I graduated high school in about
1980. Went to Hersey, which is a public school built I think in about 1972? Most of my friends went to St. Viators.
When I was in college a good friend and I went to a yoga class and people were meditating and moving energy
through their spine and feeling their chakra's. It freaked me out and I thought it was a cult....LOL However, after
some years later I got interested and once you scratch that itch of spiritual development, then its going to be a
part of your life for ever.... Bruce, you know that, but its fun to share...
I was talking to a fella yesterday
who had no clue about any of this and he was asking me if the general classes that we do are all the same or if
there is some progression with them. I had to try to explain that it takes a long time to release your tensions and
learn to go inside. It takes at least a year to somewhat stabilize your emotions and avoid the big ups and downs and
three years (typically) until one gets stable and extra sensitive. Its all up to how much we want to put into each
class and how into it we really want to go... I've learned that sincerity is the key. Sounds simple but you have
to love yourself and focus your intent which takes practice. In any case, I told the fella that if he wanted we can
give him some homework to do after classes that will help him alot....LOL
In any case, talking to people about
yoga is one thing, but its when they talk with you and feel the love that you are that they feel there is something
special going on. Then, they realize that it's not just excercize, that its something more.
I started out
many years ago thinking that I could learn all this stuff by reading a book and yes it helped. It wasn't until I
took to practice (action) with an experiened person (master, teacher...) in a systematic way that my growth really
took off.
Bruce und Gabe uderstand all this, but for other curious people just reading this, it has been a very
worthwhile and increadible journey of self growth doing yoga and related practices. Get started and keep
going...you can do it!
I just read this morning Nelson Mandela's prayer...
Our Greatest Fear is not
that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our
light not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, “Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,
talented, and fabulous?”
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small doesn’t serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other
people won’t feel insecure around you.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us.
It is not just in some of us,
it is in every one,
And as we let our own light shine,
We unconsciously give other people Permission
to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own
fear,
Our presence automatically liberates others.
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