Welcome to the Yoga Inspired Life podcast. I'm your host, Shayla Quinn, and together we'll go on a journey of self-discovery as we explore all of the inner workings of what it means to live in inspired life. Join me for solo episodes and conversations with special guests for real, authentic deep dives into all things yoga, wellness, self-love,

mindfulness, and everything in between.

If you're ready to get inspired, learn, grow, evolve, to connect and up-level your life, then you've come to the right place.

I am beyond excited that you're here. So let's dive in.

Hello, my sweet friends. Happy international yoga day, or is it International Day of Yoga?

I don't know. But it's Tuesday and it is the day of yoga. And I thought, what better episode than to share some current tips for either new or current yoga teachers.

At the very beginning of my journey, I didn't feel like I had a resource for support and guidance on my journey to becoming a teacher. That came much later for me. So I'm hoping to be that

for you today.

But before I get into my tips for new yoga teachers and or current yoga teachers, I want to share a little bit more about my teaching journey and share some of the things that I was feeling and experiencing to hopefully help you feel a little less alone if you can relate.

Because I know that teaching yoga can feel

very confronting and it definitely has its challenges. And shortly after taking my first yoga class at

Brian Kest's power yoga in Santa Monica, I will never forget that first class. I still remember

everything so vividly. Yoga quickly became my safe haven.

The more I practiced, the more shifts I experienced. And the more shifts I experienced, the more

intrigued I became by the practice entirely. And if I'm going to be completely honest with you,

I've said this before, this is not a

secret. I actually had absolutely no desire to teach yoga, which I know sounds so weird. But I found

yoga, or maybe it found me, it changed my life. And I simply wanted to know the inner workings of the practice to better

understand how and why it was changing me and everything else in between. Every single class

lit a fire in me and I had this growing hunger for more knowledge. And deepening my practice was my

only goal with all three yoga

teacher trainings that I completed. And during my first two yoga teacher trainings, I worked full time.

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