“The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves.”
— Steven Spielberg
This individualized mentorship opportunity is designed to support any new or existing Yoga teacher or any new 200hr Yoga Teacher Training graduate. The purpose is to refine and deepen your teaching practice and to have a continuous relationship with an experienced teacher. You will gain your teaching style, confidence, knowledge and teaching skills through a private one-on-one coaching and mentoring framework.
Timeframe and Dates: TBD individually
The following and more is offered through a variety of in person mentoring sessions —
Get to know who you are
Face your blind spots with acceptance
Nurture your relationship to YOURSELF
Refine your teaching style
Learn safe and adaptive class design
Develop effective sequence crafting
Gain empowering and nurturing voice, language cues and presence
Integrate spirituality and Yogic philosophy into your teaching
Design a class with a therapeutic component for a specific student population (joint mobility limitation or any pain conditions)
A mentorship package includes —
Initial goal-setting session (one 60-minute, in person)
1:1 private session (three or more 60-minute, in person)
Action and homework list between sessions
In-class shadowing (one or more) followed by 1:1 discussion
Investment: TBD on individual basis
“Studying and practicing Yoga with Alena truly changed my life, and my practice. Alena’s passion and love for Yoga shines so bright and reaches far beyond the studio, and even YTT. I had the privilege of receiving my 200 hr certification under her instruction, during which I was introduced to Yin Yoga and fell completely in love with the practice. After graduating I was able to teach with her right away, and sought out a mentorship to dive deep into Yin. Alena enthusiastically supported me, selflessly shared her knowledge and experience, patiently answered all of my questions, and spent hours on her mat beside me. Alena is a beloved teacher, caring mentor, and she truly embodies the teachings and values of Yoga. Even though we now live on opposite coasts, she continues to nurture me as a teacher and friend to this day! ”