Yesterday was my last day of the yoga teacher training I have been attending for the last three months. It has been a wonderful learning experience not only in the context of my professional teaching but more importantly my personal life. The material I learned graces me daily and propels me to explore more deeply about my own actions, thoughts and beliefs. There is an investigation in each of my days as I encounter various situations and relationships. How am I practicing my yoga?
My internal fire or Agni became stronger as I questioned my teachers’ practice and my own practice. Agni is the force of transformation and through agni we process all of our intake of food and information for body and mind. When the agni is balance the transformation results in a shift toward clarity and spiritual transformation. When it is not we are clouded by our own ego and judgment and are unable to break free from our habitual ways.
Purifying the agni is done through the practice of yoga. The process starts with Yama and Niyama. Before we should bring ourselves to the practice of asana or the physical discipline on our yoga mat we need to establish a balance relationship with ourselves and with others and the world. Only then we can gain the mastery over our senses and our physical body that are fit to meditate on the indefinite light within us.
Questioning and investigating the truth within the relationship without judging can be the greatest challenge. By directing the question “how am I practicing my yoga?” time and time again as I question the relationship with myself and with others I began to feel a shift toward clarity. With that clarity came the realization that everything in life is an opportunity for me to practice my yoga. I am grateful for the teaching of all the teachers and student teachers in the program. Each contributed their own light to my flame and supported me in overcoming my darkness of ignorance.
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