Well, pleasingly Yoga Studio in Ivanhoe was nothing like it. There was a noticeable lack of purple velvet for one and although I didn't actually go, I expect that that the metallic hindu stickers/plethora of garden gnomes would also be absent from the bathroom. This is both because Yoga Studio is based at the Ivanhoe RSL and because the Land of Yoga was, well, really, really weird.
I continue to believe there needs to be an urban spoon for yoga, but in it's absence, I've developed (another) five star rating system:
My five star rating system for yoga.
NB: It seems to be framed in the negative which is probably not very zen but useful for explanatory purposes.
- 1 star deducted for 'dead fish yoga'. Dead fish yoga involves little movement and a lot of lying still and breathing/meditating.
- 1 star deducted for use of blankets. This has a strong link with the above. Blocks, straps and bulsters are a-ok.
- 1 star deducted if someone does or there is a liklihood that someone will drip their sweat onto your mat. You can deduct an additional star if the sweat actually falls onto your person.
- Add 1 star if the instructor touches you - it's very exciting in yoga when the instructor tweaks your posture. Even if it the excitement feels like acute pain.
- Discretionary star for ambience - judgement may/may not involve aforementioned garden gnomes.
Based on this rigorous analysis Ivanhoe is four and a half stars. The RSL-location is possibly the only drawback, much as I want to be community minded. This is due to lack of showering facilities and proximity to my house (which is the centre of the universe).
Kitty
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