 What brought you to yoga?
I first came to yoga looking for a way to move and connect with my body. I never felt comfortable participating in sports or large group activities, and yoga provided the quiet, expansive space I needed to move and grow. I quickly learned that yoga was much more than a physical practice. It helped me manage my stress and anxiety, and allowed me to explore my own inner landscape. Ultimately, yoga provided the foundation I needed to build a warm, welcoming place for my body, mind, and spirit, in turn, allowing me to come home to myself. What is your approach to teaching? While the process of coming to your mat can be an empowering and enlightening experience, the process itself can be difficult as it involves some vulnerability. I strive to create safe environments for people of all bodies and backgrounds to practice by providing options and modifications through props and verbal cues, ultimately giving practitioners choice along their yoga journey. I also aim to embody all aspects of yoga in my teaching, including but not limited to asana, pranayama, and meditation, so my students can explore everything yoga has to offer. My goal is to provide a warm, safe space for students to tune into their own inner landscape, and I hope they leave their mat feeling strong, grounded, and empowered. Why did you choose to teach at 5KY? When I first came to 5KY, I admired the calm, warm, and inviting atmosphere of the practice space. I immediately felt comfortable and at home, and that was just from my very first class! Holding space for others is important to me, and making sure everyone has that right is imperative to me as well. I appreciate that 5KY is committed to accessibility and inclusivity through Yoga For All Abilities, and they strive to help the community by providing a place for practitioners to come relax, connect, and build their own yoga practice. What makes your soul sing? Travel! I love exploring new places, indulging in the food and culture, and learning new things along the way. I personally believe that the journey is worth celebrating just as much as the destination, and there is something so powerful about creating your own itinerary or vision board, manifesting and working it into reality, and then embarking on the wonderful adventure you made happen! In between travels, I love taking the time to slow down and lose myself in nature, reading, or video games. I love hanging out with friends and family, exploring bookshops, and trying new restaurants.
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 Photo by Buddha Elemental on Unsplash "Once you have seen, you cannot fool yourself. " - Sadguru This blog post is part of our Yoga Sutras series. Want to start at the beginning? Yoga Sutra 3.4 त्रयमेकत्र संयमः trayam ekatra saṃyamaḥ When working together, these three are called samyama. Patanjali explains that when dharana, dhyana and samadhi flow into one another while using one object of focus, it is called samyama. This is actually quite a simple sutra. Patanjali is simply saying that “samyama is just another name for the three practices of concentration, meditation and absorption applied together.” (Bhakt, 133) In samyama, “the three are a single thread” (Iyengar, 182) and therefore, integrated.
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