A year ago, in 2022, I finished my 300-hour teacher training journey. At the end of the training, we wrote a letter to read in exactly a year. The note is filled with compassion, reminding me of the commitment that I accomplished and the lessons I learned. I wrote this letter to me and for me, but I invite anyone reading it to feel the love toward the reader and take this and write a letter to your future self.
Past Amy’s note to future Amy
Dear Amy –
I am so intensely proud of you(me). This 9-month journey of 300-hour teacher training occurred at a weird time in the world (2021), filled with covid fatigue. It started during lockdown, just as the world (or at least my part of the world) was opening up.
Through this journey, I feel like I am a better yoga teacher and a better human. I feel more comfortable with anatomy and know more about the human body. Now, I know so much more about yoga principles and have studied all different types of yoga (all of which I enjoyed). I have learned about ancient yoga texts and have studied Ayurveda.
On the other side of this learning, I look at myself and the world more compassionately. Through the middle of this journey, it felt unending and exhausting. Now that I am at the end, it feels euphoric.
The whole program was online over zoom. I am surprised that I have made friends and connected to the people who went through this with me. It feels like we have done this together as a team. It makes me think of how big this world is and how connected we are. We are similar even though we reside in different homes and different cities. I am deeply grateful for my teachers who let me and the students (all yoga teachers) we went through this with me.
I have learned to shine in my humanness and vulnerability. I have a gift of connecting with people and loving them. Love is my superpower. During this time, I have grown closer to myself and the divine creator.
Amy, remember to come back to your breath when things get hard. Take time to reground and recharge. Give yourself the gift of grace and compassion and extend that gift out to everyone you meet.
Remember that yoga means union and that we are all connected.
With love,
Amy
