Deepen practise first then maybe teach?

Yoga Teacher Training
#1

Hi everyone,

I have only just joined the forum after being a quiet observer over the years. I have been practising yoga on and off over the last 5 years and love a variety of styles.

I would like to deepen my practise and go on a Yoga teacher training course. My thoughts is that I would like to experience a course mainly to deepen practise and knowledge and if a path for being a teacher follows… then this naturally will happen (or perhaps it won?t happen) - either way I would like to experience it.

I?m based in the UK (London) and have looked into weekend courses (as I work full time) and a few intense courses abroad. It?s quite difficult to get a lengthy time off work but I think I could manage 3 weeks.

The styles I am most drawn to is Vinyasa Flow / Ashtanga.

A few questions to those who have completed various courses:

Do you have to be 100% decided to be a teacher to go on the course or can you be someone (like me) who would like to deepen their practise?

Could I get the same kind of intensity by doing a part time course?

Does anyone have recommendations for a course that lasts around 3 weeks.

Thank you for your help in advance

:stuck_out_tongue:

#2

It is a great idea to do a TTC just to deepen your practice and knowledge …even if you never intend to become a yoga teacher.

Part time courses can be great because you have time in between sessions to practice what you have been taught.
On intensive courses you are only practicing teaching experienced yogis which is very different to teaching a regular class.

3 weeks is too short to become a yoga teacher…

#3

If your target is to be a teacher then make it a true objective and quit job to learn indepth knowledge. If your target is to get certification (crashcourse) then there must be many studios in UK who provide 2-3 weeks certification (Not TTC).

#4

[QUOTE=Pawan;76352]If your target is to be a teacher then make it a true objective and quit job to learn indepth knowledge. If your target is to get certification (crashcourse) then there must be many studios in UK who provide 2-3 weeks certification (Not TTC).[/QUOTE]

Hi Pawan,
My objective is that I would like to explore the possibilty of teaching yoga. I dont have any reason to do a crash course as I am in no hurry to become a teacher. Just early stages of looking into this. However my annual leave would only allow 3 weeks off maximum so my only hope of an intense immersion coure would be restricted to this kind of timeframe.

However I do want to deepen my practise first before quiting my job to do a long teaching course (when I havent even decided if thats right for me).

#5

[QUOTE=yogacambodia;76346]It is a great idea to do a TTC just to deepen your practice and knowledge …even if you never intend to become a yoga teacher.

Part time courses can be great because you have time in between sessions to practice what you have been taught.
On intensive courses you are only practicing teaching experienced yogis which is very different to teaching a regular class.

3 weeks is too short to become a yoga teacher…[/QUOTE]

Thank you Yogacambodia for your positive response :slight_smile:
Not in any real hurry to pass my teaching qualification, just trying to find the right environment to make an informed decision whether teaching is the right path for me. So if I made that decision at the end of a TTC (after deepening my knowledge) I would continue to study to become a teacher (and take a longer course, maybe abroad in India etc)

So in regards to the 3 week course, this really wouldn?t be my first option in regards to being a teacher, but a feasible amount of time to deepen practise.

So happy to commit to a 3 week course (even non TTC) that’s aimed at deepening practise (as this is the longest amount of time I can take off work) or a weekend TTC course over a period of time. As long as gives me an incite into the teaching path.

I am leaning towards the longer course option and maybe go on a few Yoga retreats.

Again thank you for taking the time to respond, appreciated.

#6

Hello everyone,
I didn’t know more about yoga but i heard about the yog guru named Baba Ramdev. Now a days doing yoga is so important thing for health. Yoga is considered to be a complete solution to all physical and mental health problems, leading to a healthy lifestyle.

#7

Namaste MsPhoenix and good to have you join the discussions on the forum! :slight_smile: As for your thread, I myself have been a yoga practitioner for about 5 years and have no plans to start teaching. However, I too think that it would be very enlightening to take up a teacher training at one point. Currently, I am on internship in Sushumna Yoga Shala (hence, the username :D) and we, of course, offer teacher trainings as well. What I like about ours is that the leading teacher (Sonja Appel) tries to actually emphasize how a teacher training is largely NOT about getting a certification to teach, but it is in fact about deepening one’s practice and learning to know oneself. The training that we are preparing now is actually even called “A path on the way to rediscovering that we come from enlightenment”. With this title, we try to indicate that teacher training is really about getting closer to the yogic philosophy and shaping one’s practice, because everyone has a different, unique practice, but the underlying assumption of everyone’s practice will always be the same - enlightenment. :slight_smile:

Feel free to check out our video review of Sushumna teacher training: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw5IEEv2_Io

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Om shanti.