Hey guys! Yes, I'm back, on my day off :D!
Teacher training is going amazing so far. We all suddenly realized this week that we're already over halfway done. It feels like we started like, yesterday! I can't believe how fast the time has gone!!!!!! In only 2 more weeks, we'll all be parting ways :( It's very sad!
Before teacher training started, other teachers and Ed had told me all about how connected everyone gets. They were all "these people will be like your family, you'll suddenly have 60 new best friends, you'll miss them so much when it's over, etc". I was like, "pfffft, yeah right". Even on the first few days I figured that there was no possible way that I would remember EVERYONE'S name, or make many friends, or really care all that much about anyone by the time it was over. But, I've been proven wrong once again. It really is amazing how close you get to people when you share such a strong common bond. We're together for almost 14 hours a day for the whole month, eating together, showering together (seriously), studying together, and learning so much together. We've grown a lot together, and seen huge changes in each other as teachers and as individuals. I truly will miss these people when we finish, and I'm very proud of the progress all of us have made!
Speaking of growing and learning together, teaching yoga is HARD!!! A lot harder than I thought! I've been practicing at Moksha for about 2.5 years, and I know the series inside out and backwards and upside down. I know the script like the back of my hand, and what the benefits of each pose are, etc. But damn, it is REALLY difficult to verbalize it and make sense of it all! The first time that we practice-taught, I was like "inhale your left... um, right... wait, left foot up. Foot? No, I meant hand. Wait. Crap..." Pretty much everyone else was the exact same, and we had no sense whatsoever of how long to hold each pose (my poor partner went through almost the whole 60 minute series in 20 minutes. Meanwhile, he had me hold only 5 poses in that same time). That was only a week and a bit ago. Since then, we've all become so much more confident in ourselves and our class, and we can actually teach effectively! Of course there's still some mixups with lefts and rights and "ummmmm"s, but compared to where we started, it's amazing how much improvement we've all had.
And by the way, ***NEWSFLASH***! Those in the Toronto area - I will be teaching practice classes in August! For only $5, you too can enjoy the benefits of sweat, stretching and yoga! I'll post up my schedule at the end of the month!!
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