This week I celebrate my third anniversary as a practitioner
of Yoga. One beautiful Sunday afternoon
in the Spring Season of 2011, I attended my first Yoga class at the Jamerson
YMCA in Lynchburg, VA. I will never
forget the experience and how I was immediately awakened to a new path of
personal growth. While I had been a
member of health clubs since 1993, always focused on cardio and aerobic
exercise, I could not find time for Yoga. My first Yoga teacher had been encouraging me
for two years to try “it” and when I did there was an immediate connection. Beginning that day I started down a path of
weekly Yoga practices, 200 hr RYT training and teaching, self inquiry and
meditation. But more importantly through
the Yoga path, I have found a deeper love for myself, others and for
living. I found a deeply rooted peace
and happiness that had eluded me.
So
this blog entry is a celebration of my Yoga path, and lessons learned along the
way. So much can be said of the depth of the Yoga experience. It is far more than physical exercise. My daily Yoga practice provides a place of
stillness and peace. The Yoga path leads
to an internal awakening and experience of the richness and beauty of
life. The greatest lesson I have learned
is to live fully in the present moment, accepting the NOW, with gratitude,
peace and joy. Life will bring us challenges, transitions and great
difficulties but through Divine Grace we can overcome. Learn to let go of the
past while fully experiencing the present, accepting “what is”. The key to healing is to learn to confront
our fears, feel the pain, and let it go. We cannot dwell in the past and heal,
but must live fully in the present moment. All of life’s experiences and
lessons learned have prepared us for the present. Where we are tomorrow depends
upon what we do today. So live for today and enjoy. If you have not found time to make Yoga a
daily part of your life, do so today. Enjoy
the energy that comes through the practice.
It is like experiencing a beautiful Spring day. Namaste, Yogi G
