Re: Solution # 3... Qualify as a Yoga teacher

(This picture was taken 2 years ago on top of a mountain, in a gale force wind in Mongolia, probably not the best place to attempt Vrksasana... a balance pose)

With all the emphasis I have placed on my other 6 re:solutions, I have been awfully quiet about #3 : qualify as a yoga teacher. There are a number of reasons for this... none of them intentional, but as the time to make this leap rapidly approaches (18 days to be specific), it is naturally working its way to the front of my mind... where I intend to keep it for a bit, and thus it has earned a mention on 'oh beloved blog'. In 18 days I will board a plane and make my first ever journey to the Americas (Mexico to be exact), where I will engage in 16 days of intense study and practice, that will hopefully see me return as a RYT 200 (or... registered yoga teacher). I have had an on/off relationship with yoga for years, I have a tendency to get thoroughly immersed in my practice and then disconnected due to relocation or lack of finance, routine, time..... and so the list goes on. Early last year however, yoga and I became well acquainted again as it turned out that my landlady taught classes in the apartment next door and the degree I am pursuing delved considerably into it. The acquaintance turned into a love affair and before long the wandering wonderer and I were spending our evenings practicing at home together. During one of these at home sessions, I had an epiphany... (this happens a lot when you are alone with your thoughts and breath on your mat), why be dependent on location and teachers and money for yoga... if I became a teacher (which technically I am already), I would always have the knowledge and expertise with me. The challenge however, (a theme), was finding a place to do a course that would coincide with my time off from work and my bank balance... no mean feat at all! Needless to say I did find a suitable solution and promptly enrolled and booked flights. Although yoga is very much a part of my life and I have 'upped' my yoga practice quite considerably recently in preparation... I am quietly a little nervous. I love yoga, but I am no yogini, yet! My body does not do a lot of what it should do and my mind does a lot of what shouldn't. BUT... one of the first things you come to understand about yoga... is that patience is most certainly virtuous! Just as all bodies differ in appearance so do they differ in tempo, speed, agility, flexibility and strength. I am perhaps pushing a little hard now, but I am hoping my hips and legs rise to the challenge! (watch this space)