I find that in life, yoga may be the strongest teacher. In our practice, we must release ego and fully embrace the humility of who and where we are in life in order to not injure, in order to gain the most, in order to really achieve what it is that 'yoga' aims to do: unite with God. How many students REALLY walk into the studio with This aim in mind? Few. However, when there is just enough interest and attraction to cling to the practice, they continue to come. They continue to walk in, scan their card and roll out their mat. Not completely sure what it is that draws them repeatedly back. And yet they gain. They grow. They connect.
I see that it is the ego in all of life that holds us back. Literally. The insecure need to cling to the ideal of who or what we are that limits us. Not just in our physical practice, but all of life. When we can truly judge who we are, we are able to with humility, accept that and cherish every incremental accomplishment towards who we are to be.
So, my dear yogi/ini, check the ego with the concierge. Not just at the studio, but daily, in all that WE are. I daily strive to do the same as the teacher is the perpetual student.
