for yoga teachers . . .

Your enthusiasm and excitement have value.
Your eagerness to build community has value.
Your commitment of time, energy and resources have value.
Your vulnerability has value.

Stay committed to studentship. Live the teachings. Refine, refine, refine . . .

Seek support from long time teachers. Form support circles of your peers.

The nervousness that you feel as you step into teach means that you care deeply. Remember that.

Honor your teachers . . . and their teachers' teachers. Know that you are buoyed by a lineage of dedicated practitioners. Give credit where credit is due.

Take this privilege seriously and sincerely. Be professional. Know your WHY. Understand that there is always something new to discover.

Commit to the long haul: patience, consistency, steadiness.

Break the system, push boundaries, stand up for the voices that are silenced.

Build communities that embrace all bodies and foster a collective flourishing.

Let go of self-righteousness, co-dependency and arrogance.

Ask for what you are worth.

Keep learning, trusting, changing and growing . . .

The teachings themselves are invaluable, but your offering of those teachings is of value.