Overcome those self-doubts and embrace the teacher training journey,

says Judy Hirsh Sampath

You are enough

D

o you have dreams of becoming a yoga teacher

or a yoga therapist? When you experience the

immeasurable power and magic of yoga, how it has

become an ally in getting you through the difficulties

life throws at you...and you have first hand

experience of the miracle of the body to repair and heal itself...and

you have deep gratitude for having yoga in your life...it’s natural to

want to share it with others

Is there something getting in the way?

I hear a lot of excitement and good intentions from people thinking

about training to become teachers and therapists, but there is often

the self-doubt part, the inner critic that comes forward: “I don’t know

enough”, “My postures aren’t perfect enough”, “I don’t have enough

confidence”, “What gives me the authority to teach others?”

Reading between the lines is, “Even though I am already

successful in other areas of my life – whether as a school teacher,

manager, leader, parent, speaker, healer, human being – I am not

confident enough about my postures, my knowledge, or myself to

be a successful yoga teacher.”

Just imagine if you could empower yourself and others to

be enough!

To address the above doubts, training courses are not only to

gain knowledge and acquire skills but to learn how to apply them.

By the end of the training, you should have more than a certificate:

you should have the confidence to take your own yoga out into the

world and then use all your skills to educate others to do the same.

A thoughtfully created teacher training course will foster the