If you’ve been considering carrying out your teacher training, then now is the time to step into this transformative experience and join lead trainer Heather Gregg and guest teachers on an 8-month journey, from March – October 2021. The 200-hour course is fully accredited by the Yoga Alliance US and Yoga Alliance Professionals UK and is designed to enliven and deepen your yoga practise, while getting aligned with your purpose and uncover the teacher within. Whatever your intentions for completing the course might be, I can guarantee that you won’t look back! For more information on our exciting Teacher Training Course starting March 2021 please click here
When is the ‘right’ time to start your Teacher Training?
Three years ago, if you’d have told me that during the following 12 months, I would be embarking on a life changing yoga teacher training immersion, I would have laughed in disbelief. During my 14 years in the Corporate world, I often caught myself daydreaming about what it would be like to follow my heart, and while I was so accustomed to the perceived safety and security of my 9 to 5, I couldn’t shake the feeling of an ever deepening and expanding sense of unfulfillment.
Becoming a yoga teacher had never been on my agenda, in fact I don’t think I’ve ever come across anyone who had factored becoming a yoga teacher into their life plan. For me, it felt like a calling, which came about during a significant transitional period in my life. A series of life changing events left me with a strong desire to deepen my practise, which seamlessly lead me to an opportunity to carry out my teacher training. The decision on whether or not to go for it ended up being a surprisingly easy one. Did I feel ‘ready’? Absolutely not! I didn’t consider myself to have a particularly strong practise whatsoever, and I had no idea whether I would actually want to go on and teach yoga on completion of the course, however I just couldn’t shake the instinctual feeling to let go of my inhibitions and trust the path I was clearly being guided towards.
In the years leading up to my teacher training, I thought I had it all figured out. I had always controlled and rigorously planned out every aspect of my life, that the very idea of letting go was absolutely terrifying. When I made the decision to do the course, it was the first time in my life that I signed up to something without knowing every single intricate detail of exactly what to expect, but the reality of what I experienced was beyond anything I could have ever imagined.
Full of excitement and anticipation, as I nervously walked into the Shala on my first day, any apprehension instantly melted away. I was relieved to learn that many of my fellow students had experienced similar fears about whether or not they were ‘ready’ to take the next step on their yoga journey, and most were also unsure whether they actually wanted to pursue a career in teaching. Thankfully I needn’t ever have worried about my preconceived perception of the standard of my practise. I was by no means the strongest asana practitioner in the room, however there was no pressure or emphasis placed on whether or not we could nail the perfect handstand; quite the opposite in fact! There’s no shape that makes you more ‘yogic’, and ultimately, yoga, as in ‘union’, can be achieved by sitting in stillness as much as it can in a challenging arm balance.
Having read the course syllabus, I was aware that there would be elements of exploration into the (previously avoided) realms of self-inquiry, however nothing could have prepared me for the transformational, life changing journey that lay ahead. As well as advancing my own yoga practise, learning how to craft and teach an intelligent and insightful yoga class, and deepening my knowledge on yogic history, philosophy and mythology, I learned more about myself throughout the duration of the course, than I had during my previous 34 years. Most of all, unbreakable bonds and lifelong friendships were born out of a once in a lifetime experience, which was shared exclusively within our intimate group. Fast forward a couple of years and we’re all still in touch. While some of us did decide to go on and teach, others have used the skills and knowledge they gained from the immersion to deepen their own yoga practise, which as a result has profoundly enriched their lives both on and off the mat.
If you’ve been considering carrying out your teacher training, then now is the time to step into this transformative experience and join lead trainer Heather Gregg and guest teachers on an 8-month journey, from March – October 2021. The 200-hour course is fully accredited by the Yoga Alliance US and Yoga Alliance Professionals UK and is designed to enliven and deepen your yoga practise, while getting aligned with your purpose and uncover the teacher within. Whatever your intentions for completing the course might be, I can guarantee that you won’t look back! For more information on our exciting Teacher Training Course starting March 2021 please click here
Blog piece written by Heather Spencer
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