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TriYoga Testimonials

Sara Alexander MFT

"I first discovered Kashi's TriYoga classes in my search for relief from a very painful back and hip. I went to just one class a week and never practiced at home, but my back and hip improved and so did my relationship to myself. I felt most grateful to Kashi, and to this lineage of yoga. I began the TriYoga Teacher Training in 2005 with no intention of becoming a teacher. I just wanted to deepen my understanding of this yoga which I found so helpful and engaging. At some point... (to this day I'm not quite sure how or why this happened!).... I decided I did want to teach. Learning to do this - to speak the TriYoga flows - engaged parts of my brain that I had never used before. I had to focus my mind, remember details, speak my thoughts. Preparing for the certification exam was surprisingly difficult, and hugely rewarding. I found myself face to face with insecurities of all sorts. There is not enough space here to describe everything I have gained from preparing to teach and from being, now, a teacher of TriYoga Basics. But here are a few: I live more fully in the present moment. I act more on my own behalf, and more for the benefit of others. I solve problems more easily. I have become a better psychotherapist. I more often experience sweetness in my daily life. I am... sometimes ...more confident, less afraid."

Suze Cohans

"The level of expertise and patience that Kashi brought to this course was truly amazing. She broke down each of the five series, and we worked methodically and in depth, learning and understanding the movements of each flow, the appropriate use of props and how to provide gentle adjustment, and throughout, practicing the art of verbalization and cueing,. The importance of this latter component cannot be overemphasized. A teacher trainee may understand the sequencing of a flow but if she or he cannot convey that in simple, economic language, the student will be confused. For me, as a very verbal person, this was the hardest lesson: To be laser and concise with each flow instruction. Now that I have learned this, the exquisite meditative aspect of the flow has had a chance to emerge not only for myself but for my students."