So far, I am finding the yoga teacher training course a lot more personally challenging than I expected – this is not a bad thing, as I am sure it will lead to significant personal growth. I feel that the course adequately provides the framework, information and environment for me to learn and grow, and it’s up to me to apply myself and make a determined effort to achieve everything I hope for. At the half way point of the course, I have made some progress but have come nowhere near achieving what I am capable of.

One of my expectations was that I’d be able to improve my health and fitness and reduce my chronic back pain, but unfortunately, due to perhaps too much yoga in the first two weeks, with little understanding of correct postures and what was good for my body, my back pain has been considerably worse in the past week. But this is in itself a great help as I’m beginning to learn what not to do as much as what I need to do to care for my body. The challenge with my own health has been a discouraging distraction in the past week, but I will be making a concerted effort in the remaining three weeks of the course to learn as much as possible about yoga and teaching.

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