Normal is relative.
Why am I telling you this? Letting out all my weaknesses? Because, for all of my Friends and Family, I am normal. Maybe a little quirky and eccentric, but normal. The people I know and love, have come to know and love me! So, what is normal? If my Teacher hadn’t realised the connection between my breathing and my concentration, would I still be normal? I remember years ago, before I mastered my stutter, trying to buy car insurance over the phone. The girl asked me my name and I blocked up, there was a pause and she asked me “Do you not know your own name?”
Normal is a perception, the view from where we “normally” stand. But if we stand and look somewhere else, we get an entirely different view, not a better view, just a different one.
“Normal” people strive to be normal it seems. To “keep up with the Jones’”. They hide their weaknesses and their little eccentric tendencies mostly because they are afraid someone will think they’re not normal and make fun of them for it. But ironically, the bullies making fun of people for being different, are the ones who’re most scared of their own differences.
If we could learn to, not hide our differences, but bring them out in the open, then what amazing things we could achieve.
Four years ago now, I began practising yoga. I took to it like a fish in a strong current, started going 3 times a week and after 6 months, I started to learn to teach with Ruth White in England. It took 2 years to become fully qualified, although I’ve been teaching constantly for those 2 years. I never doubted myself, I just kept on going, as I still keep going. If you’d told me 5 years ago that I would become a yoga teacher, I would have laughed, but I love it, it’s part of who I am and it’s helped me become the person I am. I’ve woken up. To get to the point, the reason why I achieved my goal so fast ( well at least that goal anyway ) and why I never doubted myself was because of the people that encouraged me. Through yoga, I’ve met some of the most warm-hearted people I know. They pushed me on and stretched me out and showed me all the good things about myself. My study of yoga has helped me to learn that, no matter what you look like, who you are, or where you come from, you can shine and although you may have a weakness or 2, other people can see your strengths and look at you with awe. I love watching students trying a new yoga posture. At first there’s a look of dread and they say “ I can’t do that!” , but then when they give it a go and realise they can, the look of excitement on their face is priceless, it makes it worth while and reminds me of how I felt when I started and how there were things I thought I couldn’t do, but when I gave it a go, I did it! Anything is possible if you just give it a go!
visit me at yogitobye.com
| < Prev |
|---|
-
Aspen yoga instructor sentenced to jail in sex assaults
ASPEN, Colo.—A former Aspen yoga instructor convicted of groping students during his classes has been ordered to serve a two-month sentence in the county jail.
-
Workout of the week: Women's Yoga
A yoga class designed to connect women through community.
-
Community Yoga
Guided by Yoga Instructor, Terri Johnson, RYT Saturdays 8:45am-10:00am for Beginners and Intermediates Free Having experienced an immense sense of peace in her first yoga class, Terri has devoted the past 14 years to the study of several yoga styles to learn and grow interpersonally from the journey of Yoga on and off the mat. In 2010 she decided to become a Yoga Instructor to help others to ...
-
Yoga Monday Continuing Fall II 6:15
Learn the fundamental aspects of yoga including physical posture, breathing techniques, deep relaxation, visualization, and meditation. The practice of yoga reduces stress and tension, strengthens the lungs, increases energy levels, improves the immune system, lowers blood pressure, and increases flexibility and mobility. This class is designed for all levels of experience. Continuing sessions ...
-
Yoga Monday Beginning Fall II 7:30
Learn the fundamental aspects of yoga including physical posture, breathing techniques, deep relaxation, visualization, and meditation. The practice of yoga reduces stress and tension, strengthens the lungs, increases energy levels, improves the immune system, lowers blood pressure, and increases flexibility and mobility. This class is designed for all levels of experience. Continuing sessions ...
