urban ashram manila teach training yearbook

PIONEERING BATCHURBAN ASHRAM MANILA 200-HOUR

YOGA ALLIANCE TEACHER TRAINING

MARCH 2012

Fact Sheet:

1. OurTeacherTrainingProgrammakesgreatteachers.Webelievegreatteachersstartasgreatpractitioners.Therefore,theymustunderstandthepracticefromastudent’sperspectiveandbegreatpractitionersthemselves.

2. Theprogramoffersastrongfounda-tionincoreyogaprinciplesandteachingskillsthatareessentialtobecomingasuccessfulteacher.

3. ThefoundationoftheYogaPoserap-proachtotheconceptsofasana-orientedyogaisbasedonthefollowingmantra:keepitsimple,practical,accessibleandeffective.

4. GraduatesoftheTeacherTrainingwillknowtheirownvoiceandhowtouseit

5. Theprogramoffersabroadrangeofknowledgethatprovidesgreaterflexibil-itywhenseekingteachingopportunitiesatyogastudiosandfitnesscenters.

6. Ourteachersarereadytoworkasteach-ersattheendoftheprogram.

7. Theprogramenablesteacherstobranchoutintoamorespecializedfocus,ifdesired,astheirpracticeandteachingadvance.

8. OurTeacherTrainingProgramsarebasedonYogaAlliancestandards.Grad-uatesoftheprogrammayseekaffiliationwithYogaAlliancesasRegisteredYogaTeacher–200(RYT200)andbe

qualifiedtoteachyogaintheUSA.

9. WhenyoucompletetheYogaPoserTeacherTraining,youwillalreadyhavefoundyourownteachingvoiceandyou’llhavealreadyhadexperienceus-ingit,enablingyoutobranchoutintoamorespecializedfocus.Insteadofbeingreadytoteachyourfirstclasswhenyougraduateourprogram,youwillhavealreadydonethatandmuchmore-you’llbereadytobeaYogaTeacher.

Course Outline and Description of Modules:

Thecertificationprogramiscomprisedof180hoursofstudioandclassroomtimeand20hoursofhomework.

TheprogramwillrunfromMarch5throughApril2,2012attheUrbanAshramManila,withweekendsoff.

Classesstartat830amandendat5:30pm.ThedayusuallybeginswithanAsanaPrac-tice,followedbyaseriesoflecturesandworkshops.Therewillbeaforty-minutelunchaswellasmorningandafternoonbreaks.

200-Hour Intensive Teacher Training Program in collaboration with YogaPoser USA

5 March 2012 to 30 March 2012

Techniques of Training and Practice:95hoursThemajorityofthetraining(95hours)occursthroughasanapractice.Overthecourseofthetrainingstudentswillengageinacombinationofthreetypesofasanapractice:

Tightly-focusedworkshop-stylepracticeswherethedetailsofeachtypeofasanaarestudied.Wedividetheseworkshopsintoaboutadozenmajortypesofbodypositionsoyougetadeepandpracticalunderstandingofthechallenges,benefitsandrisksofeach.Eachoftheseisfollowedbyanotherlecture-typeclassinwhichwedis-cussinevengreaterdetailthemanypartsthatputasanatogether,including:howtosequenceasana;howtoadjuststudentswithdifferentabili-tiesandhistories;andhowtoarticulatetheimpor-tantstepstopracticingasanainitsfullestavailableexpression.

Teaching Methodology:25hoursNomatterhowdeepyourownpracticeisorhowmuchyouknowaboutasana,itdoesn’tdoyourstudentsmuchgoodifyoucan’tcommunicatewhattheyneedtohearinaneffectiveway.That’swhattheseclassesarefor.You’llexplorethetheoryandpracticeofpedagogyandandragogy:theartofteach-ingpeople.Throughacombinationoflecture,discussionandrole-playing,studentsexploreissuesandtoolscommontoallfundamentalteachingprecepts,aswellasthosethatapplyspecificallytoteachingyoga.

Philosophy and Ethics of Yoga:30HoursYogapracticewasdevelopedcenturiesagobypeoplewhosawthehumanconditionandhowtoperfectthehumanexperienceinawaythatisstilluniversallyapplicableasascienceofself-improvement.Onewaywecanensurethatyourteaching,nomatterwhatformittakes,isactuallyaboutgoodyoga,istomakesureyouseehowthephysicalpracticeconnectstothesystemthatissoclearlylaidoutintheancientphilosophicaltexts.UsingtheYogaSutrasofPatanjaliasourprimaryguide,you’llexploreandlearnaboutthehistoryandphilosophyofyogainawaythatisimmediatelyusabletoyou.WeteachyouhowtoapplythesimplebutindispensableguidelinesthatarelistedintheSutras.Ourbeliefisthatifyoucan’tuseit,itsawasteoftime.So,wedeliverwhatyouneedwhenyouneeditinlectureswithanemphasisonstudentreflection,discussionandanalysis.

