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the other disruption i am encountering is one student who keeps her phone on, answers it, puts the other person on speaker and starts talking during class. i think last time she has a 2 minute conversation. i have already addressed turning off phones in class with her and it continues to happen. last time her phone whent off and was quite far away from her because she moved spots half way through the class and i just turned it off when her ringer went off. but i feel like i shouldnt have to be doing that, nor do i want to be touching her phone. any advice?
Oh wow, that's very disruptive! Not only answering the phone in class but also putting it on speaker, that's wild to me. That's disrespectful to both you and the whole class, I would talk to her kindly after class and say that we have a no-phone policy inside the yoga room. If you have to pick up the phone because it's an emergency or something, that's fine, but please leave the studio and go outside. And maybe before each class to reinforce the boundaries, I would kindly remind people of the "rules" of the class, saying something like- "Hi everyone, welcome to the class. This is a space of mindfulness and care for ourselves and each other, so a friendly reminder before we begin to please put your phones on quiet, arrive 5 minutes before class, grab whatever props you need, etc (whatever you want to say). Thank you for respecting our class guidelines, I appreciate it. Now let's get into a comfortable position and begin to breathe...." And you do this before each class so that it's reinforced and a general reminder for all. Hopefully that helps!
@user-ub8dh4wp8c Thank you for sharing what you say, it's perfect! I just replied with something similar. It's helpful to make these expectations consistent and clear for everyone. Great response!
Welcome to our new series for yoga teachers: Yoga Teacher Hotline. How do you like it? Have a question you'd like for the Hotline? Leave it here in the comments!
the other disruption i am encountering is one student who keeps her phone on, answers it, puts the other person on speaker and starts talking during class. i think last time she has a 2 minute conversation. i have already addressed turning off phones in class with her and it continues to happen. last time her phone whent off and was quite far away from her because she moved spots half way through the class and i just turned it off when her ringer went off. but i feel like i shouldnt have to be doing that, nor do i want to be touching her phone. any advice?
Oh wow, that's very disruptive! Not only answering the phone in class but also putting it on speaker, that's wild to me. That's disrespectful to both you and the whole class, I would talk to her kindly after class and say that we have a no-phone policy inside the yoga room. If you have to pick up the phone because it's an emergency or something, that's fine, but please leave the studio and go outside. And maybe before each class to reinforce the boundaries, I would kindly remind people of the "rules" of the class, saying something like- "Hi everyone, welcome to the class. This is a space of mindfulness and care for ourselves and each other, so a friendly reminder before we begin to please put your phones on quiet, arrive 5 minutes before class, grab whatever props you need, etc (whatever you want to say). Thank you for respecting our class guidelines, I appreciate it. Now let's get into a comfortable position and begin to breathe...." And you do this before each class so that it's reinforced and a general reminder for all. Hopefully that helps!
@user-ub8dh4wp8c Thank you for sharing what you say, it's perfect! I just replied with something similar. It's helpful to make these expectations consistent and clear for everyone. Great response!