Originally Posted by Bhavya
I don't try and leave out the spiritual component. I personally find that it's better to reveal my spiritual beliefs when I facilitate--not to convince anyone, but simply to tell people where I'm coming from. I have a guru and I tell people that but I never ask others to believe in her. People get attracted to participating because they're drawn to a certain kind of energy.
 Bhavya |
I agree with this. I've been going to a yoga class for about 6 or more months and the teacher does this. it's good to talk about spiritual phenomena in conjunction with things that are more acceptable in today's received wisdom, e.g. the results of much scientific research on meditation, the chemicals released in your brain when you meditate etc.
i certainly wouldn't hide from your spiritual side during the meditation class, as this is what attracts some people (and so some of your future workshop attendees) to meditation in the first place, whether this is at the forefront of people's minds or not.
