21/06/2024
Wishing you all a very Happy 10th International Yoga Day!!!
This marks 6 years I have completed as a teacher , teaching yoga in London, and in this time I have taught more than 250 people who got onto the mat for the first time in 30’s, 40’s, 50’s or even beyond.
These beginners have incorporated Yoga in their life & its their persistence & determination to continue it for months & for years.
Teacher training didn’t equip me with teaching complete beginners, I still remember when I asked the question in my 500 hours training how to balance classes when there is someone who just doesn’t know anything and starting from scratch. I got the response that when a person joins yoga they generally know what they are getting into & would have done some basic research.
Unfortunately or fortunately, I have got majority of beginners who didn’t even know what downward dog is , seeing all these bodies have not made me an expert in dealing and troubleshooting all their pains & troubles, but it has definitely equipped me to give them a good foundation in their practice, to tell them to listen to their bodies and make postures work for them.
I had made mistakes, & myself who is not an expert, but this didn’t stop me in my journey & changing lives for many. I had grown & evolved and there was & still is a learning curve for me but what I have specialised in all this time is how to make yoga work for complete beginners.
“YOGA TEACHES US TO CURE WHAT NEED NOT BE ENDURED
AND ENDURE WHAT CANNOT
BE CURED.”
BKS IYENGAR
See if you can join me this evening , else if you can do 10-15 mins of your favourite postures, sun salutations or breathwork to celebrate yourself & your journey so far.
Yoga International Day is not just to practice yoga today, but maybe mark this day as an onset to practice & incorporate this art, way of living, in your life not just physically, but gradually emotionally and then spiritually.
Love & Light
Rashmi
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Love & Light
Rashmi