Choose The Training That’s Right
For You
A practice that has the ability to change lives. It can help heal, transform and inspire the masses. Whether you’ve been on your mat for months or for years, the thought of becoming a certified yoga teacher has probably crossed your mind. It could be from the incessant training advertisements at the studio or on social media, or maybe it’s the blissed-out post-training grad you’ve witnessed proclaiming how yoga teacher training has changed their life. (Which, it probably did).
With the massive surge of people becoming certified yoga teachers, it’s no surprise that you’re curious about what it entails.
If you’re looking to deepen your own practice (like Brandon), learn more about yogic philosophy, or have a sincere desire to teach others, teacher training is for you.
If you’re still undecided, here are 5 signs you’re ready for teacher training.
With the influx of trainings offered all over the world, choosing a training can be a daunting task. As this experience is a serious investment financially and otherwise, it deserves mindful consideration and research before enrollment.
A quick word for the wise:
Yoga is one popular remedy for a generation of seekers. For good reason, there are many benefits of yoga teacher training. We find solace in the way it brings us back to center amidst a technology-driven, information-obsessed world. It comes as no surprise then that we want to dive in head first to learn more about the practice and its myriad of other benefits.
Yoga studios understand this. They also understand that programs (teacher trainings, etc) are the best way for yoga studios to earn money. Not blaming the studios, they deserve to earn a fair income!
That being said, some studios and yoga schools take shortcuts. We heard numerous horror stories.
- Allowing inexperienced teachers to lead trainings (yikes)
- Teaching half the course via Skype (does that even count?)
- Training leads making unwanted sexual advances on their students
What’s the point of bringing this up?
To make sure you’re aware of the situation. So you fully understand the importance of doing your homework and carefully selecting the right training for you!
You know how at the beginning and end of a yoga class, practitioners put their hands in a prayer position and say Namaste? Why do they do that? As a casual yoga practitioner, I admit there are probably some deeper, more meaningful reasons that I don’t know about. What I do know is this: In yoga, there is an emphasis on both clearing and cultivating the space and energy within the body.
You know how at the beginning and end of a yoga class, practitioners put their hands in a prayer position and say Namaste? Why do they do that? As a casual yoga practitioner, I admit there are probably some deeper, more meaningful reasons that I don’t know about. What I do know is this: In yoga, there is an emphasis on both clearing and cultivating the space and energy within the body.
You know how at the beginning and end of a yoga class, practitioners put their hands in a prayer position and say Namaste? Why do they do that? As a casual yoga practitioner, I admit there are probably some deeper, more meaningful reasons that I don’t know about. What I do know is this: In yoga, there is an emphasis on both clearing and cultivating the space and energy within the body.
You know how at the beginning and end of a yoga class, practitioners put their hands in a prayer position and say Namaste? Why do they do that? As a casual yoga practitioner, I admit there are probably some deeper, more meaningful reasons that I don’t know about. What I do know is this: In yoga, there is an emphasis on both clearing and cultivating the space and energy within the body.