Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Everyone is a student

“Yoga is contagious. It creates a flame - a fire. If you hang out with people who are on fire, you will catch on fire.” ~Richard Freeman

Yesterday, we started talking about teaching principles. The first principle: Do not think of yourself as a teacher. Everyone is a student.

“In fact, if you think you are a teacher – very dangerous,” Richard said.

This seems to apply to teachers of anything, and I think especially important for physicians to remember (where there can be a lot of ego). As Richard was explaining, a teacher should be saying: “Look with me at this cool thing” rather than “Look how cool I look doing this.”

He went on to say that teachers are not transmitting knowledge so much as teaching a tool: the tool of an inquiring, open mind. They should be “lighting a flame” in students.

3 comments:

  1. Hey Christina, just want to say I really like this post. Sounds like you're having a blast.

    -Brian

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  2. Hi Christina,

    I just came across your blog. I've enjoyed reading your posts. I look forward to reading more.

    -Mirella
    http://yogawithmirellanicholson.blogspot.com

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  3. Hey Brian, so good to hear from you! Hope we can catch up in person soon.

    Mirella, welcome! I'm looking forward to reading your blog!!

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