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半个月前在瑜珈刊物部落格看见〈7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Start Yoga Teacher Training.〉一文，文中讨论的虽然是「成为瑜珈老师之前，7个可以自问的前提」，我仍然觉得这7个问题足以用来检视每一次「我们即将担任起某个身份」时，我们够格了吗？准备好了吗？

于是花了一些时间翻译完全文，与大家分享－－

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You’re loving yoga and how it makes you feel.

你超爱瑜珈，以及瑜珈带给你的感受。

You’re loving going to class and being part of a yoga community.

你很喜欢上瑜珈课，并且很享受成为瑜珈社群的一份子。

You’re loving the other people you’re meeting and how open and loving and cool they are.

你喜爱那些你在瑜珈社群中遇见的人们，他们是如此的开放、有爱，而且他们超酷。

You especially admire and respect the cool, calm and collected yoga teacher spreading all the good vibes at the front of the room.

你特别景仰在教室前面散发好能量的瑜珈老师，他们超酷、冷静又沈稳。

A thought arises.Teaching yoga would be fun.

于是一个新想法来了：教瑜珈想必很有趣！

The idea develops.I’d love to teach yoga.

新想法发展成一个点子：我想要教瑜珈！

You start looking up teacher training courses online.

你开始上网搜寻师资养成班资讯。

Stop right there.

在这里等一下！

Before you go any further and before you commit money and time to a yoga teacher training course, here are the seven best questions to ask first and the answers you’re looking for.

在你进一步为你决定报名的瑜珈师资养成课程投注更多的时间和金钱之前，有7个好问题值得你先仔细想想。

Questions to ask yourself before signing up for Yoga Teacher Training:

以下是参加师资养成训练之前，你可以试着问自己的问题：

 

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1. Do you have a consistent, committed home yoga practice?

1. 你能在家中也持续的、坚定的进行自我练习吗？

What’s the difference between a yoga student and a yogi?One goes to classes and the other has a home yoga practice.

「瑜珈课学生」和「瑜珈师」的差别在哪？他们一个会去上瑜珈课，另一个则会在家中进行自我练习。

Who teaches yoga—the yoga student or the yogi?The yogi.

谁教瑜珈呢？「瑜珈课学生」还是「瑜珈师」？是瑜珈师。

If you want to teach yoga, first you need to develop a consistent, committed home yoga practice.

如果你想要成为瑜珈教师的话，至少你得发展出持续而坚定的自我练习规律。

If you’re still not practicing yoga at home, by yourself, with no DVD or audio recording, you’re not ready to teach yoga.

如果你没有能力在没有DVD、没有录音档引导的前提下自行练习的话，你或许还没准备好教授瑜珈。

If you’re not ready to teach yoga, now is not the time to do a yoga teacher training. (Unless you want to use the training to deepen your own practice and have no intention of teaching.)

目前不是你教瑜珈的最佳时机的话，也就不是你参与师资养成训练的时机（除非你把师资养成训练课程视为深化自己学习的辅助之力，你完全没有教学的企图心。）

Before you sign up for training, before you put down a deposit, before you even research on the internet, commit to a home yoga practice.

在你上网搜寻师资训练资讯、投入时间和金钱之前，承诺自己会在家中自行练习瑜珈吧！

In an ideal world, our yoga teachers would have practiced at home by themselves for years before they started teaching.

理想的情况下，一个老师在开始教学之前，至少要累积数年的自我练习。

Now, a minimum of six months will give you a strong foundation for beginning to develop as a yogi.

现在，至少要有持续6个月的自我练习，才能为你建立成为一个瑜珈师的坚实基础。

This home yoga practice is what sustains you as a teacher and it’s where you draw from in order to teach.

在自我练习中，你会建立起教学的基础；自我练习中得到的一切，会支撑起你整个教学的能力。

Correct answer to #1: Yes.

第一题：「你能在家中也持续的、坚定的进行练习吗？」，要能答得出「是」。

 

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2. Have you found a style of yoga, or a teacher you love?

2. 你找到了一个你深爱的瑜珈派别或瑜珈老师吗？

The answer to this question will spring out of the home practice you already have (right?).

这问题的答案，照理来说，会自然的从你已养成的规律自我练习中涌现出来，对吧？

What do you practice at home? How to you practice at home? If you’re an Astangi yogi, it’s clear. If you’re an Iyengar yogi, it’s also clear. Maybe you’re drawn to a more integrated lineage like Satyananda.

