Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Day 12 of YTT...

The last 10 days have been a time to re-visit the "nuts and bolts" of a yoga practice…what is yoga, it is unique to each individual yet tied together with the sutras, the threads of yoga philosophy…it is what each of us brings to an immersion, of days filled with yoga and more yoga…

Asanas are the aspect of yoga, for some of us the awareness, that our body is the vehicle through which our self or soul expresses its existence. One of the "contract" or "commitment" that we make to ourselves, as part of the yoga Niyama is Tapas or "self-discipline"…what an important component of any commitment, to any goal...

I look around the casa, the poster paper with notes and highlights of information, the yoga mats strewn across the floor, the cushions and books spread out…candles and incense, mantras and tea cups, presence and absence, filled and empty….

Standing in the middle of the bar, as we change the venue for our philosophy session, and i am engrossed in explaining the "bandhas" or the locks that we open in our body, through awareness and breath, through the balance of structure and softness; i look up across and someone is copying my warrior 1 pose….i laugh, yes yoga does become the life, on and off the mat…its intoxicating, its addictive, you are drawn unable to resist, you get a high…i look at the two wonderful students, they look at me as their coach and mentor…they have made a resolve to be on this journey, trusting me and this space to allow them to dive deep, swim through the currents of their pasts, belief and conditionings, and come out transformed, from a "caterpillar to a butterfly". This feeling like a caterpillar with all this information wrapped around her, and knowing she will emerge transformed, was the analogy given by Sandy. Jen said "its like a door opened, and i walked in"…

and we continue, with our 6 am meditation, 7 am yoga, followed by philosophy, exploring the energy centres, tying it all together in our morning 2 hour sessions, and re-grouping for 3 hours of asana practice; each asana broken down to its smallest and fullest aspect. we meet again for an hour or two in the evening to wrap up the day…

this is our time, our life, each moment…

when the days are done, who will we be? a little clearer, able to smile through our tears, hold our head up, feel the ground beneath our feet, take the light we see, hold a torch close to our hearts and continue on our journey of sharing yoga, sharing the love, living each "ordinary moment as extraordinary"….

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