Anxiety & Trepidation – Yoga Midterm is here. Part 1

It’s strange – I felt more prepared for my mid-term a week ago then I am this particular Friday. The midterm entails actually teaching the yogasource flow sequence to my partner and being critiqued.  Sounds easy right? Here is the sequence – no notes allowed. Pretty complicated if you ask me...

Yoga Source Flow distorted on purpose - all rights copy righted by yoga source

I am going to meet my yoga partner at Martial Cottle Park. (btw great place to find some peace or host your wedding – my mind is spinning with ideas…)  https://www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/parkfinder/Pages/martialcottle.aspx

Ashley previously mentioned to me that she was going to create flashcards.  I also noticed that an instructor teaching this particular sequence on Wednesday had flashcards.   Taking a lesson from them I decided to do the same and turn away from the above complicated 11 x 17 sheet.  I was able to break it down into ten cards with minimal notes – highlighting key cueing.

So with slight trepidation I begin teaching to my partner, trying to only look at my flash cards when absolutely necessary.  As the music flowed, I watched my partner get into the rhythm of my voice and flow from pose to pose and my confidence started to grow. Of course I missed some cues and got slightly confused, but as all teachers probably do, you wing it until you get them back to where they need to be.  I mean honestly, I highly doubt that any student who is looking for a challenging work out will complain about adding in an additional vinyasa.  As I wrapped up my class going over my time by about 8 minutes, my confidence began to sour.  Ashley then took my body through her class. Not only was my confidence growing, my body was getting stronger, my poses more solid, my focus more present.  As we sat down exhausted at the picnic tables in the shade, slightly burned from the sun, we had huge smiles on our faces.

We sat there for another hour passing back and forth constructive criticism, sharing better ways to cue and really getting into it.  Before we knew it almost 4 hours had passed and man it was hot – 98 degrees or so!

I decided to break from yoga on that high note and hit the pool with my family for some R&R. I had one last chance tomorrow morning to perfect my teaching. 

#WTF did I get myself into #maybepeacful