i guess i got lucky, we all met in a park in North Hollywood in the shade of these beautiful trees that showered little yellow flowers down on us when the wind blew. Sat/Sun 8 hr+ days for 10 weeks. On top of everything else, we learned an entire 60 minute class, which we had to conduct before graduating., there was also a written exam covering everything, "Who was Patanjali?".. "Name the 8 limbs of Yoga"..."What is the Ida, the Pingala and the Sushumna" ...etc.. the teacher studied in India, 400 hours total, where he lived at the Ashram. we had tons of homework, lots of reading, making flashcards, etc.. The teacher made himself available on "off-hours" if you had questions regarding marketing or philosophy. I would certainly do it all again, just for the friends I made. Thanks for your videos, keep it up!

@Michelle.777

Жыл бұрын

Would love info on where you went

@pvsk10

4 ай бұрын

Please provide info on where you went. It will be helpful for others

Liv is a friend for life that you always wanna keep. Much thanks for sharing this, Liv!

Great video. Very interesting. Thank you Liv!

Thank you for sharing your thoughts ❤ I am planning to do 200hrs training and this will definitely help me while choosing the right Academy.

Thank you for this video! I did my YTT almost 8 years ago and I have sooo many mixed feelings about it! Of course, it doesn't help that I did what you did too by typing in: "April Goa YTT". After graduating I opened a yoga studio and felt like I knew so little.. It's only recently that I have built the confidence to teach and of course, as you mentioned, doing further training has helped. It sure has been a long journey, and much longer than just 200 hours!

Love all these tips! Great things to keep in mind prior to choosing a YTT.

This was bang on! As a new yoga teacher, I wish I had this video before my 200 TTC.

Hello from America! Just completed my 1st 200 hrs, currently in an immersive Yin weekend training - slowly leaning in to teaching❤My instructor was amazing- listening to these I’m proud to say what a well rounded program she constructed. ❤A small (6 students) in person bi-weekly, spread over 6 months. Donation based classes open to public also bi weekly, that grew our yoga community greatly. Those donations helped a lot of truly deserving organizations. This 1st 200 was a deep dive into self- so very glad ( and proud 😊) I started this journey. I’m looking to increase my flexibility and I love your videos and tutorials! Your explanations are fantastic. Thank you, thank you! 🎉❤

@gabrielmacias2457

Жыл бұрын

Black swan yoga ?

Hi Liv! Thank you for sharing this. I was thinking of taking YTT for months now but aside financial unpreparedness, I don't really know what to expect from YTT then I came across this video. Thank you!

I wish I knew this before my YTT!. I decided to do a 500 h YTT but chose it so badly I didn't even get to teach one class nor understand how to build sequence. We were only practicing the whole time with no explanation. Couldn't get out of it because they wouldn't return my money. I was so disappointed at watching how yoga was turning into a greedy business that I couldn't continue practicing until now that I'm trying to come back and begin to learn again. It has taken me more than 2 years to recover from it, so thank you for sharing your thoughts so people can avoid my experience.

Thank you. Very informative. 😊

I can relate so much to this. I thought I would complete my 200hr training and I would know everything I needed to know and be an amazing yoga teacher straight out the gate but it's been a long journey and I feel like I've learnt more from self study and experience than from the actual training.

@simonaflow

2 жыл бұрын

same here!

@Livinleggings

2 жыл бұрын

I feel it’s such a common misconception! I agree that I’ve learnt far more outside the ‘classroom’

God bless you! I was laughing so hard! 😅yet, congrats for the so well description of a tricky and important topic! 🙏🏽

Thank you for sharing your thoughts ❤ I am planning to do 200hrs training and this will definitely help me in having realistic goals.. especially with teaching :D

"It's only the beginning". So true!

Thank you, very informative. I'm looking into schools now but already started studying and plan on studying all aspects as much as I possibly can before starting the training. 🙂

@Livinleggings

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Finally somebody spoke the truth about how difficult asanas are not taught in these training classes. Thanks a ton for this video. All sorts of blessings to u ❤❤

Hi Liv! I am just about finished with my 200YTT. As in today I put together my first sequence. Thank you so much for this video! I've been feeling a bit of the imposter syndrome and since I am taking the course online, I thought I was alone in that "How on earth am I supposed to teach a class?" feeling. BTW my favorite thing about your videos is just how fun your transitions are. After having done so many yoga videos online, I often times know where the teacher is going with it. But you consistently surprise me in the best way. Thanks again and good luck with your 300HR.

@Livinleggings

2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much! You're totally not alone, its daunting to start teaching but I promise it gets easier!

I don't plan on taking a YTT course but really enjoyed the video. I've done your classes for the past 2.5 years and always appreciate your content and enthusiasm. Keep up the great work~!

