Week 3 of yoga teacher training

We continue on posture work (asanas) theory, technique and training in the third week and also have to teach external customers a whole class. I teach a group of Jen's regulars and it goes really well, except they call me a slave driver and one guy says he needed a stretcher at the end of the class (they were only kidding of course!). We also learn 8 classes (from relatively easy to really hard!) which we can teach in future (and change around according to the needs of our customers). We also start learning about Ayurveda, Pranayama (breath extension and control) and Yoga Nidra (a state of conscious deep sleep) and I get to teach Yoga Nidra to another group of regulars. We also watch a fabulous 5 hour long video about the history of yoga, current practice and benefits to health. The weather is lovely and hot with big storms every few days - which brings out the beautiful lotus flowers :)

Friday we have beach yoga again in Amanzimtoti (and learn about Mudrah's, Bandas, Tattvas and Gunas) and went for a lovely swim in the sea and sea pool afterwards. We have a gorgeous lunch with red cappuccinos (my new favourite drink) and Lee gets us real traditional KZN bunny chows for dinner one night. Over the weekend we have to work on our final assignment (15 page document on yoga and what it does for you) and we can't believe there's only a week to go! Fleur and I decide to take Jen and Lee out for dinner tonight just to say thank you for taking us into their home and teaching and spoiling us so much! They have been an amazing example of true generosity and living light-filled and fulfilled lives whilst still living in the real world and dealing with real problems (in a more balanced way). Below - sunrise at Jen and Lee's place :)