I've this love and hate relationship providing my service to the corporates. They are indeed a group of interesting working groups. Sometimes, when we feel the pinch of paying for the classes, we make sure we attend all the session religiously. But when the company is bearing the full cost, we slack it off!
On my side, i've no material loss. I still get paid even if no one turn up, or even just one or two. And i can keep on repeating the same practice for 10 times. However, there's not much progression over the other end. Which is not what i want, in any case.
The first time when i starting interacting with the corporate groups, i laid down a condition for myself: Progression. I'll bring yoga to you in exchange for your commitment. Yes, its a transaction.... I call: The White Collars Approach.
Things have been going pretty well, or turning better. Yes, i choose... i pick groups who make the effort of bringing their yoga gears to work, who make the effort to leave their desk and work when the clock strikes, who wants to spend some quality time to relax and with themselves, who choose to stay back after working hour for the practice, who willing to take a shorter lunch break to come into the mat.... weekly, discipline and commitment.
I'm not all excited by how much they benefit from the practice. But i am just happy how some of them came up to me after class to tell me more about their conditions; because thet started to care about themsleves. That how they manage to gain back a little of the freedom of movements after attending few sessions.
How they believe that they can actually slowly break away from the discomforts and pains that they had been suffering in silence for all those years. And starting to get curious and digging deeper into their practices; these make them want to continue and sustain on the mat.
Yes, i am happy for their acceptance of my invitation of yoga practices to them. That they enjoy a few laughs every week with all other collegues outside work matters. That everyone is the same.... no CEO, no Manager, no Admin staff, no Boss, no GM. Everyone is the same on the mat, we are all teachers and students:)
On my side, i've no material loss. I still get paid even if no one turn up, or even just one or two. And i can keep on repeating the same practice for 10 times. However, there's not much progression over the other end. Which is not what i want, in any case.
The first time when i starting interacting with the corporate groups, i laid down a condition for myself: Progression. I'll bring yoga to you in exchange for your commitment. Yes, its a transaction.... I call: The White Collars Approach.
Things have been going pretty well, or turning better. Yes, i choose... i pick groups who make the effort of bringing their yoga gears to work, who make the effort to leave their desk and work when the clock strikes, who wants to spend some quality time to relax and with themselves, who choose to stay back after working hour for the practice, who willing to take a shorter lunch break to come into the mat.... weekly, discipline and commitment.
I'm not all excited by how much they benefit from the practice. But i am just happy how some of them came up to me after class to tell me more about their conditions; because thet started to care about themsleves. That how they manage to gain back a little of the freedom of movements after attending few sessions.
How they believe that they can actually slowly break away from the discomforts and pains that they had been suffering in silence for all those years. And starting to get curious and digging deeper into their practices; these make them want to continue and sustain on the mat.
Yes, i am happy for their acceptance of my invitation of yoga practices to them. That they enjoy a few laughs every week with all other collegues outside work matters. That everyone is the same.... no CEO, no Manager, no Admin staff, no Boss, no GM. Everyone is the same on the mat, we are all teachers and students:)
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