Anatomy for Yoga:20hoursBeforeyoustartaskingpeopletodothingswiththeirbodies,youneedtoknowhowthebodyworks(andhowitdoesn’t).Ouranatomycoursehastwoobjectives:thatyouknowexactlywhatyouareaskingpeopletodoinanyasana;andhowtosequenceasanasoitmakessense.The20-houranatomymoduleisacomprehen-sive,stand-alonecoursedesignedtoteachstudentstheanatomyfundamentalses-sentialforanyteacherofbodymovement,particularlyyogateachers.Again,weteachyouwhatyou’llbeabletouserightawayinourpracticeandteaching.Whenyouunder-standthepracticalanatomyofasana,youcandevelopyourownstyleofsequencingandteachinginawaythatworks.

Practicum:10hoursOurexperiencehasdemonstratedthatstudentslearnsignificantlymoreinarealteachingenvironmentandareabletogainmoreapplicableteachingexperiencethatbetterpreparesthemforjobopportunitiesaftergraduation.So,you’llco-teachactualpublicclasses,observedbyourfacultyandfollowedwithlotsoffeed-back,togainactualteachingexperiencebyemployingtheteachingtoolslearnedduringthetraining.

Independent Study:20hoursTheremainderofthe200hourprogramisfocusedonhomeworkandoutsidestudyinallareasofstudy

The Teachers

James Brown

JamesBrownhastraveledtheworldteachingyogafrombeginnerstorockstars.Heisrenownedfordevelopingcreativeandchallengingcontentfortopyogastudiosandfitnesscentersaroundtheglobe(includingYogaWorks,EquinoxFitnessandYogaGlo).FleafromTheRedHotChiliPepperscallsJames,“Thebestyogateacherintheworld”.HIsimpressivelistofhighprofileclientsalsoincludes:Sting,TheGo-Go’s,RachelWeisz,GillianAndersonandRalphFiennes,plusleadersinbusiness,fashion,politicsandphilanthropy.HehastaughtYogaintheUSA,Australia,Taiwan,HongKong,Thailand,London,andNairobi.Jamesbeganhisownyogapracticein1990andhasbeenmentoredbothasateacherandanAshtangapractitionersince2001byMatyEzraty,globallyacclaimedsenioryogateacherandfounderoftheoriginalYogaWorksinSantaMonica. JamesbeganteachingyogainWash-ingtonD.C.in1996,andin1999becamethefirstAdjunctProfessorofYogaatAmericanUniversitywhereheremaineduntil2001,whenherelocatedtoLosAngelesandbeganteachingatYogaWorks’SantaMonicaflagshipstudio. From2003-2007,JamesservedasaseniorteachertraineratYogaWorkswherehewasakeycontributortothefirsthighlyregardedYogaWorksTeacherTrainer’sGuide.DuringhistimeatYogaWorks,Jamesledover4,000hoursofteachertrainings–educatingmorethan1,000oftheworld’stopyogateachersandhelpinggrowtheYogaWorksTeacherTrainingprogramfromtwoofferingsayeartooverfiftybythetimeheleft. In2007,JamesfoundedYogaPoserandin2010openedtheYogaPoserVenice

BeachYogaHouseiniconicVeniceBeach,CA.Basedontheunderstandingthateachindividual’spracticeisapersonaljourney,JamescreatedascheduleofclassesatYogaPoserthataremeanttocomplementthestrengthsofeachpractitioner. HedevelopedtwosignatureYoga-PoserTeacherTrainingprograms,the200-hourFoundationsofYogaTeacherCertifi-cationprogramandthe300-hourMasterYogaTeacherCertificationprogram,whicharedesignedtograduateuniqueandhighlyskilledteachers.Forpractitionerswhoaren’tlookingforacareerintheyogaindustrybutwanttodevelopadeeperunderstandingofthepractice,JamescreatedtheYogaPoser108-hourRootsofPracticeProgram Jameshasauthoredawiderangeoftelevision,DVDanddigitalcontent,includingtheYogaPoseriTunesPodcast(rankedasoneofthemostpopularyogapodcastsoniTunes),andYogaWorksBodySlimonDVDandExerciseTV.HehasbeenfeaturedonNPR,inTheWashingtonPostandmore.

