Why Teacher Training: The Power of the Unspoken Lessons in CorePower Yoga's TT Programs

When I enrolled in CorePower Teacher Training fifteen years ago, no one asked me why. Maybe it’s not that surprising. The purpose is spelled out in its name, after all. I was training to teach yoga. Or was I? I had a fulfilling marketing job and was in graduate school. I loved my yoga classes and was inspired by the teachers, but I didn’t want to be a yoga teacher.

I can safely say that more than half the people in the training with me didn't want to be yoga teachers either. To this day, I remember each of them vividly. Spending 200 hours together in a sweaty room, peeling back the layers of ourselves will unite people quickly.

Did we learn how to teach yoga? Absolutely. Did many of us teach after the training? Yes. Are some still teaching 15 years later? Again, yes (and candidly they’re some of the best yoga teachers out there). But the journey shaped us into more than yoga teachers. It allowed our inner selves, seeking a way into the light, to begin to take shape. At least, that’s what CorePower’s Teacher Training did for me.

I can see the person I was then so clearly now. (Perspective is a beautiful and untimely thing). On the surface, I was right where I’d envisioned, doing all the things I’d set out to do. Yet I still felt a little lost, searching for something. I found it in CorePower Yoga Teacher Training (TT).

Turns out, it wasn’t something tangible. And it wasn’t any of the goals or dreams or rewards I’d willed myself to achieve in the myriads of journals I’d poured myself into over the years.

I found a truer version of myself. And in doing that, my life set out on a different path. A path that led me to love, a community of deep and meaningful connections, and a new career. A path I can confidently say I would not have discovered without CorePower TT.

How did a program designed to train yoga teachers help me find my true self and a more meaningful life? It sounds unimaginable. For me, the magic of TT lies in its unspoken lessons. Within anatomy and yoga philosophy, I was learning about the shared human experience. While we broke down each yoga pose, I was peeling away layers of shame and fear. As we practiced teaching, I was practicing vulnerability.

TT taught me how to teach a safe, effective, and dynamic yoga class.

It also taught me:

• The power of my voice

• The value of community

• Greater self-awareness

• How to harness my unique gifts

I have applied these lessons in everything I do. They are priceless to me. Whatever part of my 30-year-old self compelled me to sign up for TT, I’m grateful it spoke up loud enough. I look back on it as the pivotal moment that changed the trajectory of my life.

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