Comments on: 5 Questions to Ask Before Making the Transition to Yoga Teaching

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:45:36 +0000

same here. thanks so much John.

These are the points I’ve been considering.

Cheers
JT

By: Jodie

Jodie — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:44:40 +0000

Thanks for the guidance John. It has made me realise I need to focus on my yoga practice for a little longer before starting teacher training. I am very keen to study with your school!!

By: Barbara Tomasik

Barbara Tomasik — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:02:26 +0000

Hi John,

Thanks for the wonderful article.
I completely agree with points of yours which one should certainly ask to oneself before making tansition to yoga as a profession.

In fact I really like your point when you say raise the question of ” what’s your expectation”.

I did find many people who came into yoga teaching profession and later get frustated because they come for the wrong expectation and many unfortunately don’t have any idea when this profession will start paying back.

With Regards
Barbara

By: Cat

Cat — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:03:06 +0000

Thankyou for this advice it has helped me realise the right course for me.
Very much appreciated.
Thankyou.

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 08 May 2008 02:04:21 +0000

Dear John,
I am so glad that I stumbled across this blog. I have been making some life changing decisions through my practice of yoga. I have been practicing yoga on and off for 20 years, but only in the last 12 months have I been dedicated to it, 3 x 1 hour sessions in a class and 5 x 30 min sessions at home, every week. I am loving the impact it has had on my physical strength, weight loss and my mental health. Alot of ‘issues’ have surfaced for me and I am dealing with those as they arise. I have been an RN for 20 years and for the last 10 of those I have been feeling unfulfilled. I have been trying to step away from mainstream public health for all of that time but the timing hasnt been right. That time is coming to a close and now I am considering how I will earn an income for the next 20 years, woman cant live on mung beans alone! Yoga has been an integral part of that shift. I have been wondering about the physical impact on teaching yoga would have on my 40 year old body. Reading your entry has been the first glimpse of that and I thank you for your honesty. I know that I have a long way to go before I am ready to do the training. There are so many styles of yoga that could be considered, it is difficult to know where to start. Currently I am practicing Ryoho.
I am planning to move to the coast from the Upper Hunter within the next 6 months. I like so many others have always been drawn to the ‘healing’ of Byron. It feels right that it be the place I consider to further develop my yoga practice and take the next step of my ‘journey’. Once again thankyou for the honesty, the taking off of the rose coloured glasses of teaching yoga. Jenni