The personal growth of yoga teacher training
I am currently in my 2nd month of my yoga teacher training. I was told by many fellow yogis and yoginis that the journey of yoga teacher training is a lot more than it appears. I have found myself to...
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barefoot P. i have experienced what you share. briefly, what helped me tremendously with the "overwhelm" was body work and talking with someone. maybe you can go to the lead teacher? or feel free to...
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The path of yoga is a dance with confusion. We start out in certainty that things are what they are. Then something shakes us up. We look for certainty again. We take up yoga. Things look certain...
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If you do not have a mentor consider getting one. A senior teacher can fill this role - ideally it is someone that you will work with over a long period of time. Best wishes,Vic
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Princess, There are as many ways for you to approach this as there are flowers in a garden. If you are having an ongoing teacher training which spans some time and the work therein is deep, it is...
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I am most of the way through a two year training and yes we are close. This is reinforced by monthly residentials and a 3-4 week retreat still to come.It doesn't mean you have to bare your soul to...
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Ed, great spot on post. Your words are much appreciated as I've felt this but couldn't quite find the right way to explain the process, to liken it to anythng - the earthquake analogy works very well.
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Hi there Barefootprincess, In the TT I went to, there seemed to be folks who were open and ready to share their experiences in class whilst others would talk privately to the teacher. Some people...
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No one should be expected to "open up" in class if they don't feel like it. There is NOTHING in the yoga tradition that requires or encourages this. In fact, discussing your sadhana widely is often...
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Here’s an article on a related note to the done deal.Talking the talk
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Some people are just very spontaneous and when, say, talking about asana practice or even a particular asana, the effects caused both physically and mentally, they would contribute by saying 'I felt...
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I think the journey of a yoga teacher is lot more vast than in the training period. After teacher training he is going to outside world and also learn lot more things that they not learn in their...
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Yoga as such is a mystery packet which helps us in everything from enhancing awareness to reducing high level pain and stress. Well said, Yoga is “Short term pain, Long term Gain...” So, let’s make a...
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