practitioners who deal with that and we only have 30 minutes together. On her way out, Ms X casually adds
that she’s thinking of trying yoga to help manage her stress levels and give her energy. “Oh, yes!” I exclaim, “Yoga totally saved me! Doing headstands just zens me out so much! And handstands give me tonnes of energy. You should try those!” Obviously, this would be a major
dietitian FAIL because I’m not a yoga teacher (well actually I am, but for the purpose of the point I’m trying to make – and to represent the majority of nutritionists -– let’s pretend I’m not, okay?). I don’t know enough about Ms X’s
health to know that what works for me will also work for her. I might know about her eating issues,
but I know next to nothing about her history of injuries to safely recommend specific yoga postures for her to try. In this case, telling Ms X to do advanced poses like handstands and headstands
would be the equivalent of telling someone with coeliac disease to go eat a few loaves of bread; it could really mess her up. Luckily, I don’t know any nutritionists
who would actually do this. And if they do suggest yoga it’s as a general stress management tool, on the premise that you ask a yoga teacher for further modifications if you have injuries.
SCENE 2 Okay, now picture this. Ms Y is at her local yoga studio, just finishing a yoga class. She’s feeling zenned out and open- hearted after savasana. She thanks her yoga teacher as she is leaving, and they chat animatedly as they bask in that delicious post-yoga glow. What they don’t discuss is Ms
Y’s declining relationship with food, which is now bordering on an eating disorder, or her roller coaster blood sugar levels, or the fact she hasn’t had a menstrual period in months because she’s under-eating in an attempt to lose weight.
“I loved your class! I love you!” Ms Y is literally high on yogi feel-good vibes (a real thing) and anything her teacher says at this point will be taken as gospel. The yoga teacher smiles serenely. Ms Y casually adds that she loved the class, and if only her energy levels were a *bit* higher, she could have tried the headstand. “Oh,” says yoga teacher, “you should
try a juice fast. I did a five-day fast and I feel ah-mazing! I have so much energy. I do them regularly. I’ve even lost that little belly I could never lose. You should try it!” Obviously, this would be a major yoga
teacher FAIL. And it happens. All. The. Time. Yoga teachers, I get it. You open
people up through the practice. You’re privy to the psychological issues and deep secrets disclosed to you by students in their moments of post yoga glow-induced vulnerability. Sometimes, the relief you bring by
helping people to relax and breathe is so
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