Maria Villella

MariawasdrawntoYogaafterpracticingclassicalballetfornineyearsandmartialartsforfive.UponcompletionofherinitialteachertrainingatDownwardDogYogaCenterinToronto,MariabeganteachingthereandfollowingworkshopswithvisitingAshtangateachersChuckMillerandMatyEzratyseveraltimes,traveledtoIndiatostudywithAshtanga’sfounderandlateguru,SriK.PattabhiJois.AfteramonthofstudywithhimattheAshtangaYogaResearchInstituteinMysore,shealso

spenttimestudyingatKrishnamacharya’sYogaMandiram(KYM),whichemphasizedamorecustomizedapproachtoeachindividual’spractice,incontrasttothesystematicapproachshe’dlearnedwithJois.Mariainspiresstudentstolearntoconfrontfearandself-acceptancethroughasanapractice.Shedoessowithcompassionandfriendliness,supportedbyavastknowledgeanddeep,personalunderstandingofthespecificsystemofAshtangaandtheuniversalworldofasana,yogapractice,andteachingingeneral. AtYogaPoser,sheleadsAmericanAshtangaGuidedSelf-Practiceaswellasteachinginouradvancedstudiesandlevelone/twoteachertrainingprograms.SheisalsocompletingherstudiesinTraditionalChinesemedicineatEmperor’sCollegeinLosAngeles.

200-Hour Intensive Teacher Training Pioneering Batch5 March 2012 to 30 March 2012

Maria Marrita Pancho

Chris Panis

Aika Rodriguez

Glady Rosales

Leah Sanchez

Tara Santos

Albee Tiu

Christine Yang

Marie Calica

Menchie Castro

Tanya dela Cruz

Nica Hechanova

Lloyd Lee

Marc Macadaeg

Yanti Marduli

Jenifer GraceMartinez

“EvEry singlE sEcond, drop of swEat, musclE discovErEd (and

rE-discovErEd) in this training has madE mE a bEttEr tEachEr and

an EvEnt bEttEr practitionEr.”

MARIE CALICA

1. What’s the one biggest change or realization that you’ll be taking from the teacher training into your life off the mat?

My biggest realization from teacher training is that there are as many yoga poses (or interpretations of poses) as there are bodies. Everybody and everybody is different. I celebrate my own body more now, not for how it should look like in a pose, but by how it just is for that particular practice.

2. What would you say to someone who thinks that they’re just not ready yet for teacher training?

I didn’t think I was strong enough or smart enough or prepared enough to undergo teacher training, and looking back, I really wasn’t. It was the training proper that just made me stronger, smarter, and more prepared to teach.

3. What were the most challenging and most fulfilling things about teacher training?

The most challenging thing about teacher training was understanding anatomy. The jargon and actions were so foreign to me, and I was so stressed while studying for it, but on week 3 when I was reviewing my notes, things simply clicked. Now when I practice, I’m more aware of which muscles are firing and what body part is working.

4. What did you enjoy most about the teacher training program?

I enjoyed learning with a group who was as enthusiastic about yoga as I was. Our shared energy made all the challenges bearable. It made learning fun. It made growing special.

“i rEalizE that bEing a yoga tEachEr mEans continuing to dEvElop in my

sElf practicE so that i havE morE to sharE with my studEnts.”

MENCHIE CASTRO


Before teacher training I was so worried about not being prepared or not being good enough for teacher training. Little did I know that it’s not all about that at all. Teacher training is all about the journey to yoga. Learning more about myself and because no matter what, I am good enough. In fact, the way I am now is pretty marvelous.


If you love yoga and you want to learn about asanas then teacher training is for you. It doesn’t matter where you are in your practice, because teacher training will definitely improve your practice as well.


Yoga anatomy was very challenging for me. I have not really studied a lot of human anatomy since my educational background is in engineering. Memorizing terms and understanding how they work in asanas was really hard. It is also fulfilling because now I have a name for all of the muscles and bones and every-thing else in between that moves or stays stable during asana practice. This knowledge has helped improve my own practice and it is something that will help my future yoga students as well.


The practices were so much fun. Being able to practice for long hours on most days of the week for a whole month was a gift. Being able to share that experience with such a wonderful group of people is something that I will cherish.

