TEACHING YOGA IN JAPAN!!!
I’m going to be teaching OM yoga asana class every morning Sept. 6-15 in Tokyo. The class will be from 9-10:40 am and everyone is welcome!
I will also be teaching in Osaka Sept. 19-21 — classes for beginners and more experienced, and restorative and Yoga Body Buddha Mind. Contact Tokyo Yoga for more details.
I am also giving the very first OM yoga teacher training in Japan. Here is a message for all my Japanese yoga students who might be thinking about joining the training. I hope you join us!
Hello!
I am very excited to be returning to Tokyo Yoga to offer the very first OM yoga teacher training in Japan! Several people have written to me with questions about the training, mostly asking if they are eligible. Every single person that has inquired has definitely been eligible! If you have been practicing yoga for two years then you are ready. Don’t worry too much —- during this training your practice will develop. Each morning we will begin with an asana class so that you get to experience the creative sequencing, precise alignment, hands-on adjustments and meditation-in-motion that you will be learning how to teach. You will get stronger and more stable, curious and confident. It will be fun!
OM yoga teacher training will give you the skills you need to be an excellent yoga teacher. You don’t have to be perfect to take this training. You just have to be willing to try new things, meet new people and mostly, learn about yourself. The main thing is to come with an open mind and an open heart. This process is deep, inspiring and personal. Last year when I was teaching in Japan I found all the yoga students to be very good at listening and learning. They were willing to try new things and it was a lot of fun!
Each day you will learn about the asanas, how to look at a student and an asana, how to do hands-on adjustments, how each asana relates to the others, how to create sequences, how to work with props for beginners and injuries and how to combine yoga with meditation. I will try to answer all your questions and we will work together to help each person become their best. At the end of the training you will feel well prepared to teach yoga. You will feel confident that you have the skills to help your students develop their own yoga practice.
The training in September is Part 1 and includes Surya Namaskar, Standing poses, Twists, Backbends and Meditation. Part 2 in March will cover Anatomy of Yoga, Forward Bends, Seated Poses, Inversions and Relaxation. You will have many opportunities to practice all this with your classmates as well as getting up in front of the group and teaching. That sounds scary but it is also empowering and the only way to really learn how to teach is to practice teaching. As you practice, it gets less scary and more exciting!
I have taught OM yoga Teacher Training all around the world and my students are now teaching OM yoga everywhere! When you graduate from this training, you will become part of our global network of OM yoga teachers and be eligible to join our on-line community which is launching this fall.
In the meantime, if you have any questions please send me an email at cyndi@omyoga.com. You can tell me about your practice and what concerns you have and I will help you.
