Many people start a yoga practice seeking another way to exercise. Over time, they discover that yoga is much more than just the physical poses we do in asana practice. There is nothing wrong with enjoying a vigorous and challenging yoga workout -- I love those types of classes too -- but there is much more to yoga than just asana. According to the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, yoga is the practice of quieting the mind. Unless the practice stills the mind, it is not yoga. If this weren't true, we would all just get sick and tired of yoga and move on to the next fad. That's what usually happens when people practice (and teach it) as a mere workout: one or two years later they are done with it and have to find the next thing with which to replace it. Yet, there are those of us who have practiced and taught yoga for years and show no signs of getting tired of it. Why? Well… Because our practice covers all the eight limbs of yoga and is a way of life, not just an impressive collection of difficult acrobatic postures.
yoga teacher training course After practicing for a few years, it is natural for students to want to take their practice to the next level. In addition to attending workshops and reading books, a great way to deepen your practice is to take a yoga teacher training course. As Ali Valdez pointed out in her article Teacher Training: Not Just for Teachers, "Yoga Teacher Training, at least a good one, is as much about your personal journey, the transformation that happens within, as it is learning the Sanskrit name of asanas or how to intelligently link together postures for maximum effect." Yes, you will spend quite some time practicing teaching and learning intelligent asana sequencing -- but that is just one portion of the training. A well-rounded, comprehensive 200-hr teacher training should cover all the eight limbs of yoga (asana being just one of the eight limbs), as well as some education about the history of yoga, its philosophical foundations, the various types of yoga, anatomy, physiology, alignment, and additional areas of study.
yoga teacher training course After practicing for a few years, it is natural for students to want to take their practice to the next level. In addition to attending workshops and reading books, a great way to deepen your practice is to take a yoga teacher training course. As Ali Valdez pointed out in her article Teacher Training: Not Just for Teachers, "Yoga Teacher Training, at least a good one, is as much about your personal journey, the transformation that happens within, as it is learning the Sanskrit name of asanas or how to intelligently link together postures for maximum effect." Yes, you will spend quite some time practicing teaching and learning intelligent asana sequencing -- but that is just one portion of the training. A well-rounded, comprehensive 200-hr teacher training should cover all the eight limbs of yoga (asana being just one of the eight limbs), as well as some education about the history of yoga, its philosophical foundations, the various types of yoga, anatomy, physiology, alignment, and additional areas of study.
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