“bEcoming a bEttEr pErson doEsn’t mEan bEcoming somEonE ElsE - its

about working with what you havE bEEn blEssEd with and going furthEr

with it and sharing it to othErs.’

TANYA DELA CRUZ


YTT taught me to be kind to myself; I’ve stopped comparing myself to other people and I’ve really started to love myself for what I really am at the moment. I feel more confident than ever and more excited to work on making myself even better each day. The training helped get me to my happiest self and even after the YTT program finished, I’m still smiling non-stop inside and out.


Take the plunge. When you allow yourself to say you’re not ready, you’ll never ever be truly ready. YTT is a life changer, wouldn’t you want life to change (for the better) as soon as you can? :)


It was really challenging physically and mentally. It was really tough to find that discipline to stay in poses and to get the efforts into getting into the poses right. That said, it was so fulfilling once I discovered that my will can really take my body places. Finding that focus, clarity of mind, and strength (inside and out) was priceless. Im stronger, better, and smarter in a lot of ways now more than ever - and this was worth all the challenges several times over. :)


My new set of friends. I really cherish the bonds i have formed with my ytt batchmates. I was so pleasantly surprised to get to know and to connect so well with people who are from completely different circles. It was so fun learning from all of them and sharing the experience with them - they are those friends whom you might not see everyday but every chance you get to spend together is like no time has passed. Every moment is delightful and is so positive. They’re family.

“i hopE for thEm to rEalizE that yoga can tEach us to bE

compassionatE to oursElvEs on and off thE mat and that it

rEally opEns us up to a much lightEr and happiEr pErspEctivE on lifE.”

NICA HECHANOVA


I enrolled in the yoga teacher training program thinking that this could be another career that could just supplement and complement what I already do as a teaching artist. It didn’t really hit me until a few weeks into it how I’ve made a lifelong commitment to my own well-being and happiness and to other people’s wellness as well. Yoga constantly teaches me to be compassionate of myself! I’m learning to always acknowledge where I am, learn to let go and see where and how I can stretch in so many ways.


If finances weren’t an issue, I would say just to jump! It was a leap of faith for me! I don’t regret it at all! I learned so much, made a lot of friends and it has opened up a whole new life path for me!


What challenged me the most was learning anatomy! It was new again for me to sit down and learn a whole lot of terms that I know I needed to digest and under-stand right away and knowing that I would be tested on it! But, once I got into the groove, it was actually very fascinating because it made me understand the human body more and helped me create connections with my own body during asana practice. All the asana workshops, the lectures and friendships I’ve made during training really made my heart much fuller and fatter!


I loved the intensive asana workshops and studying together with my classmates was so fun! I genuinely enjoyed every day! My classmates were very fun to be with and learn with! My teachers were so amazing and they have inspired me to keep learn-ing and practicing!

“yoga is a pErsonal practicE and not a

compEtition with othErs”

LLOYD LEE


To understand the efforts of a pose/asana, we look into its purpose. In life, to better understand the actions of a person. We look into the intention behind the action.


As long they have a passion for yoga, and is ready to commit to a regular practice, then they will surely benefit from teacher train-ing.


The most challenging thing is to leave my responsibilities at my office for one month.The most fulfilling thing is that the sacrifice is worth it. From all that i have learned and the friends that I have made.


Meeting and gaining new friends who have the same passion for yoga and are into sharing their practice to others. Learning a systematic and intelligent way in practicing Vinyasa Flow.

“i hopE that pEoplE who sharE thEir practicEs with mE arE ablE to bEgin

thE long work of sloughing off all thE layErs of muck, and arE ablE to

Establish hEalthiEr pattErns of living.”

MARC MACADAEG


That life is beautiful and worth living and overflowing with possibilities, even for 32-year olds!


I don’t think that one can ever really be “ready” to join teacher training --- and that’s the amazing beauty of it! Yoga is an extremely powerful tool for transformation and every single person gains so much more than what they initially signed up for.


One of the more challenging aspects of teacher training is the physicality of asana. It’s so easy to write asana off as merely a physical practice, but the truth is that the practice of asana segues and delves into mental, emotional, spiritual facets.


I love the new friendships forged through through many hours of shared asana practices, meals, studying and just clowning around! It’s also been such a great pleasure to witness my fellow trainees get revitalized over the course of the training.

“it’s amazing how wE arE practicing and dEaling with our brain, body,

and hEart. it’s a wholE packagE, way to livE a wondErful lifE.”

