I love teaching Yoga. I have never felt more full, of love and light in any other thing I've done. I love that every time I teach I continue to grow my own personal teaching style, continue to find out more tidbits about myself, get closer to my Self, shed light on the darkness and learn to love and embrace the darkness.
That being said, I was subbing an Intro class the other day, and one of the girls had come in late so she was going to pay after class. Turned out she loved the class and when paying asked if she could tip me. My gut reaction was NO! More in the "oh, no, honey, I LOVE my job, and sometimes I even do it for free because I LOVE it so much! And, never ever do I expect to be given more, for something that I love doing".
My other job is based solely on tips and I've worked in that industry for years. It's something I've been trying to get away from since I started. I won't deny that tips drive an economic engine that foster conversation, "going the extra mile", and customer service, I would argue that a set wage would reduce the resentment attached to non- or sub par tippers. Okay now i've gone too far astray.
What I meant to convey, was, that I love teaching yoga, and en lieu of a tip I would love to have more people come to more classes and allow themselves to have more experiences in yoga. So, NO, please do not tip me, please come to more classes!
Any other teachers have experience or thoughts on this topic?
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