I’m not sure if this forum has helped me or just confused me more! There are so many schools out there and it seems ridiculous that people have to slag each other off, surely there is enough business to go around.
I am now baffled as to which school is right for me and would appreciate any helpful real advice from those who have studied in Rishikesh or elsewhere in India.
Thanks in advance,
Sara
[QUOTE=Sara;78048]I’m not sure if this forum has helped me or just confused me more! There are so many schools out there and it seems ridiculous that people have to slag each other off, surely there is enough business to go around.
I am now baffled as to which school is right for me and would appreciate any helpful real advice from those who have studied in Rishikesh or elsewhere in India.
Thanks in advance,
Sara[/QUOTE]
Dear Sara
I didn’t want to reply to your post as personally I’ve not attended any yoga teacher training program. But your search for real advice inspired me to respond here.
First of all, yoga is not an exercise and we all know it. You can easily find many people performing breathtaking yoga asanas but in reality most of them don’t have much respect for what yoga is all about.
We always search for a good yoga school or a good yoga teacher to become a certified yoga instructor but we never look within to check whether we are prepared to be a good yoga student or not.
To be a good yoga teacher, you need to be a good human being (unluckily I cannot define it because of my limited knowledge). Once you feel that you are ready for it, it’s not very difficult to find a good yoga teacher or school which can guide you on the path of yoga.
Most of the schools in Rishikesh have good yoga teachers but personally I’d recommend you to find a school which has/had good yoga students.
Perhaps you might be knowing whatever I’ve written above and on my part I certainly don’t intend to mislead you or project myself as an expert. These are my [U]personal opinions[/U] which might be completely wrong but I’m just happy to share it.
Dear Sara,
I was in a similar dilema last year looking for a yoga school and feeling confused about all the reviews of schools in India.
I finally decided to book Neyyar Dam in Kerla (Sivananda) despite the terrible reviews on trip advisor!
I just hope for the best and try to remind myself its an inward experience- im not expecting luxury but an opportunity for me to spend a month going inward and gaining as much from it as i possibly can!
I personally believe its not all about the school you go to-Some people go and train at schools which are labblled ‘rubbish’ and have an amazing experience & others go to the so called ‘best ones’ and hate the whole thing, even leave after a few days!
I recon most the schools are the same- so just pick one in which you are drawn to there sytle of yoga. Go with an open mind and minimal expectations! (Thats my plan anyway lol)
(Hope this makes sence)
Kind Regards & Goodluck