103: 5 Things I Didn't Think Yoga Teacher Training Would Teach Me

10 weeks have passed since I started Yoga Teacher Training with Essence of Living here on the Gold Coast, that means I'm done! Certified yogi: tick ;) I seriously can't believe how fast 10 weekends went. That's 20 days. 200 hours. Boom. Going into the training I knew I would learn a heap of stuff. I mean I was about to spend 10 weeks in yoga land... how could I not learn some cool stuff? BUT I wasn't prepared for the epicness of the learnings and the changes that I went through. From the get go, I had this knowing that I was supposed to do my yoga training... it wasn't a matter of if, it was just a matter of when. So to be able to finally go on this adventure was a freaking blessing in itself, and thank you to Michelle, founder of Essence of Living for having the belief in me and for making this happen. But let's get into the good stuff... you're here because you wanna know the surprising things I learnt BUT let's quickly cover the unsurprising stuff I learnt... (all kind of duh moments)... epic yoga technique (during the 10 weeks I did a total of 91 hours of yoga practice... that's a lot I reckon), so my down dawwwgs are pretty much #onpoint most days #10xselfbelief ;) really cool breathing techniques aka pranayama that literally change your thoughts in minutes and the physicality of your body (if you do them enough)... that's freaking cool. I'll be sharing some of these inside our next Challenge! some Sanskrit. This is the ancient Indian language that the yoga teachings are written in. One of my goals for 2017 was to learn a new language, I feel like this could almost tick that off :P. Because, Utthita Hasta Padangustasana. Seriously, that is so fun to say. Extended-hand-to-big-toe pose if you're wondering (you totally were). how to meditate. I also got a hell-o-va lot more inspired to meditate too... because we talked about the benefits A LOT (that's like a whole other 50 blog posts). bones, muscles and all the systems of the magical human body. That I have an 'Ether' body type. Ok so this wasn't really a duh moment because I didn't really know there were different body types like: air, fire, water, earth and ether... but because this was part of the Ayurvedic day we did it wasn't a surprise that I learned this. Basically, it means that I should learn lots and focus on the big picture/creativity ;). Ok yay, for better yoga and yay for all that cool stuff... but let's get to the juicy stuff. The stuff that came out of the woodworks and hit me like a big freaking AHA! moment more than a few times during the 10 weeks. Enthusiasm is a super power we all have... you just have to use it I love being enthusiastic about pretty much everything, it makes life way more fun and magical. I was described as 'Carla is very enthusiastic' multiple times on school reports. I remember looking it up in the dictionary in year 5. Ready for the surprise? Being enthusiastic about your goals, your life and realising your higher purpose makes it all come to reality faster. It's not woo-woo crap. Think about it. If you're enthusiastic about what you're doing, if you're truly excited and passionate OF COURSE it's going to come faster... because you're actually doing. If you were complaining, procrastinating and taking zero action, then you'll get zero results or change. Flashback to high school when I wanted the lead role in the school musical. I enthusiastically asked my Mum for singing lessons so I had the best chance at scoring the lead. I practised every day. I prepared. I was excited and shared my enthusiasm with the Director of the show (pretty much every day until the audition :P, over kill? Maybe!). Either way, I got the lead. Even though I wasn't the best singer, the best dancer... I showed up with enthusiasm. Be impeccable with your words Choose your words carefully and speak only when you truly have something meaningful to say. I LOVE to talk. Em and I recently realised how many random conversations we have when we're working. It may be because we spend so (too) much time together that we run out of 'normal' stuff to talk...

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