Yoga Teacher Training

The month I spent in Agonda for my yoga teacher training was unforgettable. There was sweat, tears, mosquitos and pulled hamstrings. It put our bodies and our minds to the test. I learned so much and discovered a lot about myself. Anyone I’ve spoken to about the course says the same thing: It’s hard to put the experience of that month into words: 

Waking up every morning at 6am for a 2 hour practice, on a cliff over looking the ocean; lying in savasana as the sun sets, trying not to let the hundred mosquitos chewing on your flesh ruin your mediation;  laughing like you’ve never laughed before in a yelling meditation, and crying during practice… because it was so powerful that you forgot how fucked your hamstrings are.

The energy you feel from everyone around you and the deep conversations that you haven’t been able to have with anyone before because they would think you’re crazy; The teachers you idolise because of their knowledge and their passion and because they have led you on this transformational journey; The 10-12-14 hours of class and practice a day, followed by your own study and practice, and still being excited to do it all again the next day. The beers at sunset on the beach after the 6th day in a row of class; The herds of cows casually walking by, and standing in restaurants. and did I mention the sweat? Showering, 3 times a day and being drenched in sweat as soon as you leave your cabana.  Eating fish for the first time after 2 weeks and having to miss the morning practice for fear of shitting your pants in downward dog. Deciding finally to become plant based. Having to say goodbye to people that you’ve only known for a month, but after spending 24 hours a day with, feels like you’ve known forever.

I’ve taken away so much more from this experience than a 200 hr RYT qualification and pulled hamstrings. Something inside me has changed. As it does whenever I travel. The challenge now is to keep this lightness alive in me, and to share it with as many people as I can. And that is where yoga truly comes in.