你的自我练习都练习些什么呢？你都如何进行你的自我练习呢？如果你是个八支串连瑜珈的练习者，那很明显；如果你是个艾氏瑜珈的练习者，那也很明显。或许你更受集大成的整合练习流派吸引，例如施化难陀。

Or perhaps you’ve studied with one of the myriad of modern teachers who draw on a number of influences to craft their own particular style of yoga, like Shiva Rea, Ana Forrest or Sean Corne.

或者你跟随各种五花八门的现代教师，他们融合了某些练习风格，并自创出自己的练习方式，例如Shiva Rea, Ana Forrest 或 Sean Corne。

Regardless, until you find the yoga path that works for you, how can you know what to study, what to practice and therefore what to teach?

除非你在自我练习中，找到某一种瑜珈的练习途径，经过你的练习来验证，你亲身确认这个练习方式真的有用。不然，你怎么会知道你要读些什么？你要练些什么？你要教些什么？

It’s even possible that you’re not a Hatha Yoga teacher and are a Bhakti devotee, or even a Jñāna yogi. If you don’t know, explore.

你甚至有可能不是哈达瑜珈的教学者，你是奉爱瑜珈（注一）的习修者、甚至是个智慧瑜珈（注二）的习修者……如果你不知道，去探索。

Correct answer to #2: Yes.

第二题：「你找到了一个你深爱的瑜珈派别或瑜珈老师吗？」，要能答得出「是」。

 

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3. Have there been independent, external clues drawing you to a teacher’s path?

3. 有任何外来的独立线索，引导你成为瑜珈教师吗？

It is said that when the student is ready, the teacher appears. It could also be said that when the teacher is ready, the students appear.

俗话说：「当学生准备好，老师就会出现」。反过来也可以说「老师准备好了，学生就会出现」。

A clear clue that a teacher’s path is opening up before you is when for whatever reason, you find yourself teaching a yoga class.

不管是什么理由，你发现你自己正被推向教课的位置，这就是足以成为瑜珈教师的明晰线索。

Maybe the teacher didn’t show up, maybe the teacher asked you to step in and cover him, maybe friends of yours asked you to take them through a short practice.

也许某一堂课的老师刚好没来、也许有其他老师请你为他代课、也许你的好友们请你带领他们进行一个短期的瑜珈练习……

Regardless, even though you’ve got no yoga teacher training, opportunities to teach keep arising in your life.

就算你没有接受过任何瑜珈师资训练课程，教课的机会仍然一直在你的生活中冒出来。

Other clues you’re ready to teach are teachers suggesting your look at yoga teacher training.

其他的线索包含了你被其他瑜珈教师建议可以开始搜寻师资训练的资讯。

If you’ve been working with the same teacher for a few years, they may be able to see you’re teacher material.

如果你一直跟随同一个老师练习数年，他们很可能已经看见了你足以作为瑜珈教师的天赋。

Correct answer to #3: Yes.

第三题：「有任何外来的独立线索，引导你成为瑜珈教师吗？」，要能答得出「是」。

 

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4. Are the resources for attending a yoga teacher training program lining up for you?

4. 有足够的资源支持你去参加瑜珈师资养成课程吗？

It takes time, money and support to attend a yoga teacher training program, especially if you have family commitments.

瑜珈教师的养成需要投资时间、金钱，以及身边的人的支持，特别是家人的支持。

You may desperately want to go to a training, but if you don’t have the money in the bank to make it happen, or the time available, it might not be the right time.

你或许打从心底强烈渴望参与培训，但是你的银行户头如果没有足够的资金让你的渴望成真，或者你真的没时间，那么……这时候真的不是最好的培训时机。

It could be tempting to borrow the money for a training, but given that yoga teachers (in general) struggle to make a living wage, starting a yoga teacher career already in debt is not a wise move.

「借钱去上课」听起来很诱人，但一般来说，你的瑜珈教学事业在最一开始还是会有个挣扎跟辛苦的起头。在你的瑜珈事业一开始的时候就揹债，并不是一个明智的抉择。

Better to work hard and save the cash first, while continuing to develop your own home yoga practice. Teaching yoga will always be there. The best teachers are those who have had years and decades of practice.

