The article explores the emotional connection between yoga teachers and their students, especially during transitions in teaching situations. The author reflects on their personal journey and the challenges faced when a teaching space closes. Through the Yoga Diaries column, readers gain insight into the often unnoticed struggles and joys of yoga teaching. The teacher expresses the worry of disappointing students when faced with impending changes, emphasizing the deep bonds formed in the yoga community and the difficulty in communicating these shifts.
Even after my first studio closed several years ago, I've always offered public yoga classes in this mountain town. Now with my current space closing soon, I won't be offering public classes anymore for the first time in nearly a decade.
My students often ask me at the beginning or end of class-'Where will you be teaching this summer? Will there still be classes in June? You're not leaving, right?' I smile. My answers are warm, but vague.
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