A Bumpy Yoga Ride

This is a particularly personal article for me. A story I have been hesitant to share publicly for several reasons ranging from anger, humiliation, fear of judgement for divulging what is meant to be private to sheer avoidance. As each year passes I find more reasons to share my story than not, closing in on a decade later, those reasons now far outweigh the self-doubt and need to keep it to myself. As the number of both yoga practitioners and teachers increase across the globe, I believe my experience can be a vital lesson for both.

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Family, Ancestors & Lineage

This past week the worlds largest ethnic group focuses on family. This week started with the Chinese Reunion dinner, on the eve of the hugely celebrated Chinese New Year, where families get together to have dinner in the most important meal of the year. Many cultures have something similar, a day where we put family before everything else, we travel distances, set aside differences, overcome past issues and let go of current day situations in exchange for traditions.

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The Difference Between a Yoga Shala and a Studio.

Clarity is vital in living a path with minimal resistance. When we know what it is we are looking for, and know where to seek it, confusion and conflict is less likely to happen. To arrive at a restaurant and be disappointed you cant loan any books, or sit down in a math class and be annoyed you can’t paint …. seems like self-destructive behaviour and something easily avoided. Its akin to travelling to a new country and constantly comparing it to how its not done the way it is back home, but that is another blog on its own and I digress. But what happens when the distinction between a restaurant and a library is not so clear?

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True Love

“Without love, there is no life, life is full of love, if you see in a proper way, if you understand life you see love from everywhere. Many times in our life there is a lot of false attractions, we think that is love, but when you meet someone you feel something from your heart. When you feel the connection to someone, and the same from the other side that becomes true love…”

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