On my yogi journey: Ash (part 4)
Completed my 1st ever class today & it’s a bubbly warm feeling radiating all over me. Never expected to enjoy it as much I am feeling now. :’) I am just glad to be able to share my knowledge with others. Honestly, being a yoga teacher puts you more in a ‘student’ position than a […]
Almost done?! (5/6)
Wait what?? How did that happen? We are in the middle of week 4/5 already and it feels like I just started to stand & sit straight. Right now I have a lot of mixed feelings regarding the Yoga Teacher Training. On the one hand I look forward to graduating. On the other hand I […]
“Be the drummer” (4/6)
When it came to teaching sequences during our Yoga Teacher Training it got messy. So much to think of: Name of the pose Verbal instructions to give Demo the pose Give options (regression/progression) Physical adjustments Keep an eye on the watch Jessica summarized this situation of complete mental overload quite well: “You have to be […]
Week 4. Reena (4/6)
it’s almost hump day of week 4!!!! and teaching week starts tomorrow!! time really flies and am really excited and scared at the same time! so thankful and blessed to be able learnt so much the past few weeks:’) never thought i’d be anywhere near to sequencing classes but i did it!! also seeing all […]
Jastine (2/6)
Today felt like the longest day I had ever gone through in my entire life. Ok maybe not entire life, but in awhile. I have never been a careless person but of all things, I dropped my wallet today while on the way to the studio. I followed the route that I came from, attempting […]
Mindfulness (3/6)
Yoga means to unite, referring to the body, mind and soul. Being mindful is indeed something I enjoy. Be it on OR off the yoga mat. I feel especially connected with and therefore mindful of myself during my travels. I travel as often as I can. Of course I love traveling with my partner, nevertheless […]
My most favorite Yoga guinea pig (2/6)
What nobody tells you when you start a Yoga Teacher Training (YTT): You will need a human guinea pig! You will need to learn by doing and there is no way around it. You will have to: learn to be present and confident learn to give instructions learn to give the right clues at the […]
Strugglin’ (1/6)
What always prevented me from enrolling for a Yoga Teacher Training were my body’s natural limitations. “I’m not flexible enough”, “I can’t do Vrishchika (or any other insta-worthy pose) yet”… All excuses! I understand what it means to be a good Yoga teacher and that is certainly not being able to do every funky pose […]
On my yogi journey: Ash (part 3)
helloooo I am back 🙂 And so, I find myself at the start of YTT week 4! Today the Chinese students came in and I overheard them trying to memorise sanskrit & it brought back memories to when we first started. It is indeed heartwarming to know how far we’ve come and also surreal that […]
Jan – (3) On Connection
Jess said that Yoga means union – of the mind, body and spirit. We’re beginning to create our own sequences now and everything that we’ve been learning is coming together – Chakras, Pranayama, Asanas, instructions, physical adjustments, the human body… Everything is connected – what we do, what we think and how we […]
