Once one decides to make a career change, it is often hard to know what to expect. To experience the thought process that led you to a career in yoga, we decided to call on some of the people we knew in life to do a bit of answering.
Buddh Matt, who has been teaching yoga in Las Vegas for close to ten years and practices alongside his son, Josh (who was a student for over a decade) admits that he has been surprised at some things he has experienced on the job.
“My first year here, one day a woman came in for an advanced yoga class,” he said. “When she arrived, I approached her because I heard it was an advanced class. She answered that she had been craving that kind of experience but wasn’t familiar with how to do it.”
In short order, Matt discovered some things to be prepared for.
“I responded, ‘Would you like to get some tips on how to do advanced yoga?’ She agreed, and our first class together was a very powerful experience.”
As the years have progressed, there has been some retraining, including for Matt himself, Matt said.
“One of the greatest experiences in teaching a yoga class was when I, together with Jane [a teacher who was struggling to find a place in the teacher training program], changed her breathing rules to benefit all the students. She was a teacher of flowing yogic breathing. We had a group of eight people in the class, and all eight came away needing to start doing deep, deep breaths,” Matt said.
He continued, “She and I developed new breathing rules, based on variations of intention. The class was very powerful.”
In addition to a rigorous graduate program in disciplines of Yoga and Inner Wisdom, teacher training programs can include optional courses and courses of study on topics such as yogic philosophy, language and breathing. In addition, studies are offered in areas such as meditation, psychotherapy, healing arts, and aromatherapy.
Kate Capparis, a teacher at Boulder Bikeway, uses the topic of Ashtanga yoga to help people move past grief.
“I wanted to make yoga very accessible and empowering, but also from an enlightened-approach, working towards the realization of mind and body peace.”
Capparis’ master’s in Yoga and Inner Wisdom is one of the most thorough in Boulder County.
“For me, it’s about the knowledge that each client has come to me with from a very personal place of joy, pain, sadness, fear, anger, longing, joy, longing, dream, anger, and so on. That is really deep, deep self-understanding. To tap into those kinds of directions is very uplifting and enlightening.
“I believe that the yogic concept of ‘charm’ is what’s really important. We don’t all have to show up feeling like royalty, but that’s who we are. A child that makes a mess is just a child, and also acting as if she or he is loving, without realizing that she or he is hurt.”
Capparis, who had spent several years as a team leader for a vineyard, believes that her experience of working with strangers can be a useful way of building rapport with strangers.
“I think of teaching yoga as growing from close to strangers to people who are beloved,” she said. “As a team leader, I tended to either ask them for things I needed, or I turned to others for resources, but that didn’t feel very much like community.”
Dr. Mikki Johnson began to learn about yoga when she read about it in the newspaper.
“I wanted to see what it was all about,” she said. “I read one yoga article, and it worked and I wondered if I could find a way to learn yoga.”
Johnson is currently completing her master’s in Yoga and Inner Wisdom. She admits that she was not looking for a career change, but just wanted to take a breather. She attributes some of her success to a relaxation program that Boulder Bikeway offers.
“Sometimes working with others is a great opportunity to experience and develop your gratitude,” she said. “For me, it’s been a personal growth experience. I am now where I was supposed to be.”
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Buddh Matt, who has been teaching yoga in Las Vegas for close to ten years and practices alongside his son, Josh (who was a student for over a decade) admits that he has been surprised at some things he has experienced on the job.
“My first year here, one day a woman came in for an advanced yoga class,” he said. “When she arrived, I approached her because I heard it was an advanced class. She answered that she had been craving that kind of experience but wasn’t familiar with how to do it.”
In short order, Matt discovered some things to be prepared for.
“I responded, ‘Would you like to get some tips on how to do advanced yoga?’ She agreed, and our first class together was a very powerful experience.”
As the years have progressed, there has been some retraining, including for Matt himself, Matt said.
“One of the greatest experiences in teaching a yoga class was when I, together with Jane [a teacher who was struggling to find a place in the teacher training program], changed her breathing rules to benefit all the students. She was a teacher of flowing yogic breathing. We had a group of eight people in the class, and all eight came away needing to start doing deep, deep breaths,” Matt said.
He continued, “She and I developed new breathing rules, based on variations of intention. The class was very powerful.”
In addition to a rigorous graduate program in disciplines of Yoga and Inner Wisdom, teacher training programs can include optional courses and courses of study on topics such as yogic philosophy, language and breathing. In addition, studies are offered in areas such as meditation, psychotherapy, healing arts, and aromatherapy.
Kate Capparis, a teacher at Boulder Bikeway, uses the topic of Ashtanga yoga to help people move past grief.
“I wanted to make yoga very accessible and empowering, but also from an enlightened-approach, working towards the realization of mind and body peace.”
Capparis’ master’s in Yoga and Inner Wisdom is one of the most thorough in Boulder County.
“For me, it’s about the knowledge that each client has come to me with from a very personal place of joy, pain, sadness, fear, anger, longing, joy, longing, dream, anger, and so on. That is really deep, deep self-understanding. To tap into those kinds of directions is very uplifting and enlightening.
“I believe that the yogic concept of ‘charm’ is what’s really important. We don’t all have to show up feeling like royalty, but that’s who we are. A child that makes a mess is just a child, and also acting as if she or he is loving, without realizing that she or he is hurt.”
Capparis, who had spent several years as a team leader for a vineyard, believes that her experience of working with strangers can be a useful way of building rapport with strangers.
“I think of teaching yoga as growing from close to strangers to people who are beloved,” she said. “As a team leader, I tended to either ask them for things I needed, or I turned to others for resources, but that didn’t feel very much like community.”
Dr. Mikki Johnson began to learn about yoga when she read about it in the newspaper.
“I wanted to see what it was all about,” she said. “I read one yoga article, and it worked and I wondered if I could find a way to learn yoga.”
Johnson is currently completing her master’s in Yoga and Inner Wisdom. She admits that she was not looking for a career change, but just wanted to take a breather. She attributes some of her success to a relaxation program that Boulder Bikeway offers.
“Sometimes working with others is a great opportunity to experience and develop your gratitude,” she said. “For me, it’s been a personal growth experience. I am now where I was supposed to be.”
Like this story? Visit our Healthy Living page to stay informed and join the conversation.
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