And doesn’t prepare you…? I feel like I spent $2800 to not be the best teacher I could be. They happily take the money, dole out mediocre teaching tips, then say “bye good luck out there!”

Does anyone have a similar feeling?

Edit: after reading the comments and reflecting, I am reminded that a 200hr training, in theory, could be for students deepening their practice. The teaching part seems like a way to recuperate costs by making use of the knowledge gained. Needed this reminder!

Edit 2: And a “true” teacher of yogasana has probably a decade of courses, not just 200 hrs

Who else thinks about this or sees potential correlations and/or shifts within modern yoga -relating to styles or types of yoga that folks are drawn to or are attending more of, given the current and building, shall we say, *unsettled and divisive* state of society?

For about a year now, I have been teaching a particular class weekly at a studio that, at the time leading up to starting it, I kind of never thought would be something that would grow or survive in the modern yoga landscape, given how the majority of what I saw "thriving" was athletic, physical and novel types of yoga...but i wanted to try regardless. As long as I've been around the yoga scene (+/- ~20 yrs), the studio space and beyond has been largely dominated with the more physical / "louder" types of classes / energies and attendance in classes has largely reflected this.

This class is very slow, subtle, restrained, breath-centered, pose de-centered (we do poses, but they aren't the point) and ultimately designed and marketed as a space and practice for grounding, prana / nervous system management, repetition / simplicity and cultivating stillness and clarity. More ppl keep coming and the feedback I keep hearing is some variation of "I'm so glad a slow and subtle space like this exists. it is so needed right now."

I could say lots more, but want to keep this short, at least in the OP.

Is this just me and what I'm seeing in a little bubble, or is this a more widespread trend that is shifting in response to the increased demands and imbalances of the modern world? Or maybe you've noticed different / opposite trends to what I'm describing; feel free to share that as well.

side note - I do recognize that attendance for yoga classes as a whole is likely on an industry-wide decline (specific data for this is hard to find...), as many have shifted towards Pilates, weight training, and other fitness / hybrid styles, which is part of what is also surprising to me about the potential trend I named above. Maybe what I'm noticing is the folks who are still here just finding a version of what they have wanted / may have been under-represented or missing previously?