As a volunteer English teacher in China a few years ago, one of the first phrases I learned to say in Mandarin was "I am a teacher."
Once again I find myself hearing this phrase in my head!
It was a stressful experience to teach my first class. I felt like a yoga baby in that I had only personally been practicing yoga for a couple of months, and the thought of teaching terrified me. I decided to start where I knew: running. I had come to love how good it felt to follow a run with yoga, and learned some techniques from this site my sister-in-law referred me to. Since a lot of my yoga experience was based on running, I started with a routine to follow a run. I ran through my plan several times before, and when I actually got to teach my teacher training friends I felt very comfortable and had a good time. I was so grateful for their positive, helpful feedback! I was surprised at how well they felt I did, and was very happy I had conveyed such a sattvic vibe, according to Syl. That was great to hear.
If my first teaching experience was building from what I knew, my second teaching experience was a step into the unknown. I really want to teach prenatal yoga at some point, so using our teacher manual and the same online site, I came up with a gentle routine for expectant mothers. I got a lot of feedback from moms in the room about what they felt would work in their experience, and I was grateful for that insight since I have never been pregnant before! This will be an exciting area for me to venture into.
My teacher Syl took this photo during my prenatal class during a modified tree pose. My favorite thing about this picture is that I am totally on fire with the glow of the evening sun reflecting off the floor. I wasn't aware of this at the time!
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