Oct 16, 2018

Emma Edge, United Kingdom

“Wow where do I begin! This has been the most incredible journey that my body and mind have been through in so many ways! I’m not going to lie, the 1st week was intense! I cried, A LOT! Which certainly is not like me. I didn’t think I could carry on knowing that we had to teach that week and all the information we were trying to take in at the same time. My brain must have expanded immensely. (Surely) We practiced Mouna (slilence) 4 hours every day, I found this challenging as it was time with my own thoughts and trying to control them. But then it became nice, just to BE! It was a very calming experience. The breathing, practice and meditation we did everyday absolutely made feel lighter, like weights had been lifted – whether that being by my body changing or my mindset slowly allowing crazy thoughts to disappear… either way it was a good feeling. The support we had from the teachers and all the students was amazing, we built such a wonderful bond together and we were all there for each other on all our high and lows…then, miraculously, by the end of week one we were teaching Surya Namaskara! Nervous as hell but we did it!! It was hard, it was wonderful, I was sad, and I was happy! The emotions that I personally went through were complete highs and lows but oh my goodness sooo worth it! By week 2 we were teaching 60 minutes!! Week 3, our last practicum 75 minutes!! And by that point I was thinking “how am I going to fit all this into a 75 minute class” I was nervous, but as all the teachers constantly repeated “you know this” and once the class began, it flowed freely and felt natural! And I made mistakes, and we laughed! We are human! So, if anyone is interested in doing this course DO IT!!! I feel completely alive after being a part of this truly amazing course and it has certainly changed my life completely, for the most positive ways possible. ?”