TSADA CALENDAR YOGIS & YOGINIS

MEET DAVE ~ TSADA'S AUGUST 2007 YOGI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My yoga practice began with Chinook seven years ago and at the time Barb was a student like me taking his classes. Before then I was the proverbial night-club-life executive tumbling down the rabbit hole with no direction but the means to maintain what I now know is a habitually self-defeatist lifestyle. My best friends at the time tried incessantly to bring me to their yoga class with Chinook. It was upwards of a year before I finally agreed to try what I had the predisposition to label as not “macho” … which quickly changed.

I do not recall the exact day but the first time I tried yoga my body reacted severely both physically and mentally. The end of the first class, which was difficult and somewhat clumsy, still gave me a feeling like nothing else. I remember the sensation of distinctly sharp pins and needles all around my body and a rushing of energy within my body. This is the juice I seek every time I practice yoga.

 At first, my mind fought to cling to the familiar and the more it resisted this new part of my life the more I realized I was holding myself back. It was suffering that consumed me by not living with a free and open mind. The signals were all around me that I needed to change my ways and become responsible for my actions. I found that a consistent practice and positive attitude was the key to develop strength and compassion. I discovered that you only need to look within as we are born with intuition. It is impossible to do yoga without a clear head and deep breath which provided me the avenue to define who I was and what I strive to be and that is truth.

 I do not recall ever telling anyone but for the first year yoga was very trying on my body. In the beginning my body was so constricted that I would get debilitating cramps from accessing my body in these new ways. There is no way to put this delicately but I would sometimes even throw up after class. But I wholeheartedly stuck with it knowing that it was truly good for me. Eventually my body craved yoga and it has become an integral part of my being.

 I believe yoga promotes a healthy metamorphosis. The other day someone who has known me for a decade, and saw me not so long ago, stepped in to my office to say hello. He was stunned. He did not recognize me and went out of his way to exclaim how well I looked and the expression on his face spoke volumes. Not only can I feel changes internally, it has also transformed my body externally.

 The fact is, yoga improves all other aspects and activities in your life. To me, the increased agility and strength is a byproduct of what I am getting out of yoga. In my experience not all yoga studios are created equal so I recommend not judging anything based on any one class. Chinook and Barb’s studio at Tsada is like a second home. It is a refuge when my mind gets bogged down. It’s not always easy to find time for yoga practice but your own body and spirit are commodities that should never be discounted. Yoga is the best thing I’ve found in the world that you can do for yourself.

 Namaste’  ~              Dave

 

MEET MAUREEN - JULY 2007 YOGINI

 

 

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