On becoming a yoga teacher

Students in child's pose

If you’ve read any of my previous posts, you already know that I’m still an aspiring yoga teacher, but most importantly, I’m still a student and always will be. There’s so much to learn that every journey I take is one step closer to my dream.  I’m always learning, always growing, and my Wednesday evening students teach me more than I teach them.  I like to tell my students, “yoga is a journey, not a destination.” I’ll be saying that when I’m 80 years old, I’m sure.

Becoming a yoga teacher takes strength and courage and also an inner wisdom.  I still have so much to learn, and I’ve planned some pretty amazing trainings in the next several months. On October 16th I’m flying to Scottsdale Arizona to attend a Gentle Yoga & Modification Training being taught by Lanita Varshell, a leading expert in yoga for the plus size and health challenged populations. She is the founder of A Gentle Way Yoga & Joyful Movement Center in San Diego, California, and I’m overjoyed to have the opportunity to train with her, even if it is only for a weekend. I want so much to be able to help my students who have health or weight issues to become more comfortable in their yoga practice and I believe Lanita will show me how.

In February 2010 I’m going to train right in my home town of Salt Lake City with Judith Lasater and Charlotte Bell to become a Relax and Renew Restorative Yoga Teacher. I’m overjoyed and excited for this opportunity, as becoming a restorative yoga teacher is one of my dreams. Hardly a day goes by that I don’t rest and relax in one restorative pose or another. I believe wholeheartedly in the power of restorative yoga and learning with Judith Lasater and Charlotte Bell is going to be the icing on the cake. I can’t wait to lug armfuls of blankets and a big bolster to the training to have the time of my life becoming the yoga teacher I’ve always wanted to be.

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