Teacher Training Week 4: The Embracing Community

CorePower Yoga’s Teacher Training is halfway through! Cori and the rest of the Grant Studio trainees spent week four appreciating the safe haven of the CPY learning environment. Read on to discover what is has been like to learn the C1 sequence. 

What have you gained from teacher training so far?

The opportunity to learn more about myself.  The training community has provided me with a safe haven.  It is a place where complete self-expression, honesty and passion for life are totally encouraged!

What was the focus of this week’s class? How can you apply it to your everyday life?

This week we finished up with our posture clinics for the Triangle through Surrender series.  It feels great to finally have completed the entire series!

What has challenged you this week?

Learning the Sanskrit for each posture has been a challenge for me, but I’m getting there!

What was your favorite moment this week?

At the end of class on Wednesday night, we did an Om circle. The energy was incredible, and it was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced before. The group has already built such an amazing, strong connection in just four short weeks. So far, the Teacher Training experience has been awesome on many levels, but it’s the people that have made it overwhelmingly special!  

How has your practice changed?

I feel way more focused on my mat. This journey is teaching me to break bad habits and shift my thinking, both on and off the mat. 

How has your view on yoga instructors changed?

Because we have been focusing so much on breath-posture-cue, now in class, I find myself listening to every single cue the teacher says and seeing how it feels in my body.  Right now, I am trying to soak up and learn as much as I can from every teacher I take a class with. 

What do you still hope to learn? 

This weekend we have our anatomy lecture, which I think will be really interesting (even though I’ve never been one for science!).