This blog is written by Jenna Buckley. She graduated Spira’s teacher training in 2015. —————— Jenna I’m one of those people that think about doing something and then I sit on the idea for quite some time and in this case, a couple years. I knew I loved practicing yoga with all my being but would I love teaching it or would it be forever different for me?   And the answer after getting my 200hr teaching certification was yes; it is now forever different for me mentally, physic

The philosophy of yoga is very much occupied with finding “true self”, but what that means can be quite tricky to figure out. We are changing and the world around us is certainly changing whether or not we wish for a change. The story you are about to read is a day in a yogi’s life examining the topic of identity and self through cultural identity. This yogi happens to be an immigrant, naturalized citizen to the USA. This yogi is me, Dora your teacher. THE PAST – HOW TO PRESE

Listen now I was driving home when I got the call. All I could hear is “terrible” “accident” “dead”.  It took me a whole day to put some kind of cohesion between those words. “What is going on?”  – My mind kept reviewing a list of names. Names of friends, some very close, some not so close that passed away in the past 12 months. I had difficulty sleeping that night. So I picked up a book that was on my night table in hopes of diverting my attention.  As I flipped through the

We are all Students and Teachers in life. Life is endless learning based on our life experiences and we teach others how to live based on how we act and feel. For this reason Spira Teacher Training is for every seeker, lover and wonderer in life. Spend 8 months taking a deeper look at your life. Find new friends and learn some history, anatomy, philosophy and public speaking techniques as a side benefit. This is one degree that you will use even if you never actually teach in