What Is It Like To Do A Yoga Teacher Training

What Is It Like To Do A Yoga Teacher Training

Way back almost a decade ago, I had an overly inflated idea of what it meant to become a yoga teacher. As well as the importance of doing a yoga teacher training (YTT). 

The YTT I took was never like what was in my head, it was hard, it was anxiety-provoking, it was fun, and at the end of the day, it led me to realizing my own personal issues. 

And this led me to becoming more comfortable with who I am genuinely. And this is the key to being a good yoga teacher. In this blog I will talk about the main aspects of what it is like doing a YTT.

The Space

Make time to go visit the space you will be doing the yoga teacher training at. So if you have a chance prior to even paying or registering for the YTT check out the space in person.

At a minimum check it out on Google Images and Google Maps. This will take away a lot of anxiety that happens on the first day when everybody meets at the space for orientation.

The Schedule

Yoga teacher training can be done on weekends  or few days a month over a year. But regardless of the option, the daily YTT set up is usually the same with them all. 

Basically, when students arrive in the morning they do a yoga class, then theory is discussed – poses and yoga topics. Then there is lunch, then another yoga class, doing poses practically and then at the end of the day another yoga class.

Full Time or Part Time?

As mentioned above, getting your training over a few weeks with an intense yoga teacher training makes it very hard to incorporate all the information that you’re learning. This is because the number of yoga topics covered  will be almost 20. 

On the other hand, doing a YTT part time – like  a weekend once a month –  is a much more palatable way to take the YTT information. But the  issue doing a YTT this way is it less transformational in its effects.

You Will Feel Emotions 

One of the first questions that is always asked on the first day of a YTT is: why you are doing the program. Most people say they’re doing it to become a teacher. 

It’s an obvious normal answer, but many people don’t seem to realize that even if they’re not aware of it, subconsciously, they are there to deal with their own issues.

If you’re not ready to challenge yourself emotionally and take on transforming yourself to a better you; then you will struggle doing a yoga teacher training.

Summary

The experience of doing yoga teacher training is a great thing. But preparing for it with these things in mind will make it even more transformational.