Where to begin, right? As you may know, I left for India on November 1 to complete my 500 hours of Akhanda yoga teacher training. I got back on December 18. A lot can — and did — happen in that length of time, and in some ways it’s difficult to talk about. Not because […]
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Should You Do a Yoga Teacher Training?
So, you’ve been doing yoga for awhile. You like it. Maybe it would be cool to teach it to others. Should you become a yoga teacher? Should you do a yoga teacher training? This is a personal question that only you can answer, but lately I’ve been thinking about this quite a bit. When I became a yoga […]

On My Way to India!
Tomorrow, I’m leaving for India and my next 300 hours of yoga teacher training. This is a process that started back in May when I applied for the program. And really, it started long before that…we could go way back to 2007 when I completed my first teacher training at the same school. Afterward, I […]

How to Choose a Yoga Teacher Training Program
Choosing a yoga teacher training program this second time was easy: I wanted to go back and continue my studies with my teacher Yogrishi Vishvketu. When I was wondering how to choose a yoga teacher training program for the first time, I knew two things: I wanted an immersive program (five weeks straight instead of every […]

Managing Setbacks
Back in May, I signed up for my next 300 hours of yoga teacher training. In November, I’m going back to India to the ashram where I did my first training nine years ago to continue my studies with my teacher. The time is quickly approaching, and I’ve been mired in logistics for the […]