Choosing to do my 200 HR Teacher Training in Bali with Alicia and Oliver was one of the best, most life changing decisions that I’ve ever made. It wasn’t an easy one. It is a huge commitment both of time and place. I prayed for a sign. I got one. I got two! They came the day after the prayer! So if you are currently looking for a sign as to whether you should make this difficult decision – here it is. GO! YES!
I chose to be completely removed from my life at home to learn to teach yoga, because I wanted my foundation to be rock solid and full of transformative experience. I wanted for my future students to be able to feel Bali. I read the reviews of Alicia’s teaching and was sold, but honestly one could never truly put into words how profound the experience of learning from her actually is. It will change everything. Yes, she and Oliver will give you a rock solid, teaching foundation. You will receive a tremendous education in anatomy, bodily structure variations and limitations, asana and alignment, class sequencing and adjustments. You will leave so confident in your ability to teach a yoga class. However, this, this is just a tiny piece of what you will be gifted. Their lessons reach far beyond the mat.
Oliver will make you laugh. He will also make you think. He will make you challenge the way you think. His playful but insightful teaching style is refreshing and so welcomed while undertaking such an extensive program. Oliver’s asana classes are creative and comical and difficult in an intelligent way – they will inspire you to teach similarly. He brings a definite lightness to the seriousness of the study and practice of yoga. His patience and positive reinforcement create an atmosphere conducive to learning and growing as a student / future teacher. Oliver will open your mind to new and freeing principles that when applied to life will allow sacred space for love and expansion, and possibility.
Alicia will guide you on your own beautiful journey within. She will create the space for you to go deep inside and connect to that place that perhaps has been forgotten, or misunderstood, or ignored. Her presence is powerful. She will ignite your own inner power. You will see your truth and little by little you will learn to love, honor, and express it. She connects with you just as equally as she connects with every other student. Alicia will meet you on your level then elevate you to your next. She will actively listen to your heart and actually hear what you are saying, even if you do not. She honors each students’ process and empowers them to do the same, both for themselves and for others. She is a force. She has high expectations for her students. She will challenge you. You will rise to meet them – you will grow to challenge yourself. Just as serious and disciplined as she is, she is equally soft and compassionate and vulnerable, and loving, and nurturing, and emotionally available. She teaches you to be the same. One moment she will be laughing so big and so easily, and the next, tears will be welling in her bright, discerning, empathetic eyes. Alicia is a gift, and she loves what she does, and it shows, and her students feel that. Her passion and her playfulness is contagious. You will leave your training a different person, a better person. You will understand your potential and the difference you can make in the world. You will meet your life on higher ground. You will awaken to the you you’ve always been.
