As yoga teachers we all know what a yoga ashram is.  Many of us have probably even been or stayed on a yoga ashram.  In fact a lot of us may have completed our yoga teacher training course on an ashram.

But how many of us are still drawing from the well of the ashram still today?

The yoga ashram still has an abundance to offer even when a yoga teacher is well established and running their own yoga business.

For yoga teachers burnt out from teaching the ashram is a place of retreat and a step back to self.  Many yoga teachers find it hard to get in enough vital me time in teaching practices that are full and busy.  Yoga teachers are often burnt out running from session to session.

The ashram is a great place to take some time out and take stock and regain ones energies and focus on oneself and practice.

Taking it a step further, the yoga ashram is a great place to reinforce all that has been learnt.  A return to the ashram, means integrating previous teachings and acquiring higher levels of understanding and knowledge.

All of this means, taking your practice to the next level.  A chance to deepen your yoga practice.  The chance to reconnect with self and ones practice at a deeper level.

Of course the yoga ashram also offers further teachings and trainings.  If there is something you have always wanted to learn in your yoga practice or something you are passionate about – go back for more training.  

As a yoga teacher, learning new aspects of ones practice means keeping practice fresh and alive.  This is where the ashram helps.

Advanced asana and pranayama, yoga anatomy, restorative yoga, purification and meditation courses are courses that are often offered by ashrams.  This is a great way to keep your own learning fresh, active and vital.

This a great way to increase your own knowledge and deepen your own practice at the same time.  However, all of this in the end also gets transmitted back to your student and in the end – everyone benefits.  Its a win win situation.  Your students receive better classes and you become a better teacher.

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