What Teacher Training Looks Like From the Inside

On the first day of his 200-hour Vinyasa Teacher Training, Jesse was asked to teach another student. He had no idea what to do.

Months later, he was already teaching at a yoga studio. Looking back on that first exercise, he could see how much had changed. “It’s incredible to see how I improved and how the other students improved over time.”

That development does not happen in one decisive moment. It grows through practice, feedback and the experience of doing something before it feels completely familiar.

Learning by teaching

Jesse joined the training without years of Vinyasa experience behind him. He had recently broken his toe and had mainly been practising Yin Yoga. The Vinyasa programme felt like a challenge he wanted to take on.

Teaching started immediately. From the first weekend, participants practised guiding each other in small groups. As the months continued, Jesse began to feel comfortable using his voice and helping students understand something in their own bodies.

The training also changed his personal practice. He began spending more time practising by himself and discovered how much attention moving with the breath required. Learning how to explain yoga to someone else made him examine what he was doing himself.

The commitment behind the experience

Anne joined shortly after the programme had already begun. Yoga was the one practice she had continued returning to over the years, and she wanted to give it a larger place in her life.

She soon discovered that the training required genuine commitment. There was homework between meetings and a personal practice to maintain. Some weeks, continuing with that work felt difficult.

“I felt like this is good. This is what I need to get the most out of it.”

The group became an important part of that process. Participants noticed when someone was struggling and made space for personal circumstances. Going through demanding moments together created a strong sense of involvement. Anne remembers each training day as something she looked forward to returning to.

Guidance that responds to the moment

Lizzie had practised yoga since she was fifteen. She joined because she wanted to deepen her understanding and explore the possibility of teaching something she loved.

Yoga Moves appealed to her because of the breadth of the programme and the studio environment she already knew. During the training, she appreciated how Jasmijn and Caitlin adapted their guidance to what the group needed.

“They pushed us when we needed to be pushed, and they were kind and soft when we needed that as well.”

For Lizzie, the final day brought the work of the previous months together. After completing one last demanding practice, the group gathered for their graduation ceremony and shared food. It marked the end of the programme, with a new part of their yoga journey already taking shape.

The next 200-hour Vinyasa Teacher Training begins on 22 January 2027 at Studio FLY.