Speaking of prayers, I pray that a past and present student/teacher who suffers from any discomforts and pain may find comfort and regain the strength and ease to continue the practice of yoga with or without me. If not through 1/8, Asana (the physical striking of poses and vinyasa movements) practice, 7/8 aspects of yoga can serve in immeasurable ways to help one regain one’s optimal health. Seek medical advice, seek other methods, such as acupuncture, physical therapy, float, heat, massage, chiropractic – any alternative and establishment’s professional help. After all that please be curious about this famous quote from BKS Iyengar:
“Yoga teaches us
to cure what need not be endured
and endure what cannot be cured.”
Then reaffirm in some way that we all have that healer within us. Our true nature is to heal and to … strike a pose? No, actually, how about to strike a chord that rings beautifully because it’s the truth – that we all have that light, that inner knowing to follow our natural path towards homeostasis. To wholeness. Listening to one’s body, finding that kind loving ways for self-care and self-discovery. That grace. We all have.
I hope to guide and be guided by the other 7/8 of what yoga is all about.
Ultimately yoga is about …
Yogas chitta vritti nirodhah
Tada drastuh svarupe vasthanam.
“Yoga is stilling the fluctuations of the mind.
Then one abides in their own true nature.”
-Yoga Sutra of Patanjali