Although I work intuitively with the class in front of me the second best part part of my job is to spend time training and planning classes. (btw the other second best part is making the music playlist)
Professional development is super important to me I love to give everyone who comes to the studio something new to keep the interest and fun flowing, last Saturday I went to Triyoga in Soho to take part in an afternoon workshop about story telling and yoga.
The asanas below are named after two sages with distinctly different characters.
Vasisthasana (Side Plank) named after the Priest Vasistha is seen here at the front and is particularly sattvic or pure – it has a buoyant, mind-clearing quality.
Vishvamitrasana named after King Vishvamitra on the other hand is distinctly driven and rajasic or fiery an intense pose that requires a dramatic hip opening and a firm sense of purpose. Can you guess which character faced the most challenges in his life purely because of the strength of his own ego?
The dynamic tension in spiritual life between effortless grace and determined practice translates so clearly into our yoga practice and approach to life as a whole. Things never seem to flow as smoothly when the ego takes over the heart’s domain. However, if we take notice of Vishvamitra’s story we see how our battles can make us way stronger in the end.
In a yoga asana I coax myself to steer towards the creative void or fertile unknown rather than attempting to release into a bottomless pit. Fear of the unknown is going to make me dig my heels in and my mind freak out! Moving between feeling a firm sense of purpose and other times letting myself fall away into the flow and letting it carry me downstream. Dancing between control and letting all go gives me a clear picture of the gap between where I am and where I want to be.
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