In Need of Some Support

Princess Buttercup · 2014-09-10T13:47:56+00:00

So I started Pole in Jan '13. There are only two studios in the county, and one is a gym that only offers one beginning pole class. The Studio that I live a block away from teaches a combination of Yoga and Pole Fit. The program is VERY structured. Each level is 8 weeks, lvl 1 you learn spins, lvl 2 climbing, lvl 3 inversions, etc. (This means you dont learn to invert until month 4...)Her highest level is 7 which is aerial combinations, and you need instructor approval to enter it. I like some of the yoga principles taught in class, but I am really there to learn pole, which has become a problem. Yogic principle is apparently a large part of the class and is not optional. Following is detail on a situation which has transpired over the last 2 weeks. Let me know your thoughts. I just finished level 6 and was looking for instructor approval to enter 7. Because I missed out on some material during my honeymoon and because I still struggle with some moves (Handstands and handsprings), the owner suggested I take a couple of private lessons with her to catchup and gain lvl 7 approval. During my first private lesson, she insisted that I keep my hair down during the entire workout. Normally it is the studio policy that your hair has to be down during the warm-up, it signifies a readiness to relax. I unhappily obliged and put my hair up through the workout portion of the class, and then addressed it with the owner after. She once again explained the yoga principle, when I told her I was uncomfortable with my hair down (especially since I was pouring sweat), she told me that perhaps the lesson for me was that I need to be OK being uncomfortable. I felt this was unsolicited advice. When I stated that I had my own emotional tasks I was progressing on, she basically told me to go home and think long and hard about why this bothered me so much (like there is something seriously wrong with me!). Part of it was because I am paying quite a bit of money for a private class where I…

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blueyedgrl · 9/16/2014
I wear my hair up in a messy bun with a Bolderband headband cause I sweat like a maniac. I wouldn't want to wear my hair down. I can't stand feeling my hair being all sweaty in my face. Do what makes YOU comfortable. Pole can be freeing hair up or down.