During both sets, one of the teachers-in-training (one who had not previously been in any of our classes) approached me to make recommendations. However, her explanations were so lengthy that I had to stop my practice entirely to hear her. The second time that she did this I was seriously annoyed and really didn't focus on anything she said.
We went over some of the same asanas as last week and added more postures that are shown in the standing sequence photo below.
The standing-on-one-leg poses are super hard! I couldn't lift my legs very high and the standing leg was shaky. The there are three positions that involve squeezing the big toe or standing on the hands. I'm still not used to this.... It's not unpleasant, but it's not enjoyable either.
Throughout the practice, our instructor and a few teachers-in-training physically adjusted parts of my body (an arm here, shoulders there). I was completely fine with this, because it wasn't disruptive and did feel much more comfortable and effective. The head instructor would even come by and make suggestions about standing wider or adjusting feet position, but in a way that was quick and helpful.
The same teacher-in-training from earlier came over to give me a giant spiel again during the asanas and I was again very irritated and unable to focus. She mentioned that my back was always hunched. All of her attention really made me feel self conscious and frustrated that I wasn't getting it as well as I thought I was. Assuming that she will be there again next week and going forward, I'm debating on whether I need to adjust my mentality or find a way to politely ask her to leave me alone. Although she did give me a shoulder adjustment during the relaxation closing and it was wonderful. It felt like a massage.
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