International Yoga Teacher Training The Good, The Bad...

International Yoga Teacher Training:: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly If you have ever considered taking part in a Yoga Teacher Training overseas there are a few key things you need to know first. The Backstory:: As the director of a purpose built Yoga and Ayurvedic retreat center for over 5 years, I was blessed to meet yoga teachers from around the world who traveled from near and far to offer their yoga teacher training programs as month long intensive retreat experiences at our resort. There were some truly amazing schools and programs and there were those who were, well, not so great. There were even could be described as â€Å"nightmarish†. After years of watching the ups and downs of these programs I had had enough and decided to create our own comprehensive training program. I could see that the system was for the most part, broken and I wanted to do something about it. Unfortunately, the practices that I will describe are alive and well and growing in overseas intensive Yoga Teacher Training programs. The Good: Let’s start on a positive note! Some select programs are simply amazing. The teachers are well informed and absolutely love what they do. They practice what they preach. They dedicate their lives to creating the most amazing experience for their students. They teach yoga because it’s transformed their lives. It’s what they were born to do. They understand that yoga is more than a physical practice and that belief overflows into the way that they