10,000 Vinyasas

Underwent Yogafit teacher training last weekend–8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.  Kind of long, but somewhat informative and interesting. I suppose it’s one way to teach yoga, although I did notice some similarities with the primary series sequence (by this I mean the order of warm up, standing poses, balance poses, floor work, relaxation.  Of course, I can also see that their insistence on the absolute safest way to do the poses is overkill, except perhaps when teaching very unfit people (seniors, perhaps).  I do notice that the classes I enjoy the most (or are the most challenged in) are the ones where the instructor doesn’t assume that the students can’t do the poses; she just launches in and expects everyone to try to follow. This seems to be true in most fitness classes generally. At any rate, I just have to figure out how to get this community service requirement taken care of.  There seem to be several ideas floating around about it at the moment.

(Update)  I have now a schedule to teach 2 classes a week, at a local school district fitness center.  First class is Tuesday.  Progress!  On another note, I did attain headstand in today’s Ashtanga class, but was unable to pike.  Maybe next time; just the headstand is satisfying, but not confident.