After nearly three years of living in Northeast Ohio, I have found a yoga home:
Aaaaahhhhh. Don't you feel relaxed already?
And about half a year or so after I started taking classes there regularly, I am now officially teaching there - yay!
It took me a while to get to this point. Conversations with Anna, my first yoga teacher, as well as Sharon, another yoga teacher. Conversations with my husband, who always gives me that extra push that I need. Conversations with yet another teacher who also gave me an extra nudge. And conversations with myself (sounds strange, I know) that don't involve talking myself out of it.
I still get nervous from time to time before class starts. I remember the first time I taught the entire class, I had so much pent-up energy before class that I felt like I could run around the block. Oh wait, who am I kidding... I don't run.
I just try to prepare as much as I can, reading, practicing, breathing, maybe writing up a plan or some ideas for that day's sequence... while at the same time being in the moment while teaching so that I can respond to the needs of those who are in class.
I'm teaching twice a week now, slowly finding my voice as a teacher while also working to recall and apply all that I learned from those who have mentored and nurtured the teacher in me.
So thankful for this experience... I look forward to growing in this new role, and hopefully encouraging and honoring others in their respective yoga journeys as well.
Educate, support, inspire. This is the studio's "mantra", and what I try my very best to work towards in every class.
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| morning light at Agni Studio |
Aaaaahhhhh. Don't you feel relaxed already?
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| chakra banner |
And about half a year or so after I started taking classes there regularly, I am now officially teaching there - yay!
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| I like having the time to feel centered before teaching, so I usually arrive at least a half hour before class to practice here. |
It took me a while to get to this point. Conversations with Anna, my first yoga teacher, as well as Sharon, another yoga teacher. Conversations with my husband, who always gives me that extra push that I need. Conversations with yet another teacher who also gave me an extra nudge. And conversations with myself (sounds strange, I know) that don't involve talking myself out of it.
I still get nervous from time to time before class starts. I remember the first time I taught the entire class, I had so much pent-up energy before class that I felt like I could run around the block. Oh wait, who am I kidding... I don't run.
I just try to prepare as much as I can, reading, practicing, breathing, maybe writing up a plan or some ideas for that day's sequence... while at the same time being in the moment while teaching so that I can respond to the needs of those who are in class.
I'm teaching twice a week now, slowly finding my voice as a teacher while also working to recall and apply all that I learned from those who have mentored and nurtured the teacher in me.
So thankful for this experience... I look forward to growing in this new role, and hopefully encouraging and honoring others in their respective yoga journeys as well.
Educate, support, inspire. This is the studio's "mantra", and what I try my very best to work towards in every class.
6 comments:
What a beautiful space ... it's easy to picture you teaching here. Lucky students!
very nice space!
Nice color choice on the blog. It is really easy on my eyes and I have bad eyes too so that's a really big compliment lol
Hi Jen and Anne! Yes, it really is a lovely space... and I'm so lucky to have this really close to my house!
Love the space! And love their mantra. I might write that one down for myself and my own practice. XOXO
Hi Anne Dean! Glad to know the mantra resonated with you as well! Thanks for visiting and commenting :)
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