January teacher feature: Rosie d'ercole

Our yoga teachers and studios were adaptable and awesome and have found new ways to connect and further teach and support their students. By locking, technical problems and learning to make adjustments practically via the zoom. This month we will throw a light on you! In January we will offer studios here on the blog and chat with teachers to celebrate those who kept us on the ground last year. Meet the yoga teacher Rosie d’Encole below.

Can you tell us something about yourself?

I am a 200-hour Vinyasa Flow teacher based in Greater London. My teaching style ranges from a slow river to more dynamic vinyasa courses and I hope that I can start my yin training in 2021. My career in the past seven years has been in fashion design, which was an amazingly fulfilling journey. This year I decided to take a step back to recognize and confront some things that no longer served me as before. I still work in the same company, but with another focus on my role and time. As a result, I can spend more time for my lessons, which has given me an infinite pleasure since my practice started my practice.

What challenges were you faced as a yoga teacher in 2020 in a completely different year?

The biggest challenge for me this year was not to be able to teach so many personally. It is nice to teach personally, and it feels so much more personal to be in the room with the students and create a safe space to practice. At the same time, I am very happy to be able to offer my courses on zoom, even if the technical side was initially a fight!

What taught you in 2020 and can you find a silver strip in everything?

to say that 2020 was an eventful year is a drastic understatement, because there were fights for everyone, and the worst for me was the uncertainty. When someone who finds peace in the organization, it was a year in which he learned to concentrate when things were not going according to plan and allowed me to let go and realize that it is okay if things are changing because things are sometimes better than planned.

things that appeared like huge storm clouds this year have become silver strips, and I think we have learned to step down and connect with our loved ones on a deeper level.

Where can you find inspiration and motivation?

My main source of inspiration is the people around me and the gratitude that I bring towards my friends and family when we all navigate through the year. I find a lot of motivation in nature, whatever happens, the world continues to develop and when I ever feel unproductive, I try to walk outside and enjoy the beauty of the room around me. It grows and changes constantly and reminds me that we are too.

any words of wisdom for someone who is struggling to remain positive and inspired?

I think my wisdom is pretty small, but hopefully will be helpful. I am firmly convinced that we are all able to create a safe place in our heads. Somewhere where we can withdraw and calibrate again if necessary. Even if things appear extremely dark, there is always light somewhere. I hope that as a teacher I can continue to help my students create this safe space by making the tools they need to find it.

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