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I’ve always loved being active. I’m one of those annoying people that wakes up super early rain or shine to go for a run or lift heavy things.
It’s a thrill for me to challenge how far I can push my body. The human anatomy is absolutely amazing. We can do so much more then we think…if only we dare to push our own boundaries.
Yoga was first introduced to me 15 years ago in a cold school gym hall. The Expressive Arts syllabus had incorporated Yoga as part of our physical and mental training. The poses themselves I really enjoyed. It was kind of like slow dancing and staying still for a bit. Downward facing dog? Easy peasy said my strong little arms and teenage ego.
Then we got to Savasana.
The concept of meditation absolutely blew my mind. I did not understand how I was supposed to think of nothing?! Blank my mind? Focus on one spot with my eyes closed? We were asked to repeat a mantra in our heads and all that raced through mine was AM I DOING THIS RIGHT AM I DOING THIS RIGHT AM I DOING THIS RIGHT?
My BA Honours degree in Choreography gave me the tools to deeply appreciate physical movement, individual forms and different structures of the body. During my 3 years at University, Yoga still remained present in my training. Daily body conditioning classes included Contemporary dance, Ballet, Feldenkrais and my least favourite…Hatha yoga. My mind tended to match my energy temperament which was always crazy high! I couldn’t help but feel like Yoga was designed to sedate me and I didn’t want to be tranquilized! At least with Feldenkrais we got to roll around on the floor.
Fresh out of Uni and jobless, moving back in with parents, grasping to hold on to a relationship that was at the tail end…I found myself searching for something to make me feel a sense of belonging to, well, ME again. I started to go to a Yoga class every evening at 9pm - mostly to avoid having to go home . It was alright. It was slow and I found staying in a pose for longer then a few rounds of breath frustrating.
Through perseverance, the frustration subsided when I learnt to endure the stress with the use of breath. My patience with myself grew as I worked every evening to hold a headstand. One day my legs floated up and over my head. That feeling of having the power to control your body’s equilibrium - I still get the same elation whenever I practice Adho Muka Vrksasana (Headstand).
Nowadays, Yoga is very much ingrained into my daily lifestyle. It’s the most amazing tool to sustain mobility, strength and flexibility.
Completing my 200 RYT with Yoga Haven London was an absolute dream come true. It wasn’t easy - but the best things in life never are. The life changing experience left me grounded, connected and so aware of the energy that we create, is so intertwined with others and the Universe around us.
Yoga paints the bigger picture of life for me. Somebody once told me that there are more stars in space than grains of sand on all the beaches and deserts in the entire world. That’s how I feel when I connect with someone through yoga. Something strange and slightly intangible but very, very real.