I just got home from teaching three classes today (substituted 2 classes for another teacher), on top of a very full (and busy) day of work where I was running a long term planning workshop for a bunch of leaders across my business.
Being new to teaching (I started in September), I’ve only taught about 10 classes, so today increase that total by 30%! Only teaching about once a week (my normal class is Monday’s 6:30am) is good but it doesn’t give me enough opportunity to really come into my own teaching voice.
Today did it in a big way! When I used to race triathlons, I found that a good weekend of training could work wonders for breaking through a plateau. Today, I really felt an opening where I was able to step into my real authentic voice. It took a couple classes, but it happened.
I was able to forget the “script” for the poses that I teach and really be with the class and teach based on what they needed. It felt natural, not at all contrived…because it was natural.
I’m going to take advantage of more substitute teaching opportunities from now on!
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