Teaching yoga is a way of living

Teaching yoga isn't just a way of earning a living, it's a way OF living. This is something I was reminded of a couple of weeks ago as I was teaching a class. As people settled into savasana I felt the energy simmer down. I was reminded of the hundreds of classes I've taught over the past 17 years, and how much this feeling has been a part of my own experience too.

Yes it can be a challenge to create a lasting yoga business or teaching practice that sustains you practically. But this is secondary (for me anyway) to the feeling that comes from sharing yoga. The calm that resonates at the end of a class is something people search all day for, and they find it within themselves. What a gift!

This doesn't end when you step out of the yoga class either. For a lot of people, teaching yoga is a calling, perhaps a personal dharma (svadharma). And it naturally seeps into how you show up in your life, how you interact with other people, how you manage tricky situations. What you learn through practicing yoga informs what you teach, and this informs your life.

I'm no guru, I'm certainly not perfect and I really don't have all the answers. But I can see how teaching yoga can really shape how we live and who we become. I know I'm a lot calmer these days than I ever used to be, and I've managed to navigate some pretty tricky situations with a lot more ease.

If you're curious about embracing yoga as a way of life more, get in touch to find out about upcoming yoga teacher trainings.

The next hybrid yoga teacher training starts in June, self paced starts any time and in person starts this Winter.