BLOG: Why I teach Yoga?

Hello I’m Carmen,

I’m a yoga teacher from Australia.

I started doing Yoga to connect to myself and switch off my mind, to listen to my body again. My first yoga lesson, nearly the whole class I didn’t know what to do actually. But I was really excited, because I know this is what I wanted to do, for myself, and I really wanted to start a new thing.

I didn’t expect I will teach. At the beginning I just wanted to do Yoga, that’s it. But the more I did, the more I realised how little I know. So, I thought after finishing the teacher training in Sydney I just want to learn something for myself. Yoga helped me to find more peace, more balance in my life and to find myself again.
Everyone is different. You don’t need to be like me. You don’t need to be anyone. When you’re practicing yoga focus on yourself.

When I’m teaching in the class it is a wonderful feeling to see how the students move their bodies. And the most important thing is, at the end of my class when I see how relaxed they are. This is the most beautiful feeling when I’m teaching.

It’s funny, how on my yoga journey things come, like they’re meant to be. And I will try my best and teach what I love to everyone. I really hope you can try to come to my class. I understand yoga is not for everyone. But somehow, if you really want it, then you can find your own yoga journey. And you’ll always do something for yourself.

Namaste,
Carmen