When I signed up for the YTT, I was asked an important question, \u201cDo you want to teach when you finish the YTT?\u201d Although it was an obvious question, which I should have easily been able to answer, it wasn\u2019t easy for me. In my view, it was a loaded question. Will I be good enough to teach? Will people listen to me? Do I have to be able to execute every pose perfectly to teach? It was a scary question \u2013 because it directly questioned my confidence.<\/p>\n
In this YTT, I have learned so many valuable lessons about teaching because we have a wonderful example from the teachers we are currently learning from every day. Not only are they delivering information and teaching us the techniques we need to perform, but they are also cultivating confidence. With the supportive environment we experience every day and the multiple chances we get to \u201cfail\u201d now so we don\u2019t make those mistakes later, they are building us into strong teachers.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s very empowering to impart knowledge on people. It\u2019s exciting to learn something well enough to be able to explain it in detail. Don\u2019t get me wrong \u2013 I\u2019m not saying that I know everything. That is far from the truth. But, our teachers say the same thing. It is a process \u2013 we should always be learning, always expanding our practice. In this YTT, I have been taught a valuable lesson \u2013 courage. So, now, instead of wondering IF I will teach when this course is over, I think WHEN?<\/p>\n
-Patricia Makatsaria<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When I signed up for the YTT, I was asked an important question, \u201cDo you want to teach when you finish the YTT?\u201d Although it was an obvious question, which I should have easily been able to answer, it wasn\u2019t easy for me. In my view, it was a loaded question. Will I be good […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[122],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"\n