Day Two of Yoga Teacher Training

After the excitement of the very first day of Yoga Teacher Training, the second day was equally amazing and so packed with hands-on learning.

I absolutely love that we start our day with a yoga practice and meditation, and on this day we also finished with another yoga practice.

Some of my random thoughts from day two:

- I had only experienced chanting and Om at one local class and at the Wanderlust Yoga Festival, very briefly. It felt a little odd back then, but now that I have learned a little more about it, the meaning, the purpose, and how to do it... it doesn't feel so uncomfortable. I can't say I love that part yet and I was really nervous to lead the group

into Om for practice, but I am learning.

- There are SO MANY types of yoga. We brainstormed as a group and listed so many types! The majority fall into Hatha Yoga branch of yoga, which is what we are learning.

- Sun Salutation A was a big focus that day and I was a bit lost. I've done Sun Salutation before but I realized I never really memorized it.

- Yoga is so, so, so much about the breath. We did an interesting exercise that really drove that home for me, on a teaching point, how important it is to give the right breath calls during a class. The kind-of-fun exercise was doing the Sun Salutation but the teacher told us the wrong breath cues. For example, exhaling as we bring our arms up over our heads.

- Pingala Nadi, the nadis and the chakras are all things I look forward to learning a lot more about.

- As much as I love the physical practice, I know I am also so thirsty about learning all about yoga, the history, the philosophy, everything!

- Doing this training makes my weeks even more full, but truly I love learning and I am so grateful I can do this.