{"id":85818,"date":"2013-02-25T10:36:16","date_gmt":"2013-02-25T15:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=85818"},"modified":"2013-02-25T10:34:12","modified_gmt":"2013-02-25T15:34:12","slug":"celebrity-yoga-teacher-hilaria-thomas-baldwin-sued-for-negligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/02\/celebrity-yoga-teacher-hilaria-thomas-baldwin-sued-for-negligence\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrity Yoga Teacher Hilaria Thomas Baldwin Sued for Negligence"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest ripple in the yoga news involves actor Alec Baldwin\u2019s wife, Hilaria Thomas, a yoga teacher<\/a><\/strong> of eight years who is being sued for negligence during her yoga class at Yoga Vida in lower Manhattan.<\/p>\n

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According to witnesses, Huffington Post blogger Spencer Wolff, who is filing the lawsuit against Thomas, did not listen to Thomas\u2019 cautionary instructions. Suffering from an injury due to crashing through a window while attempting to do an inversion at the wall, Wolff claims Thomas\u2019 negligence is the cause of his physical and emotional injuries.<\/p>\n

It is no surprise classes in New York City are packed to the hilt with people striking their most impressive yoga poses<\/a><\/strong>. Competition doesn\u2019t take a back seat in a city that never sleeps, and no one wants to be disqualified from the rat race. That is the energy in New York, take it or leave it. However, no matter how hard people work to do their absolute best in the presence of others, there will never be an excuse good enough to deny responsibility for his or her own actions.<\/p>\n

No matter what becomes of this lawsuit, the greater yoga community needs to be put on alert that while yoga is an activity that fosters peace and love, it is neither exempt from requiring proper standards and protocols that help keep people injury-free, nor is the practice itself immune to yoga injuries<\/a><\/strong>. We know from William J. Broad\u2019s book The Science of Yoga<\/em>, that yoga is not for everyone, and yoga teachers need to heed the warning that not everyone is going to honor his or her limits.<\/p>\n

As a yoga teacher, I have seen people ignore my instructions in favor of pushing themselves beyond what I professionally deem as appropriate. It is not that uncommon, in fact, it\u2019s human nature to want to take risks to get better at something. There is no fault in that, if we didn\u2019t step outside our comfort zones from time to time, we would never know our potential.<\/p>\n

While we\u2019d like to think we know our bodies well enough to take that extra risk without incurring an injury, sometimes it is advantageous to listen to an expert. Ultimately, it is up to us, but sometimes a little caution in lieu of a little competition is the best course to take.<\/p>\n

Also Read:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sensa’s False Advertising Costs Them $800,000<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Yoga Hurts: 4 Ways to Reduce Potential Yoga Injuries<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Celebrity Dudes Who Downward Dog\u00a0(and Why More Men Should)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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