My aim isn’t to deride anyone though. While I do poke a bit of fun (the chakra/right man comment was entirely fabricated. But we’ve all heard it), it’s not meant to be snarky so much as illustrative. Often teachers like this can be really strong asana teachers, which is a good thing.

I wouldn’t call myself a remarkable teacher. I’m a solid teacher, and I teach from experience, which is always a plus. I know my weaknesses. I also attract a particular type of student, and that’s the thing about teachers, and probably yoga teachers especially. Some people want love bubble yoga with a candy-soft yoga-teacher voice and discourse. Some people want lots of hands on, others lots of verbal instruction. When people are trying out yoga, the teacher they get is at least as important as the style. But I digress.

Will check out Dunning-Kruger, and rough yoga as well. Thanks for commenting, and best wishes. ~Anastasia

Very glad it’s useful. ~Anastasia

i think it is unlikely that inverting or doing mula bandha when you have your period will have dire health consequences, but I know that my body really rejects it sometimes… and i interpret that as altering an existing energetic flow for the worse. who knows if that has physical consequences… my sense is that it probably does, but in immeasurable ways.

as for the inverting–>retrograde flow–>endometriosis thing, i am quite sure that it has never been documented that inverting causes true retrograde flow, but that doesn’t make it false. i wouldn’t do it with a history of endometriosis, but in the absence of pre-existing endometriosis, my guess is that inverting wouldn’t, in itself, cause it.

so, I don’t really have any new info for you, just my thoughts
xo