Well, Iâm going to do it. I am going to become a yoga teacher. My application and money has been mailed and I start classes in January. This is something Iâve wanted to do for a while now, but I havenât been able to find a program that I could get in to and not have to leave work for a month.
Most teacher training sessions require you to go somewhere for a month (200hrs) and in my case Iâd have to go out of state somewhere. Also thereâs the cost. Itâs expensive and they donât include living expenses along with that hefty price tag. I had just about decided that yoga teacher training wasnât going to happen for me in this life.
Then, I found a website through Yoga Alliance. Someone was offering a teacher training program right here in Oklahoma and itâs scheduled on weekends. Itâs kind of like joining the National Guard. For the next year and half, Iâll be spending one weekend a month in teacher training classes. Plus, I donât have to pay my tuition all up front; I can pay it out on a monthly basis.
Iâm really excited about this, but also a little nervous. Iâve met my yoga teacher and sheâs really intense. Iâm worried that I wonât be strong enough. A lot of times during my yoga practice these days, I just keep noticing all the poses that I struggle with or canât do at all (like arm balancing poses). Then I stop and say âwait a minuteâ?. This is yoga practice, not yoga perfection. Iâll be fine right? Itâs totally normal to be nervous. I mean I am technically going back to school, something I didnât think Iâd ever do again.
The above picture is a record Chris found for me during one of our thrift store shopping days. We both kind of saw it as a sign. Unfortunately I donât have a record player, but Iâm dying to know whatâs on that record because itâs FOR AMERICANS.
Oh, that’s so cool. You’ll be great. I’ve always admired your passion about everything you do.
I have a record player with an attached cassette player/recorder if you would like a cassette version of the record. Don’t be nervous, it’ll be cool. I can say I know a REAL yoga instructor! That’s sexy.
Cindy, you’ll be fine! you are so dedicated, it will come. Thanks for the sweaters!!
Very cool. I have this feeling that by the end of your training, you will have no problem with even the most difficult positions.
Anna’s comment makes me snicker
dirty minded rascal!
Yay! You’re living your *dream.*
(or is that, “capture the dream?”–Blades of Glory).
Cindy, again I’m late with the comments. But I have to say that I am very impressed with you. This is a big deal! You will be fine in the classes, and you’ll be a great teacher. You’re not intimidating and that’s a good thing for the students, who will obviously feel silly falling all over themselves when they begin to learn. I know I would. I remember falling all over myself in your den one evening trying to do some of the things you’d been learning to do!