During this training, I also had a positive social experience. It was the first time I was in a group of people who were in the same place, for the same reason with one thing uniting us all: We all made the same choice, the same decision: To become a yoga teacher.
But I’ll tell you the funny thing, not one of us was alike, we were all very different. And wow. Yoga opened me up to others, meditation connected me to others, singing made me vibrate with others.
It wasn’t an easy start, as my social life was no picnic for a long time, “too different”, “peculiar”, “out of the way” were the words I heard. So obviously, socialising for 4 full weeks with strangers scared me. I was apprehensive, I was anxious, I was afraid of being judged. Turned out, I lived those 4 weeks in a bubble of caring. (I’ll be honest with you, even though I preach positivity and non-judgment, I didn’t know that was possible.)
Every single person was caring. I woke up at 6am with tired little eyes, I wasn’t the most flexible or graceful, I didn’t speak the best English on earth with a great accent, I had hair under my arms sometimes, I was sensitive and emotional and cried quite often, all the things that can trigger judging words… Well, I felt at peace, non-judged, accepted. The saying “We are so much more” resonated with me and that was also the behaviour I adopted. We are more… And the practice and the philosophy of yoga proved it.
We are much more.
Much more than physical beings, much more than messy hair, much more than flexible or not. This energy was present throughout the training. There was love, the energy of Love. It was incredible.
We are so much more.
James
Beautifully written. Love the honest and authentic description of your experience.
So glad to have been part of your journey and looking forward to watching you grow and expand.
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