Yoga class today was irritating. I look forward to these times blocked on my schedule. I love my teacher. She has an innovative and unique style. She pushes us and yells and has an awesome accent (she's brazilian). And my body has really done amazing things through her leadership. But one student in the class is a self-important whiny princess bitch. Even her name, Bridgette, makes me recoil.
She's often late to class. Always asking people to do things for her like turn on the lights or turn off the lights or complaining about the temperature. ALWAYS asking the teacher to check her alignment. Complaining that this or that pose hurts her. Then she fidgets around in her bag in the middle of class, talks to other students, interrupts the teacher, puts her mat at the front of class where the teacher's mat is. She takes other student's things (we use rope on a bar and today she totally took another person's place midway through class!) And she's like 40. Way too old to be acting like this. And those are just the irritations I can remember.
During class I try to take a zen or enlightened approach. I ignore the distraction. I think about how horrible her life must be for her to act like this. Well, I don't have to think too hard, she shows her life so clearly I can't help but see her ugly self. I use it as a reminder to work on myself. To not get caught up in her tendril bait. I can use her as a fabulous petty tyrant and work to be less self-important myself, but then I go back to why I go to yoga in the first place - the pleasure along with the physical activity.
Why hasn't the teacher said something to the distracting student? Does she not have guts? Is she not irritated as well. It's not just me who is distracted by ugly 40 year old x-14 year old model student. Other regulars in class have the same feeling.
I vacillate between saying something to irritating student myself and not. Should I say something? If so what would I say? What about stopping going to this class all together? The whole reason I was going for the exercise enjoyment. I can easily go to other yoga classes and get the same feeling. Should I stop going? I'm not sure what I want to do. (Please comment your enlightened, detached view.)
Update: WWDJD? Impeccably. What takes the least use of energy? To go to a different yoga class.
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On another note, I just realized why something/one/situation that had been irritating me for several months - and it's still unresolved is so confusing/perplexing. Because the situation should have never happened in the first place! I didn't make the situation occur. Other people misbehaved, misunderstood and crap happened. Crap that is not my crap to deal with. It's their issue and it's up to them to resolve it.
I've got bigger fish to fry. And it's their loss they're not gonna be at my fish fry. Cause I'm a damn good metaphor cook and my parties always kick ass. ;)