Sunday 21 February 2016

How's life in Goa

After finishing my teacher training I directly went to "work". I am teaching the ashtanga led class every morning (except sundays) and I had to do a slow class, too. Never did one before, never attended one before, tried to do best as I could. By myself I really wasn't happy with my class, but at the end I got nice feedback.
Slowly the life here in Patnem starts to be a routine. Usually I wake up by myself at 6:00 in the morning, I enjoy every morning a walk on the beach, I am always lost in the sounds of the waves and the smell of the ocean.....I prepare my intention for the class afterwards.
Teaching the led class fills me up with joy and it's getting better every day. Still struggle sometimes with some english worlds, but already feel so much better. Looking at my students while in savasana is a great feeling!
As some friends for the course are still around we go for a coffee, we lay on the beach catching some sun and swim in the ocean, we eat o lot of great indian food (slowly getting round here, oh oh). Sometimes we go to Palolem for shopping, partying or just for a dinner.
I really enjoy the time with the people here I met the last weeks and closed into my heart.
Meanwhile I know so many local people here, they always smile, "good morning Daniiiiii", I really love them and sooo shamefull, that I can't keep their names like they do with mine.
Still have 10 days more here to stay before I head to Bali, but I already know, saying goodbye here is going to be heavy, as usual.
This morning I attended the slow flow class of my friend Viki and she put the intention on appreciate the things you have and don't desire things you don't have. Remember the things you appreciate now were once those you wished for. Exactly. I am very grateful for being here, realizing that my dreams came true: I am living on the beach and I teach yoga...
















Saturday 13 February 2016

Ooops I did it again :-)

Done! My 2nd yoga teacher training just ended after 4 amazing weeks. I am now 500 hrs certified Ashtanga Yoga Teacher. We finished the last day with a wonderful fire ceremony, chanting the gayatri mantra and we all tried to be dressed in white. It was challenging, many laughter but also tears, new friends, more knowledge, lot of fun. I really enjoyed the course. But there are always two sides of every story. And I realized that once again when the 200 hrs teacher group left. How sad it was seeing them leaving one after another. You spend so much time with the people and after 4 weeks you have to say goodbye. But how does it one of my favorite quote says?

Goodbye is not forever, goodbye is not the end, it only means I miss you, until we met again..

Safe travels, all you beautiful souls!









The last week was full of yoga practice, we had our philosophy assessment and we had to teach our technical flow. For me as an absolute Ashtangi, this was a big new thing, but my two friends Katie and Danielle did perfect! 
I observed 3 absolutely lovely girls from the 200 hours and I attended their first teaching classes. This was, I guess, my favorite part of the course. They did great and it reminded me on my first teaching, but they did so much better than me last year :-) Simone, Maggie and Katrina, you are going to be great teachers, ladies!
We had backbanding and inversion workshops and I am nearly there with my headstand :-) it works, yes. 








Last weekend we went to a silent party. Danced the night through. I never attended something like this before. You get your headphones and you have the choice to change between 3 channels with different music. 3 DJs are on stage. How cool is that? You have your party and nobody is disturbed. Hmmmm guess this would be great for my hometown Ulm, as so many (boring) people always feel sooo disturbed there....I may write a letter to the mayor :-) 





Yesterday I was asked by my teacher Julia if I would like to stay the two weeks here in Patnem Beach and teach Yoga at our shala. Of course :-) I am so thankful that she offered me that, and feel very gratituded. This is also a great chance to improve my english teaching practice. Thank you, Julia. 
And somethign else? Not really. I am still ok, haven't broke any more toes since I am here (cross fingers). Getting a bit too boring, huh? :-)












Wednesday 3 February 2016

In love with Goa and new friends....

It's already my 3rd week hier in Patnem Beach/Goa and I really feel sooo good. Starting realizing that my new life is not that bad, my yoga practice improve every single day, and even if I still really miss all my lovely colleagues, I am honest, I don't miss my old work. Not even a minute.
How do my days look like? 
Waking up at 6:30
ashtanga yoga selfpractise 7-9
pranayama/meditation 9-10
breakfast 10-11 (mostly very short, and trying to catch some sun at the beach)
11-1 anatomy/alignment
1-1:40 lunch
and then until 6 various classes like technical workshops (backbending, transitions or jump back/jump thru, ayurveda, teaching methodology, technical flow, ...)
enjoying the amazing sunset
Dinner at 7
afterwards going for a coffee outside, meeting people or just go very early to bed.










Our second weekend passed and we really had fun. Went to Palolem for dinner and some gin&tonics with my two girls, Danielle and Katie. Met some new people there and had a lovely evening. 
Don't ask how I came back home, my mom may read this post, too ;-) I just can assure you, Goa is not dangerous, nobody kills you hear at night. So peeps, don't believe everything whats on news.
Today I passed my teaching assessment. Teached an ashtanga yoga led class for 90 minutes and it went better than I ever expected.
As much as I am happy that we are in the assessments, I am getting sad, because already next week some new people which I met and closed in my heart will leave this lovely place here. Everything goes too quick.
And I realized, I fall in love everyday. I simply fall in love with people and places! And leaving them always makes me sad.....