#ym200

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I was going to choose a more curated photo (you can swipe 👈 to see that one), but I didn't. Why? While I love the curated photo and we deliberately went to this spot to take such photos, I just adore this capture. This photo...where to begin? I was laughing so hard that I was about to pee my pants.... @rachel.land.yoga is making hilarious comments about surveying the world from her perch on the edge of the rock....but ultimately what I see here is an image that shows that two pretty different people have found common ground and a deep friendship through the love of both practicing and teaching yoga. The reason why I want to mention that we are different people is because, well, we are. And one of the beautiful things about training with @yoga_medicine at the 200hr (and at the 500hr level) is the pulling together of a vast family of people (#yogamedicinefamily) and the capitalization on those individual differences! 🌈🌈🌈 The #YM200 teaching team is comprised of wonderfully skilled, experienced, and (key word) different educators. The power in this is that it provides a variety of viewpoints and approaches to the content. The student trainees get the benefit of multiple perspectives and experiences. We also, as this picture can attest, have A LOT of fun! 🌈🌈🌈 The 2020 @yoga_medicine 200TT is May-September in @mayatulum and registration is open! Our lead teacher @rachel.land.yoga has posted some wonderful tips about the training of late. I'll add my two cents here too......do your research and choose wisely. The YM 200 is transformational, rigorous, immersive, and (in my opinion) amazing! The varied perspectives and rigorous education/standards that drives the teaching team is top-notch and adds a wonderful layer to this training. DM me with questions! Hoping you will join us! 🌟🌟🌟 #yogamedicine #yogateacher #yogateachertraining #YM200 #raisingthebar #ifnotnowwhen #goldengemini #goldengeminiyoga #YTT #kiragrace #kiragraceyoga #amazingkiragrace 📸: @adjustafresh https://www.instagram.com/p/B8eMcqQnFUA/?igshid=p9umw9p5ld1p

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Education. Experience. Results. ✴ In what seems like a lifetime ago, I completed my 200 hour foundational teacher training. What a transformational experience! I went on to train with @tiffanycruikshank and @yoga_medicine - completed my 500 hour and am currently pursuing my 1000 hour training. I honestly cannot speak highly enough of the @yoga_medicine training modules and the community. It's rigorous, intelligent, thoughtful, applied, and accommodates individual differences between all of us. And, the people I've met in this community are amazing! ✴ The 200 hour @yoga_medicine foundational teacher training is no different. For the past three years, I have had the honor of being on the teaching team for the @yoga_medicine 200 hr training and am beyond excited to team up with fellow teacher and friend @rachel.land.yoga to lead the 2020 training in Tulum, Mexico (May-Sept)! And, guess what? Registration just opened! If you have ever considered a 200-hour training, I cannot recommend this one enough. It raises the bar on all levels. Feel free to DM me with any questions. Can't wait to meet the 2020 YM 200 class! If not now, when? ✴ #yogamedicine #teachertraining #ym200 #educationexperienceresults #raisethebar #shinebright #beyou #ifnotnowhen https://www.instagram.com/p/B4QVRcjDDrj/?igshid=j4xkippkirax

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"Only when we are brave enough to explore our darkneas will we discover the infinite power of our light. Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable but they are never weakness." | @brenebrown ♥️ It's exam day for our @yoga_medicine #ym200 trainees! Let the power of their lights shine brightly! ♥️ #yogateacher #yogateachertraining #yogamedicine #vulnerability #shinebright #letyourlightshine 📸: @rachel.land.yoga (at Suryalila Retreat Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2oYkCSnm5z/?igshid=15ldrcq1p60u8

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The first week of the @yoga_medicine #YM200 in Spain is over.....and I always leave buzzing with excitement of the transformations to come. 🦋The high of teaching this incredibly rich content and program with a group of amazing teachers from around the globe is coupled with meeting new students/trainees from around the world. My cup is so full and my heart is bursting with pride for how far the trainees came in JUST ONE WEEK! I can't wait to see what will happen in the next few months and am already looking forward to seeing everyone again in September. 🤓🧠💪 . #yogamedicine #yogateachertraining #YM200 #ifnotnowhen #bethechange #embraceyourstrengths #shinebright #kiragrace #kiragracewarrior #goldengeminniyoga #goldengemini #yogainspiration #yogateacher #transformation #deepsix (at Suryalila Retreat Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxaAwDslPFG/?igshid=e7szipa5ca36

