Author Topic: Yoga  (Read 208 times)

abhava

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 2
Yoga
« on: November 06, 2016, 04:07:38 pm »
Hi Jed,

I've had a yoga practice (just the sweaty, bendy, asana practice) for the last 6 years or so, and have taught it to others for the last two. I think it's helped me get a bit closer to H/A (cause/effect awareness, releasing of fears, etc). I've had students who have grown a lot from this practice, and I feel like I have a gift for teaching it in a way that gently guides others towards H/A as well. I read the trilogy early last year, and have been off-and-on about SA until recently when (after reading Theory) it clicked with me and I started writing in most of my free time.

Continuing this path, I find that I'm less interested in interacting with folks who are "behind" me (or those who are nowhere close to H/A). Like, it makes me physically ill sometimes. I've politely extinguished friendships/acquaintances that no longer serve me, but I still feel compelled to teach. The thing is, I am finding more and more that "yoga" (in the western countries where I've taught) attracts a certain breed of Adult Child that I just can't stand to be around lately. I can't nail down the belief/fear/attachment that is bringing up this emotion. It doesn't feel like a superiority complex, but I'm open to that possibility. Wondering, should I wash dishes for a while and give up this yoga teacher bit?

Thanks for any advice,

Aby

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter


Jed McKenna

  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 15127
Re: Yoga
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2016, 12:11:56 am »
Dear A:

Welcome to the forum and thank you for your post.

I think doing basic yoga is a great exercise and have done a modest amount almost every day of my adult life. It's not yoga that is your problem, it's the friction and ego-slime.  Let me give you an example.

A year or so ago I joined a gym. Don't ask why because I have no idea. When I went there, I felt like I was swimming in a sort of ego-slime. The place has this difficult describe smell to it, and I don't mean body odor. While I realize exercise is generally beneficial to this body, I confess to not being able to stand the place for any more than a few moments. So, I stick with my yoga and bought a few weights and do a little chi gong as well. Nuff said about me.

I hallucinate that these experiences have some similarity to yours, perhaps I'm wrong but who cares.

I find that when I am in a situation that doesn't feel that good my body just leaves, no noise, no excuses, no reasons or rationalizations, I just watch it walk out.

Regarding what you should do, I really have no idea, but listen to the body and watching what it does seems to work for me.

Love ya, Jed.

alig

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 171
Re: Yoga
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2016, 01:01:06 am »
What if you were identified with ego jed? would you still leave the gym or would you just keep doing it while not feeling very good about it? I suppose in the latter case you would **** up your energy flow and would come out with some noisy mind that could lead to some other negative manifestations in your life as well. and in the former case you would leave with some excuses like this place stinks etc. my question is that would the universe chose a different course of event to happen to you or still the same thing would happen regardless of you (your ego) trying to control the situation or not?

abhava

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 2
Re: Yoga
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2016, 01:57:05 am »
Thanks Jed. I'll give that a go. And maybe I'll leave a window open during class.

Jed McKenna

  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 15127
Re: Yoga
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2016, 03:51:15 am »
Yeh... put a fan in also.

Love ya, Jed.