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I found Ketut, someone who didn't teach tourists.

His backyard practice overlooked rice paddies. He moved like water. "Yoga not special thing. Is how you live."

Who has taught you about practice in unexpected ways?

Read more

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/balis-beauty-and-the-spiritual-mirage-086b47574fb2

#yogateacher #authenticpractice #bali
#yogaphilosophy #mindfulness #simplicity
#spirituality #yogalife #presence

I found Ketut, someone who didn't teach tourists.

His backyard practice overlooked rice paddies. He moved like water. "Yoga not special thing. Is how you live."

Who has taught you about practice in unexpected ways?

Read more

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/balis-beauty-and-the-spiritual-mