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Trust Yoga ex-instructor fined $4,000 for molesting woman during lesson

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One great example of how locals bully foreigners in Singapore. I am pretty sure the instructor just wanted to get out of the situation ASAP because if he didn't plead guilty like the other instructor Raj, he would probably be stuck in Singapore without a job for another 2 plus years like Raj (Raj's case came up in the news in 2021 and is still pending). But because he didn't want to waste his time which costs more than $4000 (lol anyone can earn more than $4000 in 2 years), obviously he would rather plead guilty and find a job in another country. Taken from the Straits Times article: "Without asking for permission" - these things are based on the style of practice. In fact Trust is known for using a very hands-on approach. Not sure why the woman didn't know this because they had mentioned they are very adjustments based. Also one-on-one training is even more so, otherwise why you pay so much if you don't need the adjustments? Certain deep practices do requ...

Don't judge a book by it's cover

It's a common and even subconscious thing that we do. When someone tells the name of their school, when someone dresses a certain way, when someone tells their job. Our brain naturally starts to make assumptions. But today I am not talking about people, I want to talk about the yoga Teacher Training Certificate (YTTC) accredited by the American Yoga Alliance. Perhaps the name should be changed to something else, because it shouldn't be that easy to become a teacher. In old Indian culture, only the Brahmins could become teachers. (Let's leave the caste system out first.) In out society nowadays, it isn't that easy to get into NIE. You need to pass interviews, have relatively good grades, and they make you do practicums before you are off on your own. There is a basic standard to be met. Yet in the YTTC, anyone can do it and pass. The YTTC has become more of a business making model nowadays. People from all over the world fly to countries with lower cost of living such...