What Is the Hardest Part of Yoga Teacher Training? (It’s Not What You Think)

Is yoga teacher training actually hard? 👀 As always, we go into the nuance of it all, including imposter syndrome and perfectionism to physical worries and the inevitable "messy middle." This isn’t just about Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) because let’s be real, a lot of this is also life.

Whether you're researching your first 200-hour YTT, struggling halfway through a program, or already a teacher navigating self-doubt, this episode goes over why the hardest part of YTT is often getting out of our own way—and how the practice of yoga helps us work through it.

IN THIS EPISODE:
• The surprising mental and emotional challenges of YTT
• Why "imposter syndrome" and perfectionism spike during training
• How to handle the middle-of-the-training burn out or desire to quit
• Physical vs. mental demands: Do you need to do advanced poses to teach?
• Shifting from rigid "discipline" to genuine commitment

 

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