Hey pals! As we speak I’m excited to share with you that Dave and I at the moment are 200 hour licensed yoga instructors. On the finish of July, we began the certification program on the Lotus Pond studio in Tampa. I wished to hitch this system to study to belief my physique once more after my surgical procedures, in addition to to enhance my energy and stamina, and to know myself higher. It has been an incredible journey.
In regards to the Lotus Pond
The Lotus Pond is a lovely, peaceable oasis close to Citrus Park that gives all kinds of yoga, instructor trainings, meditation, workshops, retreats and extra inside a form, welcoming neighborhood. They provide lessons seven days every week, normally beginning at 9am.
The Lotus Pond was based by Val Spies, an E-RYT500 licensed Kripalu yoga instructor and Chopra Well being & Meditation instructor and Chopra Wellness Coach. It’s at present co-owned by Katie Beene, an E-RYT500 YACEP teacher with over 2,500 hours of instructing expertise. Alyssa Liadis is the opposite co-owner, RYT 200.
Different Yoga Instructors
Considered one of my favourite instructors on the Lotus Pond is Meagan Lynn Pilawski, RYT 500. She is an attuned Chokopa Shamanic Reiki Grasp and holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Masters of Science in Medical Hashish Science & Therapeutics from the College of Maryland Faculty of Pharmacy.
I really like the lessons that she teaches, in addition to her solstice ceremonies.
Our Yoga Trainer Coaching Instructors
From left to proper: Katie, Cordelia, Ryan, Dave, and Chris
The first lecturers for our program included Katie, Ryan, and Chris. We additionally had a number of different instructors who got here in to share their experience, together with Manasa Kanithi and Larissa Corridor Carlson, who have been superior.
Our Class
Our classmates went from strangers to a heat, sort neighborhood that I really like. I’m so grateful for the shared experiences we now have and I’m so pleased with everybody!
Why White?
Your complete class was required to put on white for our commencement ceremony to represent purity. The final time I wore all white like this was for my teenage baptism.
What I’m Sporting
I assumed my BlackMilk Gothic Royal Shirt (LE, discontinued) could be excellent for commencement as a result of it’s beautiful with a lot of delicate lace element. I purchased the Vigorous Ghosts White Apparition Skirt for my bottoms as a result of I owned no white bottoms. The skirt has pockets, yay! For a tiny pop of coloration I wore my Betsey Johnson Midnight Backyard Snake Collar (LE, discontinued).
Ultimate Ideas
Going via yoga instructor coaching on the Lotus Pond was life altering in so some ways. Primarily, it shifted my worldview much more to the left. I’ve extra compassion in the direction of people I don’t know who’re trapped within the tales that they inform themselves.
I’m so grateful that Dave and I accomplished the yoga instructor coaching collectively, in addition to for the neighborhood we at the moment are part of. I’m additionally grateful to our chosen household and family members who helped help us via this over the previous yr.
Doing yoga has helped me to turn out to be extra assured in my physique, in addition to improved my well being and psychological nicely being. It’s positively a everlasting life-style change for me.
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