Yoga has changed me

Yoga permeates my whole life. Yoga isn’t just going to an exercise class once a week. In this life it is easy to get caught up in the everyday rush, worry, anxiety etc but I continue to learn to stop and feel “yoga”. This means a lot of things such as:
• becoming aware of my posture and realigning
• becoming aware of my breath, not necessarily changing it but just “knowing it”
• becoming aware of my thoughts, noting the worry for the future or the regrets of the past, noting the judgement of others or myself or things, noting the “have to”, “got to”, “should have” thoughts.
Yoga makes me feel better.

Over the years I have found more peace and calmness and have become less reactive. I am more aware of what’s happening in the present moment. More aware of my busy monkey mind. I feel there is more to life than commercialism, technology and fast paced changes. I am learning to accept who I am yet continue to want to improve myself with guidance from the wisdom I find in yoga and the teachers. It helps me identify my ego and my “Iness” (Asmita) and be aware of desires, likes /dislikes and to be aware of emotions such as judgement and anger, sooner.

In a class with Polly or Vera my mind becomes very focused on working my body. I am concentrating, sensing, being aware of the immediate process. Yet I am also opening, releasing, breathing. We learn to study our asana in relation to left/right, front back, weight, energy flow, effort etc. There is a noticeable change in Asana alignment over time but the shift in mental and spiritual growth is the “icing on the cake”.

Iyengar yoga has given me the skills and motivation to continue with a home practice but the knowledge I gain from every single class is invaluable. Thanks Polly and Vera.

Teacher Training

Students who have been working with Polly for a minimum of 3
years, and who have been attending events such as the Sunday Practice Development sessions (events listed on the Woodgate Retreat page) ; and who have an established personal practice can apply to Polly to become a Trainee. Polly is an accredited teacher trainer with Iyengar Yoga Australia.  

Within the Iyengar tradition, trainees must have completed at least 300 hours of Teacher Training and 100 hours of assisting in classes, to be eligible to sit an assessment at Level 1 Teacher Certification. This level of certification allows you to teach as a recognised Iyengar Yoga teacher and make use of the Iyengar Certification Mark.

The Iyengar Yoga Association requires that a candidate for assessment is formally referred by their training teacher.  Referral (by Polly) of a trainee for
assessment is provided once a trainee demonstrates a capacity to teach and practice at the required level. Many trainees take longer than they anticipate to develop the required capacity, whilst others achieve readiness in a shorter period of time. Hence it is critical to note that readiness to be referred for assessment, is not determined by completing hours of training.
“Assessment” is better understood as a ritual rite of passage.  

If you are interested to apply for a teacher traineeship
with Polly, please email via the school to set up a time to meet with Polly.

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