The Dictator

I am taking a 28-day yoga teacher training course and need to bring a white head covering. I can’t believe I cannot find a white scarf of sufficient length and wondered if you knew of any place to try other than Li Yuen Streets East and West.
Yoga Yearning, Aberdeen

The Dictator rules: Uh, is it too obvious to tell you to ask the very course instructors who told you to bring one in the first place? Asking me is a bit like asking a vegan for tips on grilling steak. So, I contacted a few yoga studios. On the rare occasion that they even knew what I meant, they didn’t sell them. Online, I learned that white head coverings are associated with Kundalini yoga. The head is considered extremely sensitive, so it’s covered with a turban or scarf in a natural fibre, which is said to help you focus. It also keeps hair up, which is supposed to regulate hormones and electromagnetic fields, and the white helps your radiance grow. They lost me after that. They’re sold on websites such as www.spiritvoyage.com (HK$54 and up, but shipping costs HK$140 or more). Free-spirited crafters at Etsy have made Kundalini head wraps, too, also prescribed for “the Aquarian Age”, “White Tantric Wear” and summer festivals (HK$96 and up; www.etsy.com). But seriously, white cotton is easily procured from fabric stores in Western Market (HK$25 and up per yard at Three Geniuses, 1/F, Western Market, 323 Des Voeux Road Central, tel: 2815 3971), or exactly where you were, Li Yuen Streets East and West.