YANTI MARDULI


Be at the present moment, do my best at the moment that I am in. Accepting and be grateful for who I am.


There will be never a ready moment when we don’t go out there take all the chances and get out of our comfort zone. When you know it’s good for you, take all the opportunities and see what you can do from there.


Be at the studio early morning and not be late. Since I live quite far, so It’s quite a challenge for me, to get up earlier, dealing with all the people on the way. But this teaches me to be more patient with people especially strangers and self discipline. Also memorizing all the Latin terms for the anatomy.


The teachers, co-trainees, the Yoga, and the knowledge that is given everyday.

“EvEryday, EvEry practicE is vEry diffErEnt. first and forEmost always

listEn to your body. whilE its fun and at thE samE timE challEnging to

try diffErEnt posEs it is not worth thE risk of injury.”

JENIFER GRACEMARTINEZ

1. What’s the one biggest change or realization that you’ll be taking from the teacher training into your life off the mat? To always understand that everday on the mat is unique and that real yoga is not we do in class, but what happens off the mat. It is how you carry yourself everyday in your life. In loving with an open heart and in being kind to others.


“Leap and the net will appear.” The most important reason to take a YTT course is to learn and grow. So go and have fun. Just as long as you try and do your best, you will never fail.


Being away from my husband and my children was the most challenging part of the training,its was not easy to be away from my family for the first time but this experience made me stronger as person.


I really enjoyed spending time with my classmates and teachers especially learning from their experience in the manner of ways to better communicate with your students.

“yoga hEals and i want to hElp thEm in my own

littlE ways.”

MARIA MARRITA V. PANCHO


The one biggest realization that I will be taking from the Teacher Training into my life off the mat is that age is not a factor in pursuing one’s dreams. I thought before that at my age that it was too late to be starting a new career or passion after 5 years of getting used to and living a do-mestic life with my family but now I have realized that when an opportunity knocks on your doors, you just grab it especially if it is something that you love and passion-ate about.


Who decides, how would you know and when will you know when to be ready for Teacher Training if you never take that first step? Most dreams are not realized because fear is what is holding us back. Sometimes jumping into the unknown and getting out of our comfort zones bring us to where we need to be.


The most challenging things:-spending less time with my family be-cause I needed to be in school 5 days a week -waking up early at 5:30am because I live far from the studio and sleeping late at around 12-2am depending on the les-sons, assignments and exams the next day-the physical and mental demands of the course-giving up family and social life for a monthwhile the most fulfilling things were :-gaining friends that are for keeps -learning a lot from the course : yoga, anatomy, sanskrit and philosophy-knowing now that I CAN DO ANYTHING I SET MY MIND TO-letting go of what ifs and my fears-instilling discipline to myself-eating healthily-being able to share to others what i love doing : YOGA-becoming a BETTER ME inside and out

“you’d not just lEarn how to tEach yoga but youll also

dEEpEn your practicE, harnEss your skills and lEarn morE things about

yoga”

CHRIS PANIS


The biggest change or realization that ill be taking off the mat is that yoga is not a competition, different bodies work differently. It doesnt matter how far you go, its not all about the destination its the journey that counts more and as a yogi always remain humble and grounded even if you were able to do the most advanced poses.


I personally think before i enrolled in the training is that im really prepared for it and felt that i had an edge because im already teaching. But once youre there youll still feel like an empty pail that needs to be filled. So i think no one cannot be unpre-pared for it as long as you love yoga every-thing will follow.


The most challenging thing in the train-ing was that grasping and incorporating all of the knowledge (asanas, anatomy, philosophy) in my practice and teaching in the span of 200 hours. The most fulfilling would be gaining new friends along the way.


I enjoyed all of the days in the program because each day we learn different things and each time we learn thing we gain a hint of a smile in our faces because were learning more about something we love - yoga.

“makE your practicE your own. yoga is not about showing off what

you can do or forcing yoursElf to bE ablE to do what othEr pEoplE can

do.”

AIKA RODRIGUEZ


The one biggest realization that I got from teacher training is being present in where I am and what I am doing now. In asana, it’s about focusing on the efforts and positions of my body in the pose that I am in. In my life off the mat, it’s about not worrying about the regrets of the past or the what-ifs of the future, and instead just focusing on giving my best in what I am doing and trusting that everything will fall into place.


Believe in yourself. You’ll be surprised to find out how strong you really are, physically and mentally.


