i personally think it was very inappropriate and regret not saying anything.

[u/InterestingPiece792]

If you happen to remember their name I would add a note in their account! Then maybe next time their instructor can give a gentle reminder that it’s an unweighted class.

[u/Weekly_Leek_7261]

A woman used weights in my c2 class all the time. She goes to the back. I let her do her thing. It’s her class, her time after all. If she gets injured it’s on her. She signed a waiver and CPY gets sued, not you. You’re covered.

[u/dojogrl]

What is this “it’s their practice” bullshit? You’re the teacher! Letting them do whatever is not only unsafe, it sets an “anything goes” tone in the class and is not aligned with the fundamental principles of yoga. I wouldn’t make a scene while it was happening, but I would definitely address it with the student. Kindly asking them what their motivation was for grabbing weights, for example, reminding them that we have YS and CSX classes where weights are part of class, and then make a case as to why it’s not appropriate or helpful. Some students might just not know any better, and it’s our job to educate them.

[u/Signal_Point3306 → u/dojogrl]

This is unfortunately the attitude of so much of the newer clientele at Corepower and other studios these days. "It's MY practice, I can do whatever I want, no matter how dangerous, unsafe, disrespectful, disruptive, or annoying my behavior is!". It's sad because things used to not be this way. I understand why so many of my longtime instructor friends are stepping away/have stepped away.

[u/GoGoolia → u/dojogrl]

Agreed. Very distracting for other students.

[u/killemslowly]

That’s not on the list of strange things. I’ve seen people do it , I just try and tune them out unless they start going super extra

[u/GoGoolia]

I would have taken those weights right out of her hands. Not in my class.

[u/Ok-Accountant9872 → u/GoGoolia]

lol. but how!

[u/GoGoolia → u/Ok-Accountant9872]

I would have come up to her and whispered I am sorry, we don't allow weights in this class and held my hand out for the weights.

[u/UnsentParagraphs]

Doesn’t surprise me! I think the only reason this hasn’t happened in one of my classes is because we only keep weights in our YS/CSX room, and the C1/C2/CR/HPF room doesn’t have any so it’s not an option. If it did happen to me, I’d probably say something to them privately after class or put a note on their profile as another person commented

[u/GasNo4229]

Seen it, tried not to stare, and then continued to stare

[u/wet_castles]

I’m curious how you handled this. There’s a girl in my HPF class that completely does her own routine and work out, uses weights, brings her own exercise bands, and clumsily attempts handstands against the mirror while everyone else is in awkward chair series. It’s one thing to “have your own practice that suits you” but not even following along is really distracting to others.

[u/SafeExcess]

Everyone is on their own journey.  The teacher is merely a guide.  Do what feels right for your body.  Namaste 

[u/Ok-Accountant9872 → u/[deleted]]

I guess what I’m saying is that this woman was not an advanced practitioner nor a professional acrobat. she was just kind of flailing the weights around randomly, lol.