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All right, so in all seriousness, this is Brandon Cox and I am the director of teacher training for the CorePower Yoga Studio, Boulder, Colorado. I’m co-directing it with Sierra White. This is my seventh teacher training that we’ve done through Core Power Yoga, and it’s an amazing experience being able to teach teachers, to be able to actually feed people who are hungry for knowledge, and it’s so inspiring to actually be able to share knowledge. What a great experience, and I feel honored and blessed.

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I’m not exactly sure what to talk about on this, besides to introduce myself to the blog, and so many things to talk about in these trainings, which we’re getting close to wrapping up. But let’s talk about love, and it’s an interesting thing to bring into the yoga room. But ultimately, if we don’t love ourselves, then we don’t do programs like teacher training, right? Because we’re not worth becoming a teacher, we’re not good enough.

So, to understand and love, we must first love ourselves, undetstand that we’re good enough to be loved, and that we’re good enough to take care of ourselves. I read something that was inspiring to me, and I’ll read it to you briefly.

It says: “Choosing to follow yourself is a very personal process that takes time. There is no magic wand you can wave to make this just happen, but there is the magic of your intention and the power of your actions. Whether you are taking the time to do activities that you like, speaking to and treating yourself with respect, taking inventory of all your wonderful qualities and accomplishments, or nurturing yourself plenty of rest and self-care.

“When you fall in love with yourself, you begin to see yourself more positively, appreciate your unique outlook in life, and treat yourself in a more more nurturing way. In loving yourself, you are acknowledging that you are special and deserving of love. Best of all, you’re giving yourself one of the greatest gift you can, one of the greatest gifts you have to give another. You’re giving yourself the gift of your love.”

Which is great, it’s a great way to understand that. It doesn’t have to be vain, it doesn’t have to be all about you, but ultimately it starts with you. So it’s a great thing to understand as we approach yoga. So that’s it for now — I may give another blog in a few, but thanks for listening.