People ask me, why do I teach yoga? I am reminded of a quote by Maya Angelou, it goes something like this - People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel.
Teaching yoga is about standing on the other side of the mirror. When I practice on my mat, I am in my own space, contained yet free to explore my inner self. But as a teacher, I have the privilege in being in other peoples' spaces. It is about discovering, renewing and strengthening the bonds that connect us. And when I sense that yoga has met a student exactly where they are, that feeling is indescribable, unlike anything else I can hope to experience. It is at once a powerful yet humbling feeling. Practice and teaching go hand in hand, like 2 sides of a coin. I am at once a teacher and a student.
Teaching yoga is about standing on the other side of the mirror. When I practice on my mat, I am in my own space, contained yet free to explore my inner self. But as a teacher, I have the privilege in being in other peoples' spaces. It is about discovering, renewing and strengthening the bonds that connect us. And when I sense that yoga has met a student exactly where they are, that feeling is indescribable, unlike anything else I can hope to experience. It is at once a powerful yet humbling feeling. Practice and teaching go hand in hand, like 2 sides of a coin. I am at once a teacher and a student.
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