@laliyq290

Жыл бұрын

Hi where you take class yoga with this teacher yoga Thanks 🙏

Very professionally presented as usual 😉🤸👍

I've just signed up for a YTT course and all these topics you've listed were mainly my concerns. I guess (or I hope) just accepting these and starting the course knowing these would be the enough. 😇

You are so inspiring ❤️

I was just thinking about this. I love doing yoga my poses are not perfect yet but I wanna become a yoga teacher in future to be connected this.. And Liv you are my fav🙈

I have just registered to a 200 hour YTT. My teacher likened 200 hour to a bachelor's degree, while the 300 hour YTT is more like a master's degree. I see that now when this training is over it's going to be like the time after my graduation when I was like, what now? The answer is, of course, unless you continue educating yourself it starts to fade away. But of course, it's easier to put onto a fundamental knowledge of things as opposed to trying to completely self educate yourself from nothing! Even if I cannot manage to follow up with a 300 hour, with a baseline and self practice I know I can be a good trainer in this field I find myself most at home. This is a great video, and great timing, too, with my training starting in a week :)

@Livinleggings

2 жыл бұрын

good luck with the course!

@Aisekayakk

2 жыл бұрын

@@Livinleggings thank you so much, your beautiful energy is a great inspiration ♥️

I've been teaching Yoga Teacher Trainings for 20 years. I've owned 3 studios and taught YTT in both in person and online. There 100% is a rule book for 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Trainings. That term is trademarked by an organization called Yoga Alliance. However, the reality is more what you say that people just do whatever they want. And Yoga Alliance Certified means very little. Most 200 hour trainings are the introductory, but this is not the traditional way of teaching training and traditionally one teacher taught one student for how ever long or little that student needed training before teaching, which is how I teach my online yoga teacher training. One on one. Yoga Alliance actually doesn't allow more than 5 hours of business of yoga!!! I took them to task on this because that is ridiculous. This was a really good video and overall this is an excellent video about what to expect. But 200 hours of learning is 200 hours of learning and if your training isn't providing 200 hours of learning they are cheating you out of education and that's not right.

All great points ::)

I did mine online during covid/lockdown! It was so intense, I feel I missed out on bonding with other teachers so hoping to do my 300 hour / 500 hour in person 🤞☺️

Great video!

I’ve been looking into training courses and this is great to know!

Informative Video. Thank you 👍

Can’t stop giggling. I felt and even looked same with my glasses on when started the course thinking OOOOOH FINALLY WE’RE GONNA NERD OUT AND BEND IN HALF 🤣 *obviously that DID NOT happen* 200 hours = just like superficial muscles, trapezius for instance. And as you pointed out you should keep learning to discover those rhomboids underneath 😆 Agree with all your points and the 7th is just a spot-on! Still learning anatomy, and guess will be doing that for a long time, still learning that “giving instructions&cues” language and all that eloquence and metaphors and I’m just better be silent about yoga sutras, bhagavat gita and yadayadayada 😆 Yoga “paaaath” is a never-ending journey but a fun one 😄 And thank you for the video!

@Livinleggings

2 жыл бұрын

So glad it resonated with you! Thanks for watching!

Thank you, Liv, a very nice video!

I wish I would have known all of this before my training. Lol. I too am about 5 years out but what a wild ride it was!

Rocket vinyasa training is where you learn how to do all the fun inversions!!!

as a wannabe yoga youtuber, just wanted to say i enjoyed this content and will hopefully get to creating and sharing as you are in the not too distant furture! Namaste!! hehe

Currently in YTT it’s one of the best things I’ve ever done for myself. We meet one weekend each month for 8 months. Our group has become so bonded and close it’s like a healing/learning/practice retreat! On Friday we have a potluck do a quiz and talk about our personal month and our homework and talk about philosophy. Saturday is all about the asanas we do yoga in the morning then anatomy, practice together one on one teaching. Sunday we are given our assignments homework to do over the next month then we do Chakra circle. Each month we have one of the chakra that we focus on. We wear a color that corresponds and we bring something that represents the aspect of that chakra ie root chakra something that represents feeling safe. And we talk about how that chakra is manifesting in our life or our struggle with it. It’s extremely healing space and my favorite part of all the weekend. Then our teacher does restorative yoga for us and that is just such a cherry on top and a beautiful comforting way to end our weekend. Within all of that we also learn aurvadic, pranayama, and mantras. It’s one of the best experiences of my life. I wish everyone to have as an amazing YTT experience as this.

@eleonoras8132

2 жыл бұрын

That's sounds amazing❤

@phoebeg3010

Жыл бұрын

This sounds so wonderful! I would like to find something similar.

@sogiamt5538

Жыл бұрын

That sounds amazing! Where are you taking this YTT course?

@starofazure5597

Жыл бұрын

@@sogiamt5538 it’s called Gaia Tree Yoga Shala. It’s in southern Utah, the town adjacent to Zion Nation Park.

@sogiamt5538

Жыл бұрын

@@starofazure5597 Thank you so much!

Really appreciate you sharing all your knowledge and expirience🙏🏼 what do recommend for a total begginer like me who want to dive deep to in the process of yoga asanas but also become a teacher somo day in long future may be ?

Im in my 100h right now and this is all so TRUE hahahaha, but yes even when I am half way I can totally relate to this list... thanks Liv!

