Yoga Teacher Training Blog

1. Will I be advanced enough? It’s not uncommon for people to think they have to be advanced to join a Teacher Training program. Although that may be true for many programs, this isn’t the case at Awakened Life. We run our courses at “all levels” so people can participate and be appropriately challenged at any level. Whether you’re a beginner or you’ve practiced for a while, our program will offer challenges and development opportunities […] Read More

It’s tough finding the right School and then sorting through all the different types of Yoga Teacher Training programs.  We get it!  Here’s a list of important questions that any professional and reputable Yoga School should be able to answer quickly and easily.  Whether you are researching an immersion/residential program or your local studio, these questions are relevant and will provide you with great insight! Finding a Yoga Teacher Training that fits you is critical […] Read More

Remembering back when I first started taking yoga classes, I remember chanting in class and wondering what was going on?   What was I saying? What did it mean? Was this a cult? Looking back on that so many years later, it makes me laugh but it does remind how important maintaining our beginner’s mind is. Now, I love chanting, mantras and singing and it feels natural and part of my practice, but this isn’t the […] Read More

  Question #1: How do they interact with you during your research phase? How a school responds to you during you research phase can tell you a lot about what your training experience will be like. Do they respond in a timely manner?  Do they respond at all?  When you get a response, does it feel like the person heard your questions and concerns and answered them appropriately?  Does it feel like they’re available for […] Read More

A few more pointers from our last blog on how to pick the right Yoga Teacher Training for you!  We know, there are a lot of Yoga Teacher Training programs out there, so it’s good to get into the details of what you’ll really learn and how you’ll learn it! Here’s a few tips on asking the right questions around sequencing and the teaching style you’ll be taught in the course. We hope you find […] Read More

There are a lot of Yoga Teacher Training programs out there, with new ones popping up every day. Figuring out which ones are good (and which ones aren’t!) can be really hard, especially if you’re not even sure where to start! To help, we’ve put together a list of things you can think about while you’re doing your research. It will help you clarify what’s important, so that you can confidently choose the right program, […] Read More

It’s hard to go through the month of February with the popular US holiday of Valentine’s Day being advertised everywhere and not think of Tina Turner’s song, “What’s love got to do with it.  Who needs a heart, when a heart can be broken?” It brings me back to my days working a Corporate job and how I often heard people say things like “get a thicker skin” or “leave your emotions at the door!”  […] Read More

You probably don’t know this but our Awakened Life Yoga School office is right near Clearwater, Florida.  When I told a friend where we had moved, she said “oh, I love that name of Clearwater, how interesting to put those two words together!”  How easily we can apply that to the effort we put into our practices of yoga, meditation and other spiritual work.  Settling our mind through meditation so we are fluid and clear. […] Read More

We don’t often think about the quality of our touch or the impact it has on the person who receives it. And yet, it’s a beautiful gift that teaching yoga offers us – the opportunity to touch others in a way that energetically communicates support and encouragement. To touch in a way that doesn’t “correct” or subtly criticize. To touch in a way that isn’t invasive or “poking” at someone. Yoga adjustments that are skillfully […] Read More

I’ve always considered gratitude to be a feeling inside. Something that was felt or some special emotion. And, that when I experienced it, it would bring warm feelings and a sense of great well-being. Instead, my recent experience around gratitude has been more action-oriented. For example, I was having lunch with a friend and her family recently. The portion sizes were really big and everyone had leftovers. I asked the waiter for containers to take […] Read More