Is It Normal to Feel Lost Before a Yoga Teacher Training – and Found After?

You’re scrolling late at night, looking at yoga teacher trainings in Rishikesh or Bali, reading about 200-hour TTCs, and wondering if this is the right time.
But beneath that research is something deeper:
You feel lost.
And quietly, you’re hoping this journey might help you feel found.
You’re Not Alone in This Feeling
Almost everyone who joins a traditional yoga TTC feels some version of this—unsure, tired, disconnected, or simply searching.
That’s not a weakness. It’s a sign you’re listening to the part of you that wants change. The part that knows peace is possible—even if you haven’t touched it in a long time.
A yoga journey doesn’t give you a new identity. It helps you remove the one you built out of fear, expectation, or exhaustion.
The TTC Isn’t Just a Course. It’s a reset.
Whether you join a 100-hour foundational course or a full 300-hour advanced TTC, the structure offers more than yoga knowledge. It gives you space.
  • To wake up early and connect with your breath.
  • To feel your body moving with purpose.
  • To learn philosophy, not just intellectually, but through experience.
  • To sit with yourself in silence—and not be afraid.
At Punyah Yoga in Rishikesh, we witness this often: students arrive overwhelmed by life and leave with something lighter in their eyes. Not because they’ve “fixed” themselves, but because they’ve stopped fighting who they are.
Being Found Isn’t About Location—It’s About Alignment
You might be in your hometown or in the Himalayas. Alignment—with your truth, your practice, and your values—is what causes the change.
Yoga won’t make you someone new.
But it might reintroduce you to the version of yourself you forgot in the noise.
If you feel lost before your training, know this:
You’re exactly where you need to be.
And maybe, just maybe, that one decision to say yes… is the first step toward finding your way home.

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Scroll to Top