Colorado officials are considering requiring certification for yoga teacher-training studios. (Denver Post file)
Re: “Yoga teacher-trainers out of joint after Colorado agency steps in,” Jan. 27 news story.
As a consumer, I choose to attend yoga classes at studios and other public venues because there will be someone “guiding” or teaching the practice. The expectation is that the teacher has greater knowledge and expertise than the students; otherwise we would be guiding our own practice at home.
All teachers not being created equal is due at least in part to the level and rigor of their training. As yoga in this country is taught less as a spiritual pursuit and more as a physical activity comprised of many postures at varying levels of difficulty, the naivete of a teacher with little understanding or background in the working of the body, and how it changes with injury and age, can cause real harm.
That we pay a fee for service to persons teaching us yoga warrants oversight of teacher-training programs. In Colorado, it is the charge of the state to regulate for the consumers’ protection.
Ann Brandenburg-Schroeder,Lakewood
This letter was published in the Feb. 5 edition.
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