I just got back from my third week long training with Baron Baptiste and a strong community of Baptiste yogis. Whenever I go on a training with this community, my world is turned upside down and I get a new point of view. This week I got a new point of view of what it is like to be a leader.
This week reminded me of why I choose to continue to practice and share this type of yoga. Baptiste Power Yoga gets me out of my head and into my body. Whenever I am dealing with stress, I know this practice can transform my view point and get me connected to the now moment. Also, I love this community because it inspires people to become great leaders. The people that are involved in Baptiste really are the change they want to see in this world. I was so honored to have these leaders share their hopes and dreams with me. These yogis hold me accountable to sharing myself fully, because anything less doesn’t support growth in others and myself.
Not only did I have a personal transformation, I learned some amazing tools for my teaching. It’s great to always be a student because that is when growth occurs. Feedback can be a difficulty thing to take in – but I learned to drop attaching a meaning to the feedback and fully accept what those had to share with me to improve my teaching. Connecting with yourself and others is the core of Baptiste Yoga.
The connections I made through this week helped me set some lofty goals. One of which is to help a fellow Baptiste yogi – who is also an orthopedic surgeon – nail down concrete anatomy through True North Alignment. Another one is to get some awesome programs going for the studio – like 40 Days to a Personal Revolution (stay tuned in the New Year for this one to rock your world). I will continue to share Baptiste Yoga with you because I know it has amazing things in store.
Shine on,
Jackie