Today my practice of Ahimsa involves the courageous path I’m approaching in regards to my yoga “practice” teaching. To complete my yoga teaching certification, I am required to “practice” teach yoga to a group of prospective yogis who wouldn’t normally have the opportunity or the means to practice yoga. I have been discussing with anyone and everyone who will listen my plans to complete eight hours of community service “practice” teaching yoga. With six degrees of separation, you never know who it will be that you talk to that ends up being the “one” who helps you discover the key to unlocking the door to your own success. I’m a firm believer that if you put your feelers out there, you’re bound to grasp a lead. I find myself in a standard catch-22: while I am terrified to “practice” teaching yoga to strangers because I am inexperienced, I have to “practice” teaching someone other than my sister in order to gain the experience necessary to be a successful yoga teacher. Continue reading
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Well, I’d like to say I’ve been practicing yoga since I was a kid, but that’s only partially true; to be honest, it’s a bit of a stretch. The truth is I remember my grandmother practicing yoga at her Fresno, California apartment in front of her living room television set when I was a fresh three- or four-year-old little girl. I spent a lot of time with Grandma while my mom was working as a welder, a manicurist, an insurance salesperson, or another one of a number of different jobs she experimented with so we could get by. I was mesmerized by the sleek, vibrant colored leotards and graceful figures that my grandma imitated. She encouraged me to follow along too, especially when it was time to do the “sponge”, or what I know now as final relaxation. What a brilliant way to get a rambunctious child to calm down. I remember how limber I must have been and how effortless it was to do the full lotus. That was my first brush with yoga, so in a way I was being honest when I wrote that I’ve been practicing yoga since I was a kid. Continue reading
My Fair Yogi 