I
remember hearing the word yoga once when I was about thirteen. I didn't know
what it was, but I had an immediate feeling that one day I would like to learn
more. With that filed away in my brain, I led a fairly normal teenage girl
life. Again when I was eighteen the yoga thought entered my consciousness. I
think the trigger was when a client had casually mentioned yoga while I was
working as an aromatherapist. I still didn't really know what yoga was, though,
but there was a voice nagging at me, saying 'YOU HAVE GOT TO TRY THIS!' I had
to listen.
My
first love had just broken up with me and, of course, I was incredibly
heart-broken. For distraction, I decided to find a yoga class. It was love at
first savasana! I was able to release my hurt emotions and connect with my body
in a whole new and exciting way.
The
rush I received from yoga was intoxicating. I was walking on clouds. Yet, I
still didn't really understand what yoga was. A friend had asked me how my yoga
was going. I couldn't describe it. I could barely recall the body movements. I
just KNEW it was incredible.
I had
an epiphany one day while working – BECOME A YOGA TEACHER. Again that inner
voice was speaking loud and clear. This was something I really had to follow-up
on. Online, I found an Integral yoga certification program that was being held
in
With
each passing year, with each new student, and with every new life event, I gain
a deeper understanding of yoga’s essence. I still struggle to create language
to match the profound energetic shifts I experience when I practice. Like every
yoga practitioner, my personal practice has had ups, downs, and plateaus. The insights
I have received about myself because of the ebb and flow have been
transformational. Once you become a yoga practitioner, you are eternally a
student of the discipline.
Since
becoming a mother, my practice has changed enormously (but what doesn't change
when you become a mother?). I often wish I had the space to practice more
often, but the times when I do are so healing. As a mother, I have more
opportunity to practice the living yoga, which is just as powerful as the mat
practice.
Physically,
my yoga passion is to practice with an Anusara flair. I discovered Anusara at a
huge crossroads in my life. My whole universe was changing at rapid speeds. It
was thrilling and scary at the same time. In my meditations I just kept asking
to be led to a path that would be for my highest. The word 'anasara' came to
me. I had never heard the word before, so I googled it and up popped Anusara
yoga. When I read the description, I felt utterly drawn in. My now trusted
friend, the inner voice, urged me to do a training.
That
is how I found Desiree Rumbaugh. She is one of the master yoga teachers in the
Anusara style. I saw that she had a teacher training in
During
that week with Desiree I had never worked so hard in yoga, not only physically,
but emotionally, spiritually and mentally. This was the first time I got
yoga. Finally, I had an understanding that was beyond what I could have
ever imagined. Even though I had this HUGE breakthrough, I still didn't possess
the vocabulary to describe what yoga or, more specifically, Anusara yoga is. I
just knew I was home for the first time.
This is the journey I continue to follow today. I move my body with a deep, heartfelt sense of love and respect. I honor my inner guru and give gratitude for being. Yoga has become much more about what I do off my yoga mat than what I do on my yoga mat. Finally, I feel peace with that balance.
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