Stretching Myself: Becoming a Yoga Teacher
5 ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ɪ ʟᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴅ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴍᴏᴅᴜʟᴇ ɪ 1. ʏᴏɢᴀ ɪꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰʟᴇxɪʙʟᴇ, ɪᴛ'ꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪʟʟɪɴɢ This is written on the door of the YTT studio and it could not have been any more welcoming for me! Many people, (myself included) assume you have to have the litheness of Simone Biles to partake in yoga. Luckily for me, (my hips and hamstrings are tighter than a clam with lockjaw) yoga has a place for the nimble and the not-so-much! If you're a malleable creature then you will excel at poses like backbends and if strength is your forte you will nail asanas like handstands. Yoga is akin to a five star resort for the mind and body and it is absolutely all inclusive. 2. ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴏʀʀʏ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ This is one of my mantras in life. Yoga places the highest emphasis on the most important thing we can control, our breath. Yoga breathing is known as pranayama and is the foundation of practice. During yoga, it is important to inhale when you are opening