It's officially been a week since the final day of teacher training. And boy, have I been experiencing a teacher training hang over. I miss it so much! I miss waking up at 5:30am everyday and leaving Costa Mesa parking lot every afternoon around 4:15 thinking I will change the world. And wanting to teach yoga to anyone and everyone I can get to listen to me! I still feel this way, but the high is slowly wearing down as I come back to normal life. I get unlimited yoga classes through the middle of September so I've been trying to go everyday, but I always leave slightly sad thinking "IT'S JUST NOT THE SAME!". I miss the incredible group of 28 yogis who all had something so beautiful to bring to training every day. But most of all I miss my teacher trainers. It's pathetic that I automatically go into classes not liking the teacher simply because they aren't Casey Coda, Kori Fletchner, or Sarah Tyler- all of whom are incredible people and yoga teachers.
The second to final day of training we were finally able to participate in a real practice. And the reasons I fell in love with yoga came back to me more strongly than ever. Not that they had disappeared during training, but one can only fill their mind with asana points and allignment issues so much until the passion is gone. But on this day, the passion was there more than ever. Some people feel close to God in church, while reading scriptures, or serving others, but I feel closest to God through my yoga practice. And this one particular day felt like an hour long prayer, and could not have been more beautiful. To make it ever better I got up into headstand all on my own for the first time ever. It was an incredible day.
The last day of training we each taught a pose in the 2 hour practice, got our individual feedback, and came together for a beautiful ceremony to celebrate ourselves, our work, our practice, and eachother. The room was filled with flowers and flower petals were sprinkled all throughout the circle. Each yogi had a personal vase of flowers, a candle, and 2 pieces of paper. On the small thin piece of paper we wrote down qualities of ourself which we want to let go of. After doing this we blessed them for serving us, realized we no longer needed them, and set them into the candle to burn. Then on our pretty large piece of paper we wrote down qualities which we would like to cultivate. Mine was filled, and it was so inspiring!
The four weeks spent in yoga training were some of the best weeks in my life. Never have I felt that I belonged anywhere as much as I felt I belonged here. I want to share yoga with as many people as I possibly can. I NEED to teach yoga.
