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| - I haven't been back in months. The last time I went, the man next to me dripped so much sweat, the droplets invaded my space-- I couldn't do my own moves for fear of getting his perspiration on me. Hey, if the guy was a hottie, I may have not minded half as much... ;) The room stank like used gym socks and wet leather, and sour anti-perspirant, as well- ugh!
I asked Beth, the owner, if she would ask the male patrons to wear a shirt and not go topless. She replied that she really couldn't tell people what to wear. I said it's not telling people what kinds of clothing to wear (i.e. styles), but that men should at least WEAR a shirt, something to catch their perspiration and keep it from splashing all over. (Something to keep their scraggly hair in place would keep perspiration from the head from spraying onto someone else's space, as well.) I see the women wearing all sorts of shirts (tees, racerbacks, yoga tops, midriffs, etc) that allow them to feel most comfortable in such heated space, and the result is that I don't see any of their sweat invading the spaces of their neighbors. Beth said she'd post something in the next newsletter suggesting that the men wear shirts, but after reading about four consecutive newsletters and seeing nothing written regarding my request, I gave up.
I guess my observations/suggestions didn't matter anymore since I'd signed up and paid for the next 25 passes. It's been four months since my last conversation with Beth (I searched for my last Yelp check-in), and I still have 21 unused passes set to expire on July 24, 2012.
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7/9/12
Beth Beary contacted me via Yelp email to let me know that she's extended the expiration date of my passes and asked me to not let one experience take my yoga practice away. It was a good point, and I wrote her a note thanking her for the extension. She's since posted a message (read below) reiterating what she told me, with the addition of her reason of not telling her patrons what to wear-- that due to the nature of the practice, she did not want people to overheat. Are we women therefore S.O.L. because we cannot go topless, because that would be public indecency? Have you seen many of the women who come to practice (most are lean and fit)? Have you seen some of the men who come to your clinic?? Hmm... As I've noted before, the female yogis show up wearing different styles, and the clothing helps to keep perspiration from splashing all over the place. If you would just discontinue allowing the men to go topless, I guarantee you will find more practitioners staying on. (I know of a former Floo-id practitioner who stopped going bec. of similar reasons I mentioned, and if she and I felt this way, then we can't be the only ones.)
Technically, you may fit 60 people in that room, but in a heated space and many bodies (of all shapes and sizes) present, people like their spaces and want to leave some room to allow themselves to be able to move their arms freely without hitting their neighbors. Furthermore, once a class is underway, it usually is quite disruptive for someone to stop, pick up their mat, towel/s, and water bottle to find another space elsewhere. Most of the classes I've attended here became very full and allowed just enough space for movement-- some of us have had to stagger our mats so as to allow limbs to move around without someone getting poked in the eye! I find it ridiculous and somewhat condescending to say that the option of moving is available...
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