Learning the poses were physically and mentally challenging. I’m not the most athletic person so it took a lot from me to stay in a pose for so long. I could feel my muscles burning (tapas! :P) every time we would do our daily 3 hour practices. But it felt amazing to discover how strong I had become by practicing with the right efforts. I never thought I could do the things I can do now and it makes all of that hard work worth it!


What I enjoyed most about YTT are the new friends I got to meet. We all have different personalities and all came from different backgrounds. Yet, we all clicked, and formed a special bond. It’s so much fun sharing this experience with them and I feel so blessed that I am able to learn from these talented people.

“i hopE to impart thE mEssagE that it is most important to comE back

to cEntEr usE this practicE as an ExpEriEncE to lEt somEthing insidE thEm

unfold. “

GLADY ROSALES


The 200 hours have given us important tools by which we can learn and teach, but yoga’s lessons are everywhere - it is really a lifelong learning process.


It is different for everyone. Some people know it after 10 years, some people feel ready in less time. I would say that it takes a certain level of understanding of the practice and a certain level of desire to teach, but only they themselves will know it in their hearts when the best time is. If the opportunity is there when that time happens, then they should go for it.


It was challenging to create a balance between taking care of your body (what with theintense asana workshops and reading assignments at night) and making the most out of this learning experience. The reflective essays were both challenging and fulfilling in that it lets you confront your innermost self, and it is this self-awareness that helps you take further steps in discovering the best self you can be.


The entire idea of going back to school - devoting an entire month for learning and meeting a whole new bunch of good friends along the way.

“i’d likE to bE ablE to bring yoga to pEoplE who

wouldn’t havE triEd it othErwisE.”

LEAH SANCHEZ


I think it would be that it’s possible for me to speak in public.


I don’t think anybody is ever really completely ready. You just have to have an open mind. Be open to learning and open to the whole experience.


The most challenging for me was really getting up and talking in front of a group of people. I’ve always had problems speaking in public so the practicum teaching was really challenging. The most fulfilling for me was being able to overcome that fear of speaking in public.


I really liked the camaraderie among the trainees. It was such a good group of people, everyone was so willing to share what they knew, a lot of really funny

“yoga not only changEd thE way i practicE, but

thE way i livE my lifE.”

TARA SANTOS

1. What’s the one biggest change or realization that you’ll be taking from the teacher training into your life off the mat? The best thing I have learned from the TT was wise use of energy. I learned the value of weighing things first, whether it is worth my time and energy. I also learned that stress, worrying & complaining are a waste of energy. :)


The program is so good & solid that no matter what your present (or perceived) skills or considerations are, you will be ready to teach by the end. IF, you do your job as a learner. :)


The most challenging were the exams, especially anatomy! But also, it was the most fulfilling. I realized that studying for the exams made me understand the concepts better. In the end, I realized I learned so much and it was really very helpful.


Do the people count? :) The whole program, I felt was very good. The structure, the curriculum, the teachers... everything was great!

“my lifEstylE has changEd and continuEs to do so in a good way. i

found my compass and havE alignEd my path to what i bEliEvE is right.”

ALBEE TIU


One of the biggest change as a result of TTP for me is being in the now or present. I learned that overthinking stuff that haven’t occurred yet is a waste of energy.


Teacher training isn’t about what you can’t do compared to others. As long as you are a regular practitioner and committed to learn...then that is all you need.


I entered teacher training in order to deepen my practice. Teaching during the practicum was a challenge for me because initially I had nil intentions of teaching after the program. I, however, realized that sharing the knowledge to people who are willing to learn can be very fulfilling.


Learning from both teachers and classmates. But more importantly, gaining new friends that I consider my second family.

“i would rEcommEnd this training bEcausE it dEmystifiEs a lot of

misconcEptions pEoplE havE about yoga, iE not flExiblE Enough, posEs

too difficult or impossiblE, othEr physical limitations.”

CHRISTINE YANG


Acceptance of the self & things as is. Faith and optimism that every moment today isperfectly unfolding itself towards a better tomorrow.


Whether you think you can or you can’t, you’re right. (This is supposedly a Henry Ford quote that may also have been accorded to other famous people.) So if you think you can you will succeed, but if you think you can’t then it will prevent you from achieving success.


Asanas that I had difficulty with were the most challenging. Most fulfilling was knowing that these difficulties originated mentally rather than physically.


Camaraderie & bonding with classmates/teachers while at the same time learning a lot about something I love to do. What more could I ask for?

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