Yoga Teacher Training

Before applying for YTT and starting my career, I had to overcome a load of anxiety, shame and fear stemming from the pursuance of something , other than the glorified narrative heap of mainstream academia (ie, its not a business degree - although I do have a business degree). I felt this way even though I am devoutly passionate about yoga and love how good it is for people. I had to break myself over and over and over and over again so I could safely grieve over these conditioned feelings and ideas. ✨

U see, the thing about social conditioning and the dissonant feelings it stirs up, is that it isn’t your fault! Before u even formed your first memory at the age of 2, you were already subjugated to these ideas, in an environment that’s constantly trying to dictate what u should do and who u should be and how you should live. As frustrating as it is, the people who instilled these beliefs in us, didn’t know any better either. Now, I’ve come to realize that, sure, the arousal of these feelings may not be my fault, BUT STAYING in these feelings, absolutely is! ✨

So how do we overcome these feelings? You feel them . You move through them . and you grieve them. I’m sorry but there’s no other way but to sit down and cry about the depths of your despair, for it is only in grief that compassion can arise. And personally, I’ve found that only with compassion have I been able to let things go. ✨

Grieve my darlings, and then from the grief, RISE