Teaching people to connect with their bodies, enhancing their respitory system, increasing their bodies agility, & enabling them to obtain mental clarity. This is "non-vocational"? What about all the people who yoga practise has prevented injury through understanding of their bodies ability? Yes, it can be dangerous, but as teachers it is our responsibility to know the dangers & to create a safe environment for beings to learn the practise of yoga, learning themselves.❥
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Kelly Fisher
11 years ago
As a professional yoga teacher with thousands of hours of training and over a decade's experience, I actually use yoga as a rehabilitative tool with folks who've injured themselves doing other things. When offered correctly, Yoga can be the healing mechanism rather than the cause of injury. In most cases, students who practice under the supervision of an experienced and conscientious teacher find that their yoga practice confers greater resilience to their bodies, thereby preventing future injuries when they go do sport, adventure, etc. To be charged a premium levy for the work that I do that actually saves ACC money seems inappropriate and unfair.
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Lianne Brooks Hall
11 years ago
not fair
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Lianne Brooks Hall
11 years ago
not fair
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Melissa Billington
11 years ago
I'm so grateful Ali brought this to our attention. Let's unify (yoga defined) to create better understanding & a fair platform for yoga businesses. It's already tricky enough staying afloat in this industry without inaccurate fees piled on top!
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Amber Sturtz
11 years ago
Yoga definitely should not be classified by ACC in the same league as skiing and snowboarding. Yoga can also be used to heal injuries and rehabilitate in general!
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John Guthrie
11 years ago
it is absurd to catergorise yoga with ski & snowboarding instruction yoga has been proven to benefit many health problems in our society today and if it is that dangerous tehn one must question why there are hosipitals tha use yoga as part of their recovery programs. Fancy dance instrucors having to pay lessas weel as high impact aerobic instructors.
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Simone Musin
11 years ago
yoga is a form of rehabilitation for injuries. I' practice yoga and get more benefit from it then downhill skiing.
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Simone Musin
11 years ago
yoga is a form of rehabilitation for injuries. I' practice yoga and get more benefit from it then downhill skiing.
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Sarita Mitchell
11 years ago
I am a trained yoga teacher with a diploma in yoga teaching. In the 7 years I have been teaching none of my students have been injured through practising yoga. Yoga teaches awareness and encourages people to practice with awareness of their body's needs. I object to yoga being included in a high risk group.
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Sarita Mitchell
11 years ago
I am a trained yoga teacher with a diploma in yoga teaching. In the 7 years I have been teaching none of my students have been injured through practising yoga. Yoga teaches awareness and encourages people to practice with awareness of their body's needs. I object to yoga being included in a high risk group.
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Kim Hargreaves
11 years ago
the levy placed on yoga teachers is ridiculous, in comparison to the levy placed on dance teachers, personal trainers and sport coaches.
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Kim Hargreaves
11 years ago
the levy placed on yoga teachers is ridiculous, in comparison to the levy placed on dance teachers, personal trainers and sport coaches.
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Ali Hale Tilley
· petition starter
11 years ago
Thank you for your support. Please post this on your Facebook pages, mention it to other Yoga teachers, and shout it from the rooftops.
Why are our levy fees so high?
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Sally Flewelling
11 years ago
yoga is not a sport!
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Mary Watson
11 years ago
ACC need to update their thinking and coding as for the last 30 years of practice and teaching, yoga had never resembled a sport to me.
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Brian Langer
11 years ago
It makes no sense.
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Michelle Waring
11 years ago
I've never hurt anyone in hundreds of hours of teaching yoga. This makes no sense
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Andy Hargreaves
11 years ago
Yoga is primarily practiced as a physical art to help heal the body. It is not only viewed as that within the industry but also in the eyes of the students. Over 90% of our students, who are surveyed have joined our studio to help fix a physical issue caused from another sport/form of physical training or their job. I argue that sitting at a desk is much more injurious on your body and results in many thousands more ACC claims then practicing Ypga could ever do if every person in NZ did it. ACC have a very narrow, biased perspective on healthcare and this example needs rectifying immediately. Thanks
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Rebekah Bell
11 years ago
Yoga is a holistic practice, largely about accessing true peace...it is considered, meditative & gentle in nature, it is most definitely NOT sport
Teaching people to connect with their bodies, enhancing their respitory system, increasing their bodies agility, & enabling them to obtain mental clarity. This is "non-vocational"? What about all the people who yoga practise has prevented injury through understanding of their bodies ability? Yes, it can be dangerous, but as teachers it is our responsibility to know the dangers & to create a safe environment for beings to learn the practise of yoga, learning themselves.❥
As a professional yoga teacher with thousands of hours of training and over a decade's experience, I actually use yoga as a rehabilitative tool with folks who've injured themselves doing other things. When offered correctly, Yoga can be the healing mechanism rather than the cause of injury. In most cases, students who practice under the supervision of an experienced and conscientious teacher find that their yoga practice confers greater resilience to their bodies, thereby preventing future injuries when they go do sport, adventure, etc. To be charged a premium levy for the work that I do that actually saves ACC money seems inappropriate and unfair.
not fair
not fair
I'm so grateful Ali brought this to our attention. Let's unify (yoga defined) to create better understanding & a fair platform for yoga businesses. It's already tricky enough staying afloat in this industry without inaccurate fees piled on top!
Yoga definitely should not be classified by ACC in the same league as skiing and snowboarding. Yoga can also be used to heal injuries and rehabilitate in general!
it is absurd to catergorise yoga with ski & snowboarding instruction yoga has been proven to benefit many health problems in our society today and if it is that dangerous tehn one must question why there are hosipitals tha use yoga as part of their recovery programs. Fancy dance instrucors having to pay lessas weel as high impact aerobic instructors.
yoga is a form of rehabilitation for injuries. I' practice yoga and get more benefit from it then downhill skiing.
yoga is a form of rehabilitation for injuries. I' practice yoga and get more benefit from it then downhill skiing.
I am a trained yoga teacher with a diploma in yoga teaching. In the 7 years I have been teaching none of my students have been injured through practising yoga. Yoga teaches awareness and encourages people to practice with awareness of their body's needs. I object to yoga being included in a high risk group.
I am a trained yoga teacher with a diploma in yoga teaching. In the 7 years I have been teaching none of my students have been injured through practising yoga. Yoga teaches awareness and encourages people to practice with awareness of their body's needs. I object to yoga being included in a high risk group.
the levy placed on yoga teachers is ridiculous, in comparison to the levy placed on dance teachers, personal trainers and sport coaches.
the levy placed on yoga teachers is ridiculous, in comparison to the levy placed on dance teachers, personal trainers and sport coaches.
Thank you for your support. Please post this on your Facebook pages, mention it to other Yoga teachers, and shout it from the rooftops. Why are our levy fees so high?
yoga is not a sport!
ACC need to update their thinking and coding as for the last 30 years of practice and teaching, yoga had never resembled a sport to me.
It makes no sense.
I've never hurt anyone in hundreds of hours of teaching yoga. This makes no sense
Yoga is primarily practiced as a physical art to help heal the body. It is not only viewed as that within the industry but also in the eyes of the students. Over 90% of our students, who are surveyed have joined our studio to help fix a physical issue caused from another sport/form of physical training or their job. I argue that sitting at a desk is much more injurious on your body and results in many thousands more ACC claims then practicing Ypga could ever do if every person in NZ did it. ACC have a very narrow, biased perspective on healthcare and this example needs rectifying immediately. Thanks
Yoga is a holistic practice, largely about accessing true peace...it is considered, meditative & gentle in nature, it is most definitely NOT sport