I came back to the owner of the studio after taking barre classes and said we needed to teach this. The reason I knew about it was because I loved trying new workouts to enhance my yoga, and because I dabbled in ballet growing up, I gravitated to anything ballet and fitness. It became its own craze though our town of Tustin hadn’t caught wind of it yet. Through that experience I learned more about weaving together movements that were safe for the body and I even had the audacity to create my own “form.” However, this time, although deeply embedded in yoga fundamentals of which movements to do, this new form was all cardio, a totally different genre of music and all low impact and heart pumping, it was “ballet barre.”īallet barre is a blend of ballet and cardio exercises. It became like an art and science project for me. Every song was supposed to touch on a different feeling and inspire someone to give just a little more in a particular pose. Even, choosing the playlist for my yoga classes was a fulfilling task. It was one of the most fulfilling times in my life. My days became filled with yoga teaching and with continuing my studies. She got me my first teaching gig at a local studio called Enerji Fitness (now called Enerji Barre). I blossomed as a teacher! Albeit, I did not end up an academic teacher but a yoga teacher, but I was a dedicated yoga teacher. I was hesitant, but because of her sweet way, I agreed to teach her, and we held weekly classes in my parent’s house for a number of months. Sarah’s encouragement fueled my passion. However, once my best friend Sarah learned I was a full-fledged teacher, she asked if I would give her a class. After all, it wasn’t really supposed to be a career path, it was just a reward for myself. It was such a great feeling to have this tool, yet I had so much stage fright of actually teaching that I didn’t bother to look for any teaching jobs. But the curious thing was that I hadn’t actually framed any of those, so it would have been odd after years and years of studying to suddenly have just my yoga certificate on the wall! But that’s how proud I was of that accomplishment – I became a teacher! A teacher with the capacity to help connect people to their mind, body and soul. When I was certified, I so wanted to frame my certificate and put it up on the wall with my other academic achievements. After the popular “Socratic” method law schools use, I thought I could handle anything, but yoga teacher training was a different animal. Not to mention having to get up and teach in front of a room of experienced teachers who would critique your every cue and movement – it was no walk in the park. Multiple books on Patanjali’s 7 Limbs, hours and hours of lessons on yoga as an ancient practice, lots of Sanskrit to memorize, as well as in depth study on the history of yoga. We had lectures on musculature and anatomy. The training course was surprisingly more rigorous than I ever expected. I never actually thought I had what it took to become a full-fledged teacher. When I say teach, my intention was teaching myself to grow deeper in my practice. The feeling of stretching and flushing out toxins, negative energy, frustration, while building strength and teaching myself how to breath, were all things I wanted to learn in more depth and, eventually, to teach. I cherished not requiring medication for all the different feelings I’ve had throughout my adult life whether it was anxiety, depression, loss of focus, too much energy, or the run of the mill aches and pains, I always turned to yoga. It also kept my feet on the ground when I was flying high, whether from planning my wedding or completing my studies. Yoga got me through sticky times in my young adulthood, from soured relationships, to poor scores on my legal exams. ![]() This all happened when, after a tedious and challenging few years of getting myself through law school, I rewarded myself with an entire summer off to become certified to teach yoga. And in the journey to my “career,” I became one myself….a yoga teacher.Ī yoga teacher? Yes, a yoga teacher, which eventually led me to coming a ballet barre instructor. I was influenced so much by the vibe of teachers. Each teacher brings his or her unique love of learning and educating to the students. Teachers are caregivers and authority figures children experience separate from their own parents. ![]() ![]() I pray you both never cross the line and say mean and terrible things to each other, I pray you are not constantly apologizing for your bad behavior, I pray you will complement and enhance each other’s best qualities, and lastly, I really hope you fall in love with a teacher!”Ī teacher? Of course, a teacher! I have always loved my teachers growing up. I recently told my 4-year-old son the following, “son, I pray you fall in love with someone you call your best friend.
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