Experienced Yoga practitioners often feel discouraged when a naturally gifted dancer, gymnast, or martial artist, performs an advanced asana with little effort. As I have mentioned before, there are people with elongated joint capsules and their extraordinary range of motion is a gift. You and I may have to work at it, but the many rewards of Yoga practice are still there.
Yoga consists of many facets, and Asanas, are just one of the many parts of Yoga. Many students who have extraordinary flexibility admit they struggle with another part of Yoga - such as: The student who just can't calm down to meditate, balancing in asanas, Pranayama, Yogic Philosophy, and so on.
Unfortunately, I have seen many promising Yoga practitioners quit practicing Yoga, due to a competitive mind-set. Within their own minds - they were in competition with every student in the class and, possibly, their Yoga teacher too.
Remember that Yoga means "union." In simple terms, we can say union of mind, body, and spirit. There are many more explanations about union, but that could be a separate article. There are also many branches of Yoga and, therefore, many types of union, but competition is far from union.
Competition enhances the ego, and the ego is just a part of your personality. The ego resists union for its own survival. The ego is our social mask and does not want to share anything.
Remember, the next time you start to feel envious of another student or teacher - that is not union. If anything, it will hold you back from union and many more valuable contributions that Yoga can make to your life.
Feel free to visit our "brand new" forum that will be open to the public on July 6, 2005. You can find it at: http://yoga-teacher-training.org/forum
You will find a variety of Yoga and related topics to learn about. The moderators are Yoga teachers from various locations worldwide. Please feel free to visit and participate.
My first taste of Yoga was over 40 years ago, at the age of 7, in a martial arts school setting. I have continued to study martial arts until this day and I have four teaching certificates in four different martial arts. Now I teach both Martial Arts and Yoga.
I began to seriously practice Yoga (under Laura Foster) over twenty years ago due to martial arts competition related injuries. Laura was a skilled & knowledgeable teacher of Restorative Hatha Yoga, Raja Yoga, and Laya Yoga. After training with her for 3 years, she certified me as a teacher in 1987. I became certified as a Master Teacher (Guru) on September 15, 1995, after teaching over 5,000 hours under her wing. Shortly afterward, Laura retired at age 90.
Since that time, I started organizing Yoga Teacher Training camps. As time went on, we began getting requests from everywhere in the U.S. and Canada for a comprehensive Yoga Teacher Training correspondence course.
http://www.yoga-teacher-training.org
professional maid services Deerfield ..Time is valuable and there are a number of successful... Read More
Stress levels around the world are on the rise. In... Read More
Every challenging occupation yields some sort of satisfaction, but the... Read More
A healthy anal and genital area is of great importance... Read More
At one time, or another, all of us have experienced... Read More
Stress is very common in all walks of life and... Read More
There are many types of yoga, some with more emphasis... Read More
The great sage Patanjali in his work Yogasutra codified all... Read More
Internal defeat is a state of mind, where you begin... Read More
What you are about to read applies to teaching, in... Read More
With dozens of Hollywood celebrities following in their Guru's lotus... Read More
The next large component of self-mastery is mental health, and... Read More
As described in my earlier article... thoughts in the mind... Read More
Being a practicing Christian myself, there are very few things... Read More
We all want to feel loved, open, free and peaceful.... Read More
Pilates can benefit your overall health and sense of well-being... Read More
Experienced Yoga practitioners often feel discouraged when a naturally gifted... Read More
Yoga is controlling of thoughts arising in the mind. When... Read More
Yoga clothes should be comfortable and functional. They should allow... Read More
Yoga has become part of Western fitness training techniques. However,... Read More
The benefit of yoga practice goes far beyond the actual... Read More
The history of yoga is long and steeped in tradition.... Read More
In order to understand the basics of Pilates and why... Read More
Yoga for a beginner is an exciting time when you... Read More
Exercise is a powerful tool for ADD management. Medical professionals... Read More
quick home cleaning Lake Forest ..The benefit of yoga practice goes far beyond the actual... Read More
With dozens of Hollywood celebrities following in their Guru's lotus... Read More
Yoga is controlling of thoughts arising in the mind. When... Read More
At one time, or another, all of us have experienced... Read More
Yoga has become part of Western fitness training techniques. However,... Read More
Stress levels around the world are on the rise. In... Read More
Are you one of those folks who have never tried... Read More
Every woman wants to have a healthy baby. Yogic practices,... Read More
A healthy anal and genital area is of great importance... Read More
As described in my earlier article... thoughts in the mind... Read More
The history of yoga is long and steeped in tradition.... Read More
Senior Yoga / Chair YogaIs it possible that grandparents are... Read More
Internal defeat is a state of mind, where you begin... Read More
Yoga clothes should be comfortable and functional. They should allow... Read More
For some reason, I had the time to sit down... Read More
Yoga for a beginner is an exciting time when you... Read More
Most women experience PMS symptoms at different points of their... Read More
Every process of Yoga... neigh Meditation that frees us from... Read More
I suppose it was only a matter of time before... Read More
I often wondered what the value of each type of... Read More
In order to understand the basics of Pilates and why... Read More
The following is an excerpt from the book "Om Yoga:... Read More
At this point, let's break down the major components of... Read More
In most forms of Yoga there are three components to... Read More
Being a practicing Christian myself, there are very few things... Read More
Yoga |