February 18, 2016
As you may or may have noticed, I’ve been taking a number of yoga classes and writing about them on my blog. I’m gearing up to start my Yoga Teacher Training on February 24th at CorePower Yoga. As part of my training, I have to take 60 yoga classes, 15 of which I can take before the training starts. In addition to taking the actual class, I also have to write about my experience in the class, which is why I’ve been blogging about my yoga classes lately.
Taking a yoga class on a daily basis, sometimes multiple times a day and then writing about it while managing a full-time work gig and a personal life is a lot of work. One thing that has been running in the back of my mind during each class I take is why I want to do all of this in the first place. Why do I want to be a yoga teacher? I have a solid full-time career in marketing and social media right now. I love my day job, so why teach yoga? I’ll tell you one thing – it isn’t for the money! Once I complete my 200-hour YTT, I wont be quitting my day job anytime soon. My plan is to teach yoga, in addition to working at my day job. And no, I’m not writing this just incase my boss and co-workers happen to read this. I really mean it.
For me, teaching yoga is about wanting to share something I’m so incredibly passionate about with others. Practicing yoga makes my mind and body feel good. With yoga, there’s a little something for everyone. Yoga can give you more energy, prevent injury, help you stay productive throughout the day, put you in a positive head space and could quite possibly be the Fountain of Youth some of us have been so desperately looking for.
Thanks to my self-induced 30-Day Bikram Yoga Challenge back in October/November of last year, I’ve realized how important my own yoga practice is to me. Practicing yoga on a regular basis (like everyday) gave me a purpose to get out of bed when all I wanted to do was hide in bed and cry all day during the separation from my husband. My daily yoga practice gave me strength and clarity. Not only did the yoga help me feel better mentally, it also helped me feel a million times better physically. I started sleeping better. My flexibility improved. I stopped hunching over my computer during the day at work. I even somehow managed to become more productive at work and in my personal life. Showing up on my mat everyday also helped get me the answers to the questions I would ask myself. Yoga helped me stay positive, patient and allowed me to keep my head on straight during one of the most difficult times of my life.
The good news is my husband and I are now happily back together. I love you Brian! I really truly believe my daily yoga practice played a huge part in our reconciliation. I even have him coming to Bikram Yoga classes with me now. Because of the yoga, two really awesome things came out of this difficult personal experience – my husband and I are now stronger and happier than ever together AND it propelled me to take action on a long time dream of mine, to sign up for yoga teacher training and become a yoga teacher. I am proof of how powerful a daily yoga practice can be on one’s life. I’m hoping I can inspire others to discover the same with their own yoga practice one day soon. So THAT is why I want to become a yoga teacher.