ashtanga yoga Alessandra Burenin ask and you shall find

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Smarty pants always welcome. As far as yoga goes of course you're going to want

to study with someone who is a reputable teacher and can take you deeper in the

physical practice and yet it's beautiful you're not limiting yourself and doing

it on your own. Pictures can tell you a lot. My latest insight I have gotten

from looking at pictures is that although it's a still photo I realized the

breath was happening in that moment and I look at the photo to find where and

how the body is being effected by the breath. If you want to meet Sharon sure

why not? Sharon and David give many workshops all around the country, try the

Yoga Journal Conference in Este Park CO this fall. Myself and a bunch of yogis

go to the conference every year. Lots of teachers go and I think Jivamukti is

going to be there. Check the web-site I think the schedule is going to be out

soon.

As far as true yoga - union - have no ideas about what the practice may be.

There was one master in India who was a ticket taker for the train station and

yet another who was an engineer. Just because someone does yoga doesn't make

them a true master. Don't be fooled by appearances. The guys at Jivamukti are

sweet and I enjoyed the workshop I took with them in Austin but I wouldn't

follow them spiritually. You might want to check out Yogananda's Autobiography

of a Yogi. Or maybe something on Anandamoy-ma (i don't think I spelled that

correctly). They actually both did yoga but that wasn't their focus. Ultimately

though you have to follow your heart and if you're getting something from Sharon

who am I to say that's not exactly what you need. And maybe being in a yoga

community would be perfect. Who knows? I know for myself when I found what I was

looking for there were no more questions no more doubts and it has stayed that

way. I always know where to go. And I am so grateful for my life. May you be

united with what your first email called out for.

Alessandra

Chris Smith <jivamuktiguy wrote:

i dont mean to be a smart ass......but i also live where there are no yoga

teachers so maybe that has something to do with it.......in the mean time i just

try to study yoga on my own. Do you think it would be wise to move where there

is a strong yoga community? It seems that these dreams are always have sharon

ganon in them (the jivamukti lady) and i have started to really study her book/

and practice in the way she has outlined. Do you think i should hunt her down to

meet her? Or just wait till our paths cross.

Thank you for your advice )

Chris

<healinginyoga wrote:

there are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground. Your email is beautiful

and heartfelt and is making tears come to these eyes as I too when I was your

age cried that same cry - only mine wasn't so specific. I didn't know that

something as amazing as a guru existed. I want to be very direct with you

because someone so open can be vulnerable to perhaps the wrong influence and yet

at the same time I want to say that with sincere yearning and true disciple

qualities you could surrender to a donkey and still change inside in places no

one but you and God know about and no one no matter how corrupt could touch you.

It is always the quality of the disciple and not the master that brings about

the change - and truly the most beautiful masters are the most humble disciples.

So you probably know all this already. You must also know that when the disciple

is ready the master will appear. That is not a cliche. It is not up to your mind

to determine when you are ready. It is not about studying scriptures and knowing

mentally about the process. You are asking to know your heart. There is no

preparation other than the unfolding of life that can prepare you for the

meeting of your heart. It seems cruel and uncaring but in your yearning isn't

there a deliciousness? That is already your answer. If you cry for God long

enough as a mother comes to her child your cry will be answered. Are you ready

for that kind of unconditional love?

jivamuktiguy <jivamuktiguy wrote:hello....

 

They say ask and you shall find so here it goes.....I am 21 and need

really really need a teacher. I am at a place in my life where I have

to make my own choices and find out what is important to me, I feel

very lucky that I have found ashtanga yoga and have been doing it for

3 years. NOW this IS what I ask....

 

Please if there is a teacher out there who wants to take a student

under their wing let me know...... I want to learn and i keep having

dreams where i meet my guru/teacher and joy fills my heart. I dont

only do the physical part of yoga, i study the scriptues and try to

make all my actions a yogic practice that i give back up to God. If I

sound like the type of student who you would like to take on please

get in touch with me... i want to find my yogic family i feel that i

have been a solitary yogi for too long and need some guidence

 

Let the beauty we love be the beauty we do

Chris

 

 

 

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