Politics

[joyflowdeb]

Like you I am totally an Obama supporter. However I live and teach in McCain country, Mississippi, where otherwise reasonable people have quite different opinions from me. So I am tempered in my comments, so that I don't cause discomfort for my yogis. Maybe though, I should mention the risk they take of losing me to Canada!

[DouglasRThompson]

I too will be voting for Obama.

Having said that, I believe that as a business owner, I should keep my political preferences to myself when addressing my co-teachers or students.

I can still talk about those things that yoga teachers should talk about like ahimsa (non-harming), which includes peace, environmental issues, and keeping oneself healthy. Obama seems to share my views on these topics, which is one of the reasons I will vote for him.

But I'm sure there must be a few McCain supporters within my "flock", and I would only make them feel uncomfortable by touting in my yoga class the good points of Obama (in my opinion), and/or the bad points of McCain (again, in my opinion). I would not be practicing ahimsa, and I might even lose some students in the process.

So I'm not sure whether Obama vs. McCain should have any part in this forum, or in a yoga studio.

Is this just me, or do the rest of you think this as well?

Be @ Peace,
Douglas