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I taught a lunchtime yoga class at the Equinox on 74th and 2nd, shortly after the club

opened, probably 2007-2008, it was one of those classes that slowly formed a community.

So after a few months of being there, you had the same 10 or 15 people there, religiously,

and then of course you'd have people coming in and out, somewhat irregularly, irregularly,

or just once in a while.

The way the room was structured was this weird L shape.

So generally when you walked into the room, about two-thirds of the way in, and everyone

faced one direction, at least the way that I taught it.

But if somebody walked in and everyone was in a position such as, say, Downward Dog,

they would see the person walking in.

Now, I had three laws or rules that I was pretty adamant about throughout my teaching

career.

One was not to wear your shoes into the room, and this was common throughout yoga studios,

and it was also posted outside of the door at all Equinox locations.

So there was precedent, of course some people didn't like to listen, but I would always

let people know if I saw them coming in with their shoes on to put them outside where

there was always space.

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