In 2017, I attended a Yoga Teaching Methods class in Seoul at Yonsei University. It was led by a cool and very wise French-Korean professor named Martine Prost. As she shared about the history of yoga and guided us through different poses each week, including the classical Sun Salutation sequence, it sparked my interest to also do the same – to learn more about yoga and share the joy I get from practising yoga through teaching.
In 2018, I signed up for the weekday 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training with The Yoga Mandala online but had the cheque, which I have submitted as a deposit payment, bounced back unexpectedly. It was also the day when my first job was confirmed so I took it as fated that I will have to postpone my Yoga Teacher Training. I am grateful and glad to have returned to sign up under the October 2020 weekend batch two years later, as my birthday gift to myself.
I wish to inspire more people to do more of what they love. It can be taking long baths to relax, taking restful naps to recharge or practising yoga to reset, so that we can all spread more love and light on this planet.
Now that our Yoga Teacher Training is coming towards an end, it feels bittersweet. I am grateful for my family and loved ones who have supported me throughout the training period, for having shared energies and practices with a lovely bunch of like-minded yogi friends and also, for the unwavering care, love and support Jessica and Alexis have given us! ❤
Hui Jie
200 Hour YTT Oct’20-Jan’21