Yoga Teachers are human, too. Sometimes when I teach or take a class I forget that because we can either glorify another or be glorified ourselves. I am a firm-believer in being humble and connected to others around me and, we cannot do so if we put each other on a pedestal.

When I teach, I want to teach from a place of compassion and love- which can only be done so if I set boundaries for myself and others, keep my mind and heart open. I’ve been teaching for almost seven years and, every class that I teach, I learn something new.

Of all that I have learnt, here is a taste of what I want to remember every time that I teach:

1. Practice is my foundation.

2. Compassion is necessary.

3. Love is the most important energy.

4. I am a teacher; not a bully.

5. I am on the same level as my fellow practitioners in This World of lessons.

6. My Ego has no place in a yoga class.

7. Safety is essential.

8. Being present will allow me to truly enjoy what I do.

9. I am not above anyone else.

10. Props and terminology do not replace kindness.

11. Everyone is going through something so I need to be careful of the energy that I put out.

12. I can be firm and kind at the same time.