(UK) — A beginner described the class pace being so fast she couldn’t keep up within the first 10 minutes. She had no knowledge of the sequence, everyone was far ahead, and the teacher offered no modifications or acknowledgment. She described the teacher as “standoffish” and the experience as exclusionary, despite the class marketing itself as suitable for all levels.

(Washington, DC) — A student described a vinyasa class where the teacher spent 45+ minutes just calling out pose names with no alignment cues, no adjustments, no modifications, and no individual interaction. The author called it “barking out names of poses” rather than teaching.

(Washington, DC) — A yoga teacher attending another teacher’s class described being put into a headstand as a beginner with no health screening, while the class was billed as “mixed ability” but taught at an advanced level. Her lower back was injured from unsafe sequencing.

(Los Angeles, CA) — A student bought a Groupon, arrived on time, and the teacher showed up 10 minutes late. The teacher then taught the class while seemingly doing her own practice, disconnected from the room. The student described feeling like she’d wasted both her time and money.

(Orlando,FL) — A student in Warrior 2 described watching the teacher walk to the window with a cup of tea, sip it, and teach while staring into the parking lot. The student wrote that nothing the teacher said felt relevant. The word she used: “I felt invisible.”

(San Jose, CA) — A student described being repeatedly singled out and mocked by her yoga teacher for her appearance, including being told she looked like “someone’s mom in the ‘70s doing yoga.” She eventually quit the class entirely.

(Nashville, TN) — A commenter summarized what she hears repeatedly from students: “Teachers being militant. Teachers embarrassing students when they’re unable to ‘perform’ an asana to the teacher’s liking. Inattentive teachers, disorganized programs.”