After revisiting my intention, I was ready to teach; to create a wonderful experience. Teaching isn’t about you as the teacher, it’s about the students. We must remove ourselves from our ego and our nerves, and become a guiding light.<\/p>\n
Before I knew it, the gallery was full.<\/p>\n
Prior to teaching, I designed a handful of wide-legged forward folds into the mix. This being my first class, I didn’t realize how chaotic that would become with 24 student’s in a small studio space. When it came time to take this straddle fold, my students froze up. They began to fidget and whisper, and all harmony seemed lost.<\/p>\n
I advised the class to take a deep breath and stagger themselves for the pose. I was sweating, bright red and the butterflies were going wild in my belly. But I gained my bearings and said, “Beautiful! We did it! Wide angle forward fold”.<\/p>\n
“You mean awkward butt pose!” A\u00a0student in the front row blurted out.<\/p>\n
The entire class broke out into laughter and the tension disappeared. I used this new “awkward butt pose” phrase for the rest of class. The rest is history.<\/p>\n
In moments of weakness we find strength.\u00a0We can’t let our nerves get the best of us, we must acknowledge that they’re only a reminder that we are doing something courageous; something memorable and challenging. In these moments we grow, we dig deep within ourselves to find new light.<\/p>\n
I pushed through my nerves, speaking with confidence, and laughing off my mistakes. When all was said and done, the experience was an absolute high.<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
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Zuzu is a California girl currently living and loving, in Austin, TX. If you asked her to explain what she \u201cdoes\u201d in life, she\u00a0would probably explain herself in one excited, expansive gapping breath. It\u2019s a task to explain that you\u2019re an artist, adventurist, photographer, event planner, graffiti writer, socialite, and a yoga instructor for a living! Her wild wanderlust soul is sustained by her creativity, love for life and her many travel adventures. Zuzu believes nothing more than, \u201cduring our short time here, we should all focus on adding our own brilliant light onto the world\u201d.\u00a0She recently graduated from the first ever Wanderlust teacher training and is now continuing her beautiful journey along the yogic path of life, and loving every second of it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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