Day 6 and FINAL day of #WakeUpAndYoga☀️This challenge was heart warming and surprisingly profound. The rawness of it helped me find my mission as a teacher. I'm a newbie to it and I've been both loving teaching while also being scared of it. I got my certification solely for the reason that I believe in yoga whole heartedly and wanted to know more, auditioning for classes on the sched because it was part of the journey. Sometimes it feels like I fell into teaching and I wonder if I'm actually good at it. I've been asking myself these Qs: why do you do it? If you really believe in yoga & want to share the gift with others, why are you feeling this way? Here's what I came up with: I'm teaching because I'm facing fears every time I do it. I'm scared of stumbling on my words, of failing to inspire, and of sounding silly. But I'm learning to BELIEVE in myself - at the end of our teacher training journey, when we passed around a bucket of rocks with different words written on them, this is the rock I pulled...I didn't fully understand the significance at the time. By taking this journey towards deep-rooted love, I'm hoping to inspire others to do the same. Yoga is an absolute mirror for you. I want my students to face their fears in the postures (and life) yet try it anyway. To believe in themselves and practice self love. I can feel love for all of my students and I want them to feel it for themselves too. And that's where I see I need to do the same. (Thank you day 4.) Yoga is a practice - it takes time to develop strength and flexibility in our asana, and takes time to cultivate understanding of the philosophy behind it. Teaching is a practice too. I won't become a great teacher overnight - it takes work and discipline. But here's a quote that comes to mind: "with discipline comes freedom" - @anthonychav27, the teacher who started it all for me. Anthony, you cracked the door open to my yogi soul, dude! Now the whole community is continuing to help me open it. Thank you. As for sharing the mantra love: gosh, I can't wait for my next class....or for my next human interaction for that matter. ☺️ Life happens FOR you.