The Life of a Yogi
Another
day gone… This morning I could hardly believe it was the beginning of day six,
and even though the morning seems like a really long time ago, I’m still having
trouble grasping the fact that there are only two days left of the training. It
makes me think of what Sri Dharma says about the Supreme Self: “No notions of
time…” and all of that. But then again, I’m pretty sure the fact that I have no
notion of time right now is more related to exhaustion than enlightenment.
I
was really tired this morning for some reason – not too sore or anything, just
a general fatigue. I was a little agitated at myself, because I had really
wanted to be totally alert for pranayama/dhyana and discourse with Sri Dharma
(this is only the third time we’ve had him for discourse this module, so I
wanted to absorb as much as possible). Even though I was tired most of the
morning, I stopped being so serious and agitated at myself once Baxter started
barking at Sri Dharma while he was demonstrating lion pose; it was hilarious
and SO adorable.
We
had another small group teaching session after discourse (the last one of those
is tomorrow, and I’ll be teaching), followed by Master Sadhana – with Yoshio
today. Both of those were really fun; Yoshio’s class is just so full of love,
and I’m a big fan of his sequencing and general style.
After
lunch we had a lecture with Eric on yogic scripture, which was really
interesting. I started becoming more fascinated with scripture while I was
reading the Atmabodha in between modules,
so I appreciated the clarification he offered on some subjects, and his
recommendations for further reading. I already have a bunch of books about yoga
at home, and I feel like all I’m going to want to do once I go home is sit in
my room and read!
Then
we had a session with Andrew regarding teaching Dharma Raja Yoga Basics, which
is a course that concerns itself with the last three limbs of yoga – dharana, dhyana, and samadhi. It
was cool to have a structural outline for teaching a class without asana, because that’s something I’m
really interested in doing in the near future. We had Andrew for the rest of
the evening as well – Maha Shakti and Yoga Nidra. The Maha Shakti was really
nice; I ended up practicing near most of my small group members, so I felt
really safe and supported throughout the class. That’s been one of the coolest
things about this program – developing relationships with my group and a lot of
the other trainees as well. I think that’s one of the things that feels
different this module, actually: we are all just really comfortable with each
other now, so it feels like home even more so than last time.
Unfortunately
I fell asleep during Yoga Nidra. I was CONVINCED that I wouldn’t, because I had
stayed awake through the savasana at
the end of Maha Shakti… But then I made the mistake of letting my attention
wander just a little bit at one point, and I was so tired today that that was
all it took… I was asleep before I even knew it. Oh well, I’ll have another
chance at it tomorrow with Sri Dharma!
Tonight
I think it’s going to be straight to bed – there’s not enough time left to
waste any of it being tired!
~Danielle
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