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Full Moon tomorrow … in alignment with nature, shifting taking place in my own practice, having completed Srivatsa Ramaswami’s 20 hrs. certification program plus sitting in on his lecture, “Yoga and Internal Organs”. Making connections across borderline while appreciating the unique cultural heritage that’s one’s own. More you study something, more your realize it’s not whether something is the oldest or older and therefore, superior or better; OR if something is correct or incorrect OR if one style is better than another – all I can do is treat my body as my own experiment by experiencing the feelings (for some, sadly, it may be pain or numbness but there’s the mind) to develop what’s uniquely my own blend from all the teachers I learn from.
Who really cares about these credentials as there are so many with 200 hrs. this and 500 hrs. that and add on more and more credentials, if the teaching is not what you actually breathe and live in – and if you are so self-absorbed, you are not seeing the student with what Judith calls the “tender eyes”. If what you say and do is not all that authentic, would’t that kind of disconnect separate rather than unite? So … I am first to admit, I am not my own guru – there are gurus and masters who really spend not just 200 or 500 hours but their lifetime gathering the tools and skills – we are blessed with & we need to learn from them while they are willing – Those are not part time yoga practitioners like many of us – they have dedicated their lives – and – I want to learn from them while they are still teaching. They are gems … that shines in the mud that’s our drama, the suffering, the tension.
My soul is grateful for having a body that can feel; and having a mind that can imagine and think. Organizing notes from 20 hours with Srivatsa Ramaswami – hope to share either here or in person:) as I figure out how to incorporate the wisdom into our everyday-lives. Namaste.
