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"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else. You are the one who gets burned" -Buddha.
5 years ago I had no idea how true this quote really was. I was and still can be a very angry woman. I've been a self-employed personal trainer for over 10 years. I often used working out as a way to manage my anger. I worked out hard no matter what my body felt like. It became a form of self-punishment. Needless to say, I got injured. A lot.. which only made me more angry.
I reluctantly fell into yoga after a debilitating surfing injury in 2010. Having been a competitive runner for many years, it felt completely foreign to me. My first class I left angry. There were a lot of poses I couldn't do. As a person who's worked in the fitness industry their whole life, this was extremely frustrating.
As the years went on, my body started to change. I started to change. The poses I couldn't do started to bother me less. I started listening to my body and not my ego. I became less angry, less injured, and HAPPIER. Yoga wasn't a workout anymore. It was 75 minutes of breathing that centered and calmed me. It made me love and respect my body, not hate it. I began to feel like I needed yoga to live. That's when I knew I was ready to start teaching.
The Yoga Teacher Training Program I want to do costs $2700 and goes from June 22nd- July 11th. 8:30am-5pm Monday through Saturday. I would be missing 20+ clients a week for those 3 weeks. I would love to start incorporating yoga into my work and into my client's lives, but the financial strain of getting certified has kept me from doing so.
We could all use less anger and hatred and more love and compassion towards ourselves and others. With your support, no matter how small, I can not only be the change I want to see in the world, but I can share it with others!
5 years ago I had no idea how true this quote really was. I was and still can be a very angry woman. I've been a self-employed personal trainer for over 10 years. I often used working out as a way to manage my anger. I worked out hard no matter what my body felt like. It became a form of self-punishment. Needless to say, I got injured. A lot.. which only made me more angry.
I reluctantly fell into yoga after a debilitating surfing injury in 2010. Having been a competitive runner for many years, it felt completely foreign to me. My first class I left angry. There were a lot of poses I couldn't do. As a person who's worked in the fitness industry their whole life, this was extremely frustrating.
As the years went on, my body started to change. I started to change. The poses I couldn't do started to bother me less. I started listening to my body and not my ego. I became less angry, less injured, and HAPPIER. Yoga wasn't a workout anymore. It was 75 minutes of breathing that centered and calmed me. It made me love and respect my body, not hate it. I began to feel like I needed yoga to live. That's when I knew I was ready to start teaching.
The Yoga Teacher Training Program I want to do costs $2700 and goes from June 22nd- July 11th. 8:30am-5pm Monday through Saturday. I would be missing 20+ clients a week for those 3 weeks. I would love to start incorporating yoga into my work and into my client's lives, but the financial strain of getting certified has kept me from doing so.
We could all use less anger and hatred and more love and compassion towards ourselves and others. With your support, no matter how small, I can not only be the change I want to see in the world, but I can share it with others!