Is there anything you can do before the course to better prepare yourself?

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t’s an exciting time: you’ve decided to

do the yoga teacher training course.

With any kind of education, you want

to be a little prepared before you

begin. You want to take in all the

information you can to fully understand the

layers of information you need to be a yoga

teacher. Here are some of the things you

can do to best prepare yourself.

Prepare the body

You will want to be doing some form of

exercise daily to build up your strength,

stamina, and endurance. If you’re doing

the yoga teacher training course, it’s

Formulate your plans

likely you’re already invested in yoga. You

should try to get to as many yoga classes

as possible to condition yourself. This is

because during a yoga teacher training

course, you’ll be practicing yoga for a few

hours a day. Doing yoga beforehand will help

you immeasurably.

It isn’t necessary to have a yoga practice.

You may actually find that you’re in a better

position than those who do have a practice

already but are doing it wrong. During yoga

teacher training, you’ll be learning how to

do poses with perfect alignment. It doesn’t

matter how far you can stretch but how well

you keep the body aligned during any given

pose. This is important for you to understand

so you can then pass this wisdom on to your

students. Flexibility and strength will come

naturally throughout the training.

You should try

to get to as many

yoga classes as

possible to

condition yourself