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If there was a stereotype for yoga teachers, it would probably be the following: seemingly stoned men and women who are blissed out, constantly in stretchy pants, with at least one tattoo, and are into things bordering on the strange. What’s more, they will probably say the strangest things even in random conversation. Hear someone say “shine forth the radiance of your heart”? Yup, you can be sure that’s a yoga teacher.<\/p>\n
As with every stereotype, there is some truth to this picture. As a yoga teacher myself, I have to say that I actually fit every part of that description. At the same time, I’m so much more.<\/p>\n
When you see us on our yoga mats, we’re in our element. Whatever peace and joy you see and feel around us comes from a place of absolute love for what we practice \u2014 so much so that we feel the strong calling to share it. But we can’t live our whole lives on the mat. Off our mats, the life-giving practice of yoga gives us enough mental strength and emotional maturity to stay peaceful and joyful in many kinds of situations. But despite all this, like you, we live in the real world with all its imperfections, triggers, and endless demands.<\/p>\n
Next time you conjure up a yoga teacher in your mind, add a few of these real-life things to your mental image.<\/p>\n