Why Invest in a Yoga Teacher Training Program?

It is way too easy to wave off opportunities to gain your yoga teacher certification. That’s for the most flexible-capable-strong-knowledgeable-spiritual yogis, right? Wrong. This is a powerful chance to advance your own personal practice…the teaching stuff comes later. 

There is something magical about joining together with other people motivated by the same goal. Somehow, we learn a little bit more about ourselves and about the world and about being human in these situations—no matter the circumstance. 

When you embark on your teacher training journey, 200 hours sounds like a ruse. Really? Just 200 hours? But, have you ever spent 200 hours digging in to your own beliefs, morals, and values, in a way that is spiritual, physical, philosophical, and absolutely breathtaking all at once? In fact, when have you really had the chance to sit down with you and get to know what is really in there behind all of the mundanities of everyday life? The grocery lists, dentist appointments, and Instagram stories will be right where you left them, promise; just take a little detour. 

All this to say, a teacher training maybe shouldn’t be called a “teacher training” but rather a “soul-searching-sit-down-with-you-and-make-change-extravaganza!” If you teach after this truly metamorphic experience, all the better.

So, with the case presented for jumping feet-first into a yoga teacher training—lets offer some finer details to sweeten the deal. 

First off, you love yoga. Something magnetic has already pulled you to this rich and beautiful practice. Why not dive deeper into something that brings you so much peace, happiness, and clarity?  And… why not learn how to share this passion with others? 

Yoga is more than just some postures and breathwork. The profound history of this practice is steeped in powerful philosophy, ancient and sagacious texts, and guidelines for living lightly and kindly on this earth. Diving into the complexities of yoga with your own questions and sense-making, will allow you to enrich lives around you with your own developed wisdom and insight. 

Secondly, sometimes life gets stagnant and we get caught in ruts and routine and we forget what really makes us feel alive and connected—to ourselves, to others and to the world. Investing in yourself and participating in a yoga teacher training is a sure-fire way to accelerate transformation in your life. You already know the feeling; gliding out of yoga class, on top of the world and sure beyond sure that at this moment in time, you are the very best version of you.  During a training, you work as a collective to ride this high and make it stick. Sometime during those sacred 200 hours together, you realize that you aren’t watching a powerful change take place but that you are more so feeling it in and around you. This surge of change from within is a reflection of a powerful moment in time and is really just the world asking you to shine your brightest and to shine together with others because the world needs your/our light. 

Third, in a chaotic and ever-changing world, a yoga teacher training provides you with an immediate microcosm of like-minded individuals and a community that will be your support network as you embark on this new life journey. 

We learn quickly that we are all knit of the same fabric and that our own change is intertwined with the people and ideas that surround us. Your fellow trainees will always be a part of your transformation story and will most likely stay a part of your life in some way. Spending 200 hours with the same people means that they got to see you on your best days as well as your worst—and believe us, these programs can get emotional as you sift through what makes you well, you. You may not leave your YTT with new best friends for life, but you will know that out there somewhere is a group that sees you—really sees you, for who you are and how far you have come.  

Lastly, how do you know if you really love something if you don’t spend some intimate time with it? While its clear you already deeply appreciate yoga and all it has to offer…is this your highest passion, or just a pastime? Is it something you want to share with others, or keep all to yourself as something precious and personal? If you do want to teach, what is your teaching voice, your message, and your raison d’être? What would you like to share with others and how? 

A yoga teacher training will help you to not only discover your “why” behind this extraordinary practice… but also your “how.” Anatomy, physiology, and Sanskrit pronunciations are each important, but your training will also cover the business behind yoga and how to bring your passions into a professional realm. 

Mangala Yoga’s 200 Hour Teacher Training has been designed to challenge yogis to delve into the belief systems and physical systems that drive both their practice and their day-to-day life. This unique training can be attended in Telluride, CO where the wistful San Miguel River and magnificent San Juan Mountains set the stage for a divine and powerful experience, or in Makawao, HI where salty waves and warm sunshine provide for a gentle backdrop to your yogic deep-dive.  

The word “Mangala” is ancient and first appeared in the Rigveda in the 2nd millennium BCE and is a common name for Mars, the red planet, in Hindu texts. More significantly, it is also translated to mean “auspicious.” We chose to name our studios after this powerful word to set the intention and also create the ethos for powerful and successful beginnings. 

A journey into the deeper teachings of yoga is one marked by a fresh start or new beginning. After embarking on this beautiful path, your life will change in inexplicable and remarkable ways. We are excited to take part and play a role in the auspicious genesis of your next chapter and are ready to show you what our special program at Mangala Yoga has to offer. 

Click Here for more information and to sign up for our life-changing 200 Hour Teacher Training in Maui or Telluride.