You said "this is bad advice". It's not bad advice in a yoga class, which is where it was given. Well, unless someone is afraid of failing a difficult pose, resulting in a fall and brain trauma, or something like that.

You're certainly correct that not every 3-sentence quote applies to every nuanced situation in life. I don't believe this particular quote was claiming to, though.

Exactly. Everyone out here is applying it to being homeless or losing their job. The first phrase is "my yoga teacher", not their philosophy professor. Geez Louise.