We are going into our sixth year providing yoga teacher training programs in NC and beyond. Our programs are trauma-informed meaning that we teach soon-to-be teachers to understand that this is a people-focused practice. We don't subscribe to a certain methodology, but instead, one that recognizes actual humans in the room who have likely experienced some type of trauma in their lives. We believe in training yoga teachers in scope of practice, reminding them that they are not therapists (unless they are) and that verbal cues can be just as, if not more, effective than hands-on assists. We believe in teaching soon to be yoga teachers that everyone is bringing something into the space and that our job is not to know every facet of students lives, but instead to teach a class that invites students to be courageous, to reclaim their power by offering agency through the whole experience, and to practice harm reduction.
We believe in creating conditions for people to feel welcome in yoga spaces, to create a pricing structure that gives agency to the students based on their financial situation
Of course, there is A LOT more to yoga teacher training but those are some of my biggest hopes. The amount of trauma that can get stirred up through a yoga class is intense. Instead of bragging that we 'taught a juicy hip opening class that cost $25' maybe, as teachers, we recognize what may live within the body from ACE and invite inquiry in a courageous space for people to begin releasing years of tension that their bodies have carried AND offer a reasonable pricing structure so when we say "all are welcome" we truly mean all. One breath at a time. One day at a time. But if you feel like you have been looking for what I call, "yoga for the rest of us" consider a class or even training to become a teacher to share the amazing benefits of this practice with the world.
I'm proud of the work that we do and it's been profoundly impactful within our community. More details can be found at k10yoga.org
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