Sunday, August 28, 2011

Check check...

Bikram Yoga Teacher Training Checklist

-highlighters, pens- mark the hell out of your dialogue, it really helps!
-clothing rack to dry your clothes on
-a shopping bag on wheels for trips to the store without a car
-hot water maker/boiler, what are those things called?
-hot plate/small grill to cook with
-plates, utensils, paper towels, etc
-knife and cutting board
-tupperware
-extension cord... you might need more sockets to plug your stuff into if you plan on bringing applicances, laptops, phones, etc.
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-snacks for lecture/posture clinics etc.
-eat what you crave while you're there. Random, but a lot of us craved salt and vinegar chips!
-Extra ice chest: get ice from non-TT floors, those usually aren't empty
-Tea/Coffee
-HYDROFLASK(S)
-travel blanket/small pillow- it gets cold during the late night lectures
-ear plugs
-chocolate
-electrolytes: honey/lemon/water, supplements or powders, coconut water, etc.
-"No Sweat"
-something to throw on over your yoga clothes before/after class
-more yoga clothes that you could teach in, for posture clinics
-some brought foam rollers or tennis balls
-comfortable footwear/ flip flops
-epsom salts
-essential oils (my mom swears by these... you can apply them topically to alleviate the soreness, some brands you can digest, helping boost your immune system, amongst many other benefits. something that came in really handy during training)
-some cash to tip the valet for helping you carry your stuff upstairs on day 1. You don't want to be hauling all that stuff and making that many trips up and down, conserve your energy- you'll be needing all of it soon :)

-A warm sweatshirt
-notebook to take notes/doodle/ and write dialogue in
-a journal or blog... reading through my posts from training, though only a couple months have passed, everything is coming back and its crazy how much one forgets because it seems like such a surreal blur
-a mantra, or something that you can remind your self when times get tough


Oh and Good Thai food. We'd call them before the 5pm class and would ask them to deliver at 7.
http://www.ayarathaicuisine.com/#/home