-
Drag racin’ yoga instructor takes car for a full spin, keeps right on rolling
Yoga teaches you to calm your mind, to let go of your worldly concerns and troubles and embrace the infinite. It also gives you some amazing reflexes behind the wheel, apparently. Meet Amy Taub, a yoga instructor who drag races … Continue reading →
-
Wanderlust Festival Brings Yoga In The City To Santa Monica Pier
Yoga In The City brings the essence of the wildly popular Wanderlust Festival into the city to give Angelenos a taste of their signature lifestyle events that focus on yoga, music and wellness.
-
DDP YOGA Pledges 10% of Revenue from Products on DDPYOGA.com to the American Red Cross for Relief Efforts in Oklahoma
ATLANTA, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Diamond Dallas Page ("DDP"), Pro Wrestler, 3-time WCW World Champion and creator of DDP YOGA, today pledged 10% of revenue from products sold on www.DDPYOGA.com ...
-
Wounded veterans turn to yoga for strength and solace
At Naval Medical Center San Diego, amputees and trauma victims practice an ancient Hindu tradition. The military is increasingly using alternative therapies. SAN DIEGO — Army 1st Sgt. Chris Montera, who lost both legs above the knee and suffered third-degree burns over 60% of his body in a mortar attack in Afghanistan, is doing a headstand, guided by yoga instructor Sunny Keays.
-
Yoga Icon Wai Lana Releases New Fun Songs Cartoons DVD for Kids
KAILUA, Hawaii, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Known around the world for her vibrant, inspiring and fun yoga DVDs and CDs, Wai Lana has just released a brand new musical cartoon DVD for kids. Wai Lana's ...
-
Yoga in Africa
Robert Sturman, a California artist, traveled to Kenya to document the work of the Africa Yoga Project, a nonprofit group that teaches and employs yoga teachers and conducts free classes in institutions like prisons and orphanages.
-
Twists for Students With Osteoporosis
A reader reacts to an article on practicing yoga in middle age.
-
Advice on Practicing Yoga in Middle Age, Part 3
Dr. Loren Fishman, a rehabilitative medicine specialist, addresses reader questions about headstands and glaucoma risk, poses to improve balance and other issues. -
Advice on Practicing Yoga in Middle Age, Part 2
Dr. Loren Fishman, a rehabilitative medicine specialist, addresses reader questions about yoga, aging, osteoporosis, shoulder pain and other issues.
-
Advice on Practicing Yoga in Middle Age, Part 1
Dr. Loren Fishman, a rehabilitative medicine specialist, addresses reader questions about yoga and aging, back pain, sciatica and more.
-
Striking a Pose Above the Clouds
When the airplane seats are too narrow and the flight is too long, yoga can provide relief for aching backs and stiff hips. -
Yoga After 50
Yoga teachers are responding to the growing number of longtime practitioners who are raising questions about the best way to continue a yoga practice into midlife and beyond.
-
The First Lady of Yoga
In the six years since her marriage to one of the yoga world’s luminaries, Colleen Saidman Yee has become a star in her own right. -
Lawsuit Accuses Founder of Yoga Empire of Misconduct
The suit, filed in Los Angeles by a former student, accuses Bikram Choudhury of sexual harassment, discrimination and defamation. -
Recall Is Expensive Setback for Maker of Yoga Pants
As Lululemon counted its expected losses from a recall of pants that turned out to be too sheer, rivals hoped to capitalize on the mistake.
 |
- This One Group of Bankers Can Help You Predict the Markets
- These Five Sectors May Lead the Next Leg of the Rally
- This One Thing Matters More Than Ever in an Investing World Gone Wild
- Will stocks go up or down from here?
- How Much Longer Will This Bull Market Run?
- Don't miss the next secular bull market
- Railroads to new oil boom
- Another way to invest in emerging markets
- An Unexpected Beneficiary of a Recovering Housing Market
- Global Currency War: Unique Opportunities in The Pacific Theater
Comments
Your words point out what's best in humanity....being able to see the strengths of another person and remind them that they're there.
RSS feed for comments to this post.