比较好的选择是先认真工作、存钱，并持续你的自我练习。教瑜珈的机会永远都会在啊！最好的瑜珈教师，是那些坚定的花了许多年自我练习的瑜珈师。

Even if you don’t train until you’re 50, you’ve still got 30 or 40 years or teaching in front of you.

就算你50岁才接受师资培训，你还是可以教瑜珈教个30-40年的。

It’s important to have the time to train properly too. Don’t skimp on training because you can only spare two weeks looking for the shortest yoga teacher training available.

好好的、稳扎稳打的训练是很重要的，不要因为你只能空出两周，就找了一个能配合你超短训练时间的吝啬课程。

Be honest and wait until you can devote the necessary time to a great training.

诚实和耐心是美德，为你的美好训练投入足够而必需的时间吧！

Correct answer to #4: Yes.

第四题：「有足够的资源支持你去参加瑜珈师资养成课程吗？」，要能答得出「是」。

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Now you’re got a solid home yoga practice, you’re in love with a particular style or teacher, there’s plenty of external clues that a teacher’s path is opening up before you and the necessary resources of time, money and support are all lined up, it’s time to check out yoga teacher training programs.

现在，你有一个坚实的自我练习规律，你有一个你喜爱的瑜伽流派或你乐于跟随的宗师，你还有一大堆明示你可以当个于家老师的线索，以及充沛的时间、金钱等等资源，支持你去报名一个瑜伽师资培训的课程。是时候来检视一下你的瑜伽师资培训课程的几个条件了。

Here’s what to look for. Yoga-Teacher-Training-FloridaQuestions to ask of Yoga Teacher Training Programs:

以下是几个你可以检视一个瑜伽师资培训课程的项目：

 

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5. Is the program well-respected and reputable?

5. 这个师培课程是深具信誉、而且备受尊重的吗？

Don’t rely on the rubber stamp of approval from others to determine the quality of a program. Just because a program has a certificate doesn’t mean it’s great.

不要为了某一门课程能够发一张盖了橡皮印章的证书给你，就去参加那门课程，有证书根本代表不了什么。

Even if the program is not certified, it could be well-respected and thorough.

有的师培课程不发证书、没有任何纸面认证可以开给你，但它就是极具信誉且备受推崇。

If it’s important to you to have a recognized qualification, go for a program that offers that. If you’re most interested in the actual quality of the training, dig deeper and ask more questions.

如果你需要一张制式的认证，那么你可以参加附了证书的培训课程；如果你对于上课品质和课程所提供的扎实训练更感兴趣的话，多搜寻些资料、多询问与该课程相关的问题。

How long has the program been established? Who are the senior teachers? How many people have been through the training? Find someone who’s done the training and ask them about it.

这个培训课存在多久了？这门培训课的资深教师是哪一位？有多少人取得了这个培训的认证？去找曾经拿过这门培训课认证的人们谈谈。

Correct answer to #5: Yes.

第五题：「这个师培课程是深具信誉、而且备受尊重的吗？」，要能答得出「是」。

 

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6. Will I receive a thorough grounding in all aspects related to yoga teaching?

6. 我会接收到彻底、实际且各方面兼备的瑜伽教学资讯吗？

There is far more to training a yoga teacher then teaching them the correct alignment for a yoga posture.

训练一位瑜伽教师，绝对不只是让一个教师能够正确的把一个动作教授出去而已。

Besides teachings in asana, pranayama and meditation, you want a program that covers yoga philosophy to some degree including mention of concepts like Koshas, Kleshas, Yamas, Niyamas, Nadis and Prana(s).

在体位法的教学之外还有呼吸法、冥想等等，你在师培课程中的学习，要能涵盖到一定程度的瑜伽哲学，包括能量体、五烦恼根、持戒、精进、气脉以及生命能的概念。

Ideally, yogic texts including Patanjali’s Sutras will at least be referenced.

理想状况底下，还要能引用一些瑜伽经典，例如帕坦加利的瑜伽经。

The best program will support you in connecting to your own inner yoga teacher (without that, you can’t teach). It should touch on accessing intuition and wisdom, with some discernment thrown in there as well.

