As a new year starts..a review begins..and then the updates roll in...
My mission statement and profile in general have not changed in a couple years, but I sure have. The cooperative I teach with in Leon was also asked many months back about a mission statement. How do 7 people make one mission? Do all 7 people know their own mission? Where do we start?
Right at the beginning of course..... Yoga means to come together; to unite. "To attain what was previously unattainable"
The Heart of Yoga by T.K.V. Desikachar has given me some very valuable insights into who I've become, what I want and how to get it....
"we can begin practicing yoga from any starting point, but if we are to be complete human beings we must incorporate all aspects of ourselves, and do so step by step."
"Purusa denotes the position from which we can see;it is the power in us that enables us to perceive with accuracy." p12
Svadhaya means; self study or investigation
through kriya yoga and quality of action
Yoga Sutra 2.1
Sthira and Sukha...steadiness and ease...ease in steadiness
"vinyasa krama... to place a step in a special way. The concept of vinyasa krama tells us it is not enough to simply take a step; that step needs to take us in the right direction and be made in the right way." p25
What is yoga after all?
This is a very personal journey that no 2 teachers or practitioners will experience the same.
I take away a philosophy of start anywhere at any pace its always changing and evolving. Use our best special steps forward and quality of action to achieve steadiness and ease, incorporating all parts of ourselves and always being present in the journey......
My yoga includes pranayama, pratyhara, asana and a bit of ayurveda...I am finding my sthira and sukha now in many areas of my life.
I take away a philosophy of start anywhere at any pace its always changing and evolving. Use our best special steps forward and quality of action to achieve steadiness and ease, incorporating all parts of ourselves and always being present in the journey......
Every year I choose a word....then I try to embody more of that word....last year was discipline.....This year I chose an acronym but word too....L.E.A.P.
Listen
Acro yoga is all about communication.....and a part is listening....do we only listen with our ears? What about our bodies or other senses? Acro has been a great reconnection for me, with my body in its more athletic form.
Educate
I have always liked lead by example myself. So I try to incorporate it with educate this year. I have already taken a workshop on Bach Flower Remedies in Spanish and a second Acro Yoga Workshop. I have started a book club and will try to find at least one or 2 worskshops to teach this year. I plan to take a first aid course in Spanish as well.
I have always liked lead by example myself. So I try to incorporate it with educate this year. I have already taken a workshop on Bach Flower Remedies in Spanish and a second Acro Yoga Workshop. I have started a book club and will try to find at least one or 2 worskshops to teach this year. I plan to take a first aid course in Spanish as well.
Adventure
My life is an adventure. I am currently on a Nicaraguan journey having just acquired my residency that is valid for 5 years. This year I want to go to Corn Islands and find a planner conference to attend.
Play
has become a powerful word in my vocabulary in the last year. It provides an incredible balance to being an adult and embraces my inner child. Acro yoga and my bullet journal are adult expressions of gymnastics and colouring and the way they make me smile is a feeling I want to experience always.
My mission this year is to L.E.A.P. into......everything that resonates with me...... taking special steps forward in my journey, to find steadiness and ease, in every part of my existence.
has become a powerful word in my vocabulary in the last year. It provides an incredible balance to being an adult and embraces my inner child. Acro yoga and my bullet journal are adult expressions of gymnastics and colouring and the way they make me smile is a feeling I want to experience always.
My mission this year is to L.E.A.P. into......everything that resonates with me...... taking special steps forward in my journey, to find steadiness and ease, in every part of my existence.