How can it be that I am already in my final week of yoga teacher training? I remember our instructor telling us in the first week to take it all in because it would go fast, but I didn't realize just HOW fast! This coming Wednesday, we will be taking our "final" where we teach a level 1 class all the way through, and then, we are sent off into the world to teach! Our group is becoming a bit melancholy about the fact that we are coming to the end of our training. Despite the fact that there are 44 of us, we've had the opportunity to see glimpses into one another's lives - hearing each other voice fears and frustrations, celebrating successes, listening to one another practice-teach, and just hanging out during the breaks and getting a deeper perspective into each other's lives.
It's kind of funny to think back how anxious I was the day before the first session - being afraid of not connecting with anyone, wondering if I could get through the entire eight weeks without crashing, and wondering what kind of person I would become in the process. As I look through my notes now and see all of the topics we've covered, from postures, to the flow sequence and cues, to anatomy, the cadaver lab, adjustments and alignment, chakras, Sanskrit and so much more, I feel like a changed person.
I've stepped onto a new path of change - one that I hope will allow me to be more open to people, less judgemental, more loving, less critical. I've definitely come to the realization that yoga has become such a wonderful "cocoon" in my life - a place that I can go to strengthen my mind, body, and spirit in an effort to bring it to my daily life. This is the challenge - to take what I've learned and bring it to life. That is the next step.
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