Thanks for the thoughtful feedback, @livenowandwow!! I didn't even touch on tantra in this post, that is indeed a whole new realm...

If people come for the beer but stay for the yoga, that's cool to me. I think there are always benefits to any practice any way anyone can get it, but I don't really dig classes myself and find them superficial. Some people like shallow I guess and that's fine; I think the ones who get a taste of yoga's real magic will be inspired to go deeper. A good class can totally guide a student towards that connection, but I think it's up to the student to learn to cultivate the connection within themselves rather than relying on a teacher forever. It's super cool when you know how to consciously tune into that thing that's bigger than us!

I appreciate your support, @livenowandwow!