Chikako Mizokami
Chikako teaches
Dharma II on Tuesday & Thursday mornings, 10:30 – 11:45 AM.
1.
Where were you
born?
CM: Japan!
2.
What do you do
when you don’t teach yoga?
CM: Practice
yoga off the mat. I believe yoga is a living science and it comes fully alive
when we integrate the teachings into our everyday life.
3.
What are three
things that are always in your fridge?
CM: My
photographer friend said my fridge is a farmer's market; she was amused and
took pictures.
4.
What is your
favorite vegetarian restaurant in the area?
CM: It was
Kajitsu until recently, but now I have to find my new favorite.
5.
What is one
practice you must do every single day?
CM: Connect and
give gratitude to our divine mother, Gaia. We are all stewards of the Earth.
Chikako met Sri
Dharma Mittra in 2007, and according to her, he inspired her commitment to the
overall practice and lifestyle of yoga. She never really thought she would
teach, being quite shy typically, but for her the process has unfolded quite
naturally. As a student in her class, one would never guess that she ever had any
hesitations about teaching.
She is greatly
inspired by healing, as well as the transformations she has witnessed in students
– especially those who begin to incorporate meditation, pranayama, and Yoga
Nidra into their lives consistently. While the goal of yoga may be
Self-Realization, she also recognizes that the path helps us examine our
tendencies and unfold our individual dharma (meaning our highest purpose, or
most authentic life path).
For Chikako,
the practices of yoga are like a roadmap that helps us find our true selves. In
her words, they are “like the most high-tech GPS you can imagine – like a
celestial GPS; instead of going through the satellite, it goes right to the
source”. This is the main thing she hopes to give her students – a deeper sense
of connection to their Supreme Self.
Author/interviewer:
Danielle Gray, Online Media Manager at DYNYC
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