For the last five years, I have been blessed to introduce yoga and its benefits to hundreds of people. My practice balances the spiritual and physical aspects of yoga by using poses as purifying vehicles for cleansing the body’s energy channels.
Helping people find peace and health through yoga is what brings me fulfillment. I feel an innate sense of contentment by compassionately helping people get healthier and getting to know themselves better. It is this passion that has led me to find yoga and dedicate myself to teaching it full time.
That journey started six years ago when I moved to Los Angeles to escape the intensity of New York, but again found myself in a very stressful job. My sister suggested a thing called ‘yoga’. I gave it a few tries, and gradually saw positive changes in myself that led me to practice every day.
As I got deeper, I discovered that yoga opened doors to not just relax but also to a new way of looking at life. It filled a spiritual gap I had been striving to fill for years. Little by little, it grew into the passion to which I dedicate myself.
I believe we all have great potential and skill to better connect with our inner selves and find a higher form of happiness. This requires a little journey into our inner world. Consider midtown traffic during rush hour and our level of kindness toward others. We feel frustrated, in a rush, self-absorbed, and mildly hostile. Is this who we want to be? Consider this quote from Buddha:
“In the end, only three things matter; how much you genuinely loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.”
Being human is the experience of having an angelic self and an evil self constantly at battle. Our actions are based on the side that dominates our thinking. We all go back and forth and question our actions. Giving even the slightest attention to that angelic self is a step forward – hesitating before cursing at midtown traffic is an example.
What I love about yoga is the endless opportunity to improve and progress through better health and spirituality. The path to true personal development is not through shortcuts but rather being brave enough to see our true selves. When that happens, we can achieve the change we desire. Yoga is a tool for seeing ourselves.