最好的瑜伽师培课程将会支持你连结你内在的瑜伽老师（没有内在的教师，你也没法教瑜伽）。那是一个透过直觉与内在智慧接触、并向内自我觉察和观照的过程。

You also want a yoga teacher training program that offers some guidance on the business of teaching yoga, or at least the ethics of teaching yoga.

一个好的瑜伽师培课程也会提供你具体在教学市场中可以确实被实践的程序指南，或至少，该提供你教学过程中应当被遵循的道德原则。

Correct answer to #6: Yes.

第六题：「我会接收到彻底、实际且各方面兼备的瑜伽教学资讯吗？」，要能答得出「是」。

 

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7. Does the program offer ongoing support and reasonable access to senior teachers?

7. 这个训练课程可以持续的提供支持，以及在合理的范围内，让学生能够继续请教资深教师吗？

This is important! Attending an intense month-long yoga teacher training can blast your psyche wide open.

这非常的重要！参加一个长达一个月的密集瑜珈师资养成训练课，将会以非常激烈的方式开启、扩展你的精神与心智。

If you’re then shipped off back to the regular world with no ongoing support available, or access to the teachers who helped blow you wide open, you could end up in a terrible state.

如果你回归到日常生活中，却得不到后续的支持、或者无法将日常生活中遇见的疑惑，拿去询问开启了你的精神与心智的资深教师的话，你可能会卡在一个不上不下的困惑状态中。

Yoga is a powerful practice. Yoga in a group situation; day after day after day it is even more powerful.

瑜珈是一个极具威力的修行方式，一天一天的累积下来，威力会加成。
Any yoga teacher program that does not acknowledge this power and help students deal with any potential fallout is woefully negligent.

任何瑜珈师资培训课程小看了瑜珈练习带来的威力，轻忽了后续对学生的支持与带领，将会导致可悲的后果。

This is even more important if you’ve experienced any deep trauma in your life which you may or may not have yet dealt with. Teacher training can bring it all up.

假如你曾经在你的生命中经验深刻的创伤，累进的瑜珈练习可能会开启那些你不一定准备好面对或处理的创伤。瑜珈师培课会唤醒那些你曾有的旧伤。

Before you sign up for the training, make sure you ask after the training, can I e-mail my teacher questions that arise about my practice?

在你参加一个师培课之前，问问提供课程的单位：「我可以在师培课后，透过电子邮件询问老师关于瑜珈练习的问题吗？」

Correct answer to #7: Yes.

第七题：「这个训练课程可以持续的提供支持，以及在合理的范围内，让学生能够继续请教资深教师吗？」，要能答得出「是」。

 

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If you read through those seven questions and answered yes for them all, congratulations, you’re ready to train as a yoga teacher and you’ve found the right yoga teacher training program to sign up for.

如果你读完以上7个问题，每一个问题你的答案都是「是」，恭喜你！你已经准备好要被培训为一个瑜珈教师，而且你也找到了一个很棒的瑜珈师资培训课程。

If you got no for some questions, you need to take some more time before committing to training. It doesn’t mean you won’t become a yoga teacher, it’s just that good things take time. Develop that home practice. Find that style you love. See what happens from there.

假如有一些问题你尚且无法坚定的回答「是」，那么你需要在参与师培课之前，再为自己多花些时间。这不代表你当不上瑜珈教师，只是好东西需要时间酝酿－－发展你的自我练习、找到你所爱的瑜珈流派，然后观察，会有什么事情发生在这过程中。

Laying a strong foundation before you even start yoga teacher training will only stand you in good steed over the long-term. And it could potentially save you thousands of dollars because you’ll choose the right yoga teacher training program for you.

路遥知马力，你愿意在你的瑜珈师培课开始之前奠定坚持的教学基础的话，实力不会被埋没的。而且愿意自己奠定基础、仔细挑选师培课程，还能为你节省下数千美元的学费。

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注一（取自维基百科）：Bhakti Yoga，又称「虔信瑜伽」，亦可称为「奉爱瑜伽」、「信瑜伽」。追求超越情绪、理性纯善的道之爱，以冥想、唱诵、礼拜等严谨的宗教生活态度以及积极行善来达成。

注二（取自维基百科）：Jnana Yoga，又称「知识瑜伽」。以理性的思维、逻辑思辩以探求真理的瑜伽。用印度人的观点来看，中国的老子、庄子等可以视为智慧瑜伽修行者。