AM ALUMNI
Sandra Medeiros
AM V200 - June 2023
Cranston, RI | USA 🌎
My name is Sandra Medeiros. I am a registered nurse and have a degree in kinesiology as well. I love movement and what it does for my brain and body. This is my first training/certificate of any kind besides BLS and ACLS needed to be a nurse and I couldn’t be happier about that! I’m excited to begin sharing this practice with others as well as dive deeper into my own!
@Sandymeds13
Reflecting on the AM YTT Experience
| Why did you choose Authentic Movements for your YTT? | |
| The creativity!!! Enough said 🙂 Erin and Stevi were the first yogis I came across on IG where I was totally floored by the creativity within the flow and how easily their bodies moved through space. I just wanted to move like that. I just love movement and the creative vinyasa styles presented by AM drew me in!! | |
| How did the online training platform work for you? | |
| It worked really well. I actually probably would have never gotten my 200ytt if not for this virtual option. I am not someone who is willing or wanting to leave my family for extended time to be able to participate in a retreat style training and prior to the pandemic this was mostly the way it was being done. I’m so grateful to have had this opportunity!! | |
| How has your teaching changed since completing the AM YTT? | |
| Wow, how hasn’t it changed. I had never taught prior to this teaching and it was apparent when I started. Stumbling and bumbling over my words felt awful and I actually stopped a few times through this training because I felt I couldn’t dedicate enough time to practice as much as I wanted to. But I’m glad I came back to it twice and continued my pursuit until the end because the more I did it, the more I practiced speaking, it really did just come. It flows so much easier now. My problem now is actually I need to take it back some with how much I talk hahaha!! | |
| How have you engaged with the AM community of alums and students during and after the training? | |
| Honestly I really haven’t. I’m pretty introverted, surprisingly, and do feel I missed out on some of the community aspects. My time management was difficult though, trying to coordinate with others since I also did work full time in a hospital during the pandemic. | |
| What was your favorite part of the course content? | |
| Oh man I loved soooo much of it. I really just loved learning the why behind the way. It makes so much more sense and has changed my own practice greatly!! | |
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