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Did You Just Click? Embracing Our Realness as Yoga Teachers
It's not uncommon after class for a student to sidle up to me and say something like, “It’s actually kind of nice when your knee clicks... makes you seem more human.” Which is always said in the tone of someone offering a compliment — as if my humanity was in doubt until proven by a rogue joint noise
Morven Hamilton
May 213 min read
Who Do We Want On Our 200 hour Yoga Training Course?
If you’re thinking about becoming a yoga teacher—or simply feeling the pull to dive deeper into your practice—you might be wondering if you’re “ready.”
Let me be clear: I’m not looking for perfection. You don’t need to be able to chant the Yoga Sutra by heart - or, in fact, at all, or twist yourself into eye-watering contortions. Chaturanga isn't on the list of criteria. What I am looking for is something quite different.
200 hour Yoga Teacher Training - Not bendy? Brilliant. You’ll be a better teacher for it.
So many people tell me they’d love to do a 200 hour yoga teacher training but:
“I’m just not flexible enough.”
“I can’t do a headstand.”
“My balance isn't great”
HONESTLY IT DOESN'T MATTER! Did I say that loudly enough?
5 Unexpected Benefits of a Small-Group 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training (like ours in North Somerset!)
If you’re considering a YTT, you might be weighing up options: weekend or intensive? Online or in-person? But here’s one more question to ask yourself — do I want to learn in a large group or a small one?
What If Your “Weaknesses” Are Actually Your Strengths? (Dear New Yoga Teachers, This One’s for You Now you've fnished your 200 hour Yoga Training)
So, you’ve graduated from your 200-hour yoga teacher training. You’ve chanted the final Om, folded up your manual, and maybe even taught your first few classes.
And now… cue the inner critic. I want to talk about some of the common “weaknesses” new yoga teachers experience — and why they might actually be signs that you’re right on track.
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