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Finding your strengths as a teacher can take time, patience, and self-study. And as you move through life, those strengths might shift. Whether you teach in a yoga capacity, in the educational system, or in a different setting, take the time to determine and embrace your strengths. As I'm here at the @yoga_medicine 200hr teacher training, I am reminded how long it took me to find and actually acknowledge my strengths as a teacher. It's such a potent gift to spend quality figuring out your unique gifts that only you can give to the world. 💛💛💛 "Never forget that you are one of a kind. Never forget that if there weren't any need for you in all your uniqueness to be on this Earth, you wouldn't be here in the first place. And never forget no matter how overwhelming life's challenges and problems seem to be, that one person can make a difference in the world. Be that one person." | R Buckminster Fuller 💛💛💛 Love my @kiragraceyoga polka dots ☀️ #beyourself #ym200 #yogamedicine #yogateacher #yogateachertraining #kiragrace #amazingkiragrace #kiragracewarrior (at Suryalila Retreat Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxKBb1rloJJ/?igshid=jakus3d9ly4z

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I often think back to my own 200hr training and how transformative it was. I never set out to teach. I entered with the sole intention of being a student ... of immersing myself in something that I loved deeply. I wasn't disappointed. In addition to a full on yoga immersion, I discovered that I loved to teach. Fast forward to now and I get to share this love with new students who've each entered into their 200hr TT for their own reasons but who will each leave changed....transformed. Whether they go on to teach or on to continue studying the practice or something else completely, they each leave changed. And you know what? Each training continues to teach me something as well. We grow together. 🦋And I couldn't be more proud to be part of two @yoga_medicine 200 TTs this year. I'm leading the 2019 US training in Austin (July-December, link in bio ☝️) and on the teaching team for the 2019 Europe training in Spain (May - September). ✨🙌✨ If you are thinking about taking the leap....message me! Or one of the rest of our Spain or US teaching teams! Team USA - @valerie.knopik @rachel.land.yoga @briegal @megankearney @dianekassir and @alliegeeryoga 🇺🇸 and Team Spain - @rachel.land.yoga @valerie.knopik @alicelouiseyoga @lisaforhammar @dianekassir @cristinamkuhn 🇪🇸 We'd love to answer your questions! ❤️💜💙 if not now....when? . . . #yogamedicine #yogateachertraining #ym200 #ifnotnowwhen (at Suryalila Retreat Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtR9eFQhaaD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1pzc82lvyaanh

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The @yoga_medicine #ym200 transformation never ceases to amaze me. 💫 Yesterday we witnessed twenty-eight unique and beautiful classes taught by these newly minted graduates. Now, like butterflies, they will fly back to their communities to share their gifts. I couldn't be more proud and grateful to be a small part of their journeys. 🦋 And I could not have led this training without the support of my teaching team @rachel.land.yoga @megankearney @briegal and our YM support @katietz 💜 What a fantastic week!!! 🥂 . . . #yogamedicine #ym200 #yogateachertraining #ytt #transformation (at Brasada Ranch) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrIP2u8gmRt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1cai75n8rhahf

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That's a wrap! Another group of beautiful souls trained up as #ym200 @yoga_medicine teachers. A week of transformation 🦋 - of vulnerability 💫 - of uncertainty 🌼 - and of connection 🌈. My heart is full ♥️. Thank you to my fellow teachers @rachel.land.yoga @alicelouiseyoga @lisaforhammar for being your amazing selves! . . . #yogamedicine #yogateachertraining #ym200 #goldengemini #goldengeminiyoga #transformation (at Suryalila Retreat Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoBh5iXFS_g/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fk3kp625mze4