"Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach."As
I am exploring the wonders of mastery, I am seeing this quote in a
whole new context. For me the asanas of yoga have never come easy, and I
am always exploring new ways to bring about ease and agility which then
allows me the ability to share. It has been in my lack of natural
ability, my practice of exploring and being open that enable me to teach
what I know. I am an artist, a
skill I am not currently practicing, yet I can remember people asking
me why I did not give lesson. I was not able to because I myself did
not know how I did what I did. I still look at some of my treasured
pieces with a sense of awe and wonder, How did I do that? There was no
way for me to teach someone how, because I just could. Yoga
I can teach, and I love sharing and guiding people into and out of
asanas. I practice and explore and am always learning little things
that work for me to bring me just a little closer or release a little
further. I am in the process of mastering yoga. What
I love about the idea of mastery is there is no goal, it is a process
that has no end. I am and will always be in the process of mastering
yoga, all 8 limbs of it! It does not come easy to me, but that is OK,
as it does not come easy to many people. It is thru my struggles, my
many lessons, that I am able to encourage others to explore and find
their own ease. Teaching yoga is like teaching someone how to be a parent, you can only share what works and does not work for you. As
my ankle was healing, I had to rely on my learned ability in my body as
I continue to teach my classes. I thrive on watching my students
succeed and often, surpass my ability. I have not been one to see this
as a threat and thankfully so because when I returned to my physical
practice I had to be OK taking a few steps back. I got to rediscover Aha moments, peaks and plateaus, with a
new sense of wonder and awe as I have a new appreciation for mobility,
agility, just walking steady on two feet. As I healed, I was enjoying the
new awareness as well as my ability to simply get a drink of water
safely from the sink to my chair. I am adapting, evolving, and that is
what my practice has done. It because of the experience I have more lessons to share. I originally wrote this blog while my ankle was till broke. I edited it a bit but felt this closing was to good in the context it was originally written. It is the one year anniversary, give or take a few days, of my accident that literally changed my life and my practice. My
language is clearer all tho we do giggle a little more in class
as I I struggle at times to put into words where it is I am directing
their bodies to go. I say right but mean left and have found if I stand
in behind them it is easier for me then if I stand in front. I shared
this with one of my teachers and she said she had a visual. A canoe is
typically guided and steered from behind while the passenger up front
is responsible for fine tuning and correcting. The studio is the canoe
and as I am guiding from the back, each student is responsible for
making any final adjustments to direct the asana in the direction it
needs to go for them at that moment.. Team work! Teaching from the back
has a whole new feel for me, and I actually like it, that is until I
look at the class in the mirror and once again my left right get messed
up.
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