Hi all!!
In our all day session on October 13th, we will discuss Yamas and living yoga on and off the mat. What does that look like? What does it feel like? Use all the senses to explore this.
Also, reminder to journal about your personal code of ethics for teaching and/or practicing yoga!
Here is one of my favorite quotes, thanks to Beth for bringing this quote to my attention. It's from Marianne Williamson. In yoga we tend to move away from readings/quotes that mention God in respect to different cultures and beliefs. One of the NiYamas is Isvara Pranidhana – faith/trust in a higher being. In some yoga sutra tranlations, it reads 'trust in God'. So, as we do with the sutras or other readings, if your 'higher being' is not God, please substitute that with what it represents for you. We will talk more about this in Session II when we study the NiYamas.
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
Shine on!!
~Maureen
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One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two wolves. One is evil. It is anger, envy, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, lies, false pride, superiority and ego. The other is good. It is joy, peace, love, humility, truth, compassion, and faith." The grandson thought for a minute and asked, "Which wolf wins?" The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."
Saturday was great!!! The excercise Beth had us do with partners was amazing. I could actually feel the breath expanding into my partners back, lower ribs. The energy that gets generated in the practice area almost gets the room vibrating. The discussion on gravity and bandha lines will be enough for me to puzzle over the next 5 years. Thanks Maureen and Beth for sharing your knowledge.
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