teacher stepping on fingers during mediation, is this normal?
A new teacher at my studio stepped on my pinky finger and stood there for several minutes during meditation. I was not asleep, however, I have asthma and he may have thought I was asleep (the studio window was partly open and the air quality was poor that day so my breathing was not ideal). I did not know what to do and immediately moved my hand under my body after he left. He was a sub again a couple weeks later and stepped on me again. He stood on multiple fingers for much longer, and stayed there after I winced in pain and tried to move my hand. He also kept touching my hair and face with an instrument, and then touched my hair and face after the instrument became stuck in my hair.
Is he just a creep or is this common now? I live in a smaller city with a smaller community and he just moved from a much larger city that is known to adopt and originate trends quickly.
I cannot attend his class again as I am afraid of being injured (I perform neurosurgery and the anxiety of a potential injury outweighed the benefit of his class) and am considering allowing my pass to expire rather than return to the same studio, which I have been with for a couple years. However, I don't want to change studios only to find everyone is doing this now.