@Livinleggings

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck with the rest of the course! 💙

Exactly as what you said I wish I knew this video before I started the 200 hr teacher training , it’s throw me off I m half way done.

I would love to take a YTT by you 🙇

Love this! I loved my first training, but I really had no idea what I was getting myself into and it would have been nice to be more prepared. Also, love your main camera set up! Do you mind me asking what camera/lens you’re using? ❤️🌸✨

@Livinleggings

2 жыл бұрын

I think I filmed this with a Sony a6400 but can’t remember the lens im afraid!

is there any other teachers besides Jason's that you would recommend? I can't make it to London. Would greatly appreciate it

What a coincidence! I just started condsidering courses to become a yoga teacher. Should your workshops cover such trainings? Also, would you mind share some of the courses that you would recommend for us? Many thanks Liv, you've helped me achieve poses I thought I was too far to reach.

@Livinleggings

2 жыл бұрын

I have just finished my 300hr with Jason Crandell and highly recommend!

I actually think it’s good news you don’t have to learn a lot of really complicated postures! I am interested in being a teacher but I just barely started as a student at my gym so I have a long way to go lol

@corkaczarownicy

6 ай бұрын

Hi! How's it going for you? I'm a forever beginner in yoga, I tried dfferent classes acrosz the years. Now I finished a beginner level 1 course and I want to become a yoga teacher in the future. Love to hear your insight

I wish I heard all of that before doing my 200h it would have helped me so much I felt actually like you said it took me while to even get what YTT stands for 😅 You really validated a lot of the stuff that make me feel alone in the process and I truly appreciate it ❤ also about what you said that you can expect to experience later! I just really needed to hear that🙏✨ Thank you so much ☺️

Thank you so much 🙏 I am happy to fin your chenal 🙏☺️❤️ I want know where your studio ? I want take classes with you ;)

@Livinleggings

Жыл бұрын

I have some classes here on KZread, but most of my teaching is over on my online studio: www.studio.livinleggings.yoga 🙏🏼

Hi Liv, thank you for this video, I was surprised to hear some of it! Do you know some good 200hr YTT you can recommend? And what's your take on online training vs "remote retreat" training?

@Livinleggings

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Juliet, I actually have a video about online vs in person training - if you KZread search 'online 200hr ytt' you should find it there! It mentions an additional 200hr YTT that I took that you could look into!

@jdreamhunter

2 жыл бұрын

@@Livinleggings oooh, nice rankings! Found it, thank you

Please I would like to know if I can start with 300hours yoga teacher training?

Would you recommend doing a 200 TT online? I'm weighing the pros and cons, but still unable to make a decision.... Besides the postures, I really want to learn how to teach. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this!

@Livinleggings

2 жыл бұрын

I did a video on it! kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y2ec0Make5e_edo.html

I'm in the middle of my 200 hrs. You should do an extra training, you are a great teacher. ;)

Hi thanks for your informative video. Question is $2500 normal for a ytt ? Just want to make not getting ripped off?

@Livinleggings

2 жыл бұрын

They vary hugely - my first YTT was over £3000!

🙏

Thank you for this informative video! No offense but you remind me of Princess Bean if she had braces.

where did you do ur training

@Livinleggings

2 жыл бұрын

I'm afraid they are no longer in business!

🤗🔥❤️

So if there is no standard testing, why MUST you go through a YTT to teach?

@santikim8134

Жыл бұрын

Responsibility.

I wish i could take you to India to show you the shameful state of Yoga that it has become..... If you've been there then you'll understand. I have met so many YTT 200 Hour students who truly believe they have mastered yoga and unfortunately begin to teach the unsuspected. I have been practicing yoga since 2011 and i'm discovering something new everyday. You're a star! I'm going to recommend you to every one of my yogi friends... 🙏

@gitismita418

Жыл бұрын

U mean rishikesh, India? Is it really that bad?

Markham Yoga a Registered Yoga School and the best Yoga Training facility following a detailed look at yoga from the foundations of yoga poses to the energetics of movement, biomechanics of postures, to creating sequences and teaching skills. We teach you how to teach, and do over 80 poses. Not all schools do this but Markham Yoga is a school of authentic practices, integrity and a high placement rate for new teachers. There are a guideline schools must follow, don't be fooled by other and I think you choose the wrong program from the start so perhaps do a little more research on the schools you. The place you trained sounds sketchy so this is a POV and experience. Many schools are amazing and do teach you the difference between teaching a class and deepening your own practice. 8:04 - we teach you how to TEACH. This is the point of teaching!

You can do more than 200 hours. Training can be as much as 800 hours

@Livinleggings

2 жыл бұрын

Or even 1000!

it is very strange when people talk about yoga as some kind of physical activity. You do the asana JUST SO YOU ARE ABLE to do yoga... and the yamas and nyamas give you PEACE so you can do the asanas with more than just your body. Talking about the philosophy as if it is just a part of yoga is a great misunderstanding. The exercises are what truly are a part. The "philosophy" is the goal. If your goal is just a healthy body then it is not yoga.

I do not train with anyone will less than 10 years of experience.

it sounds like you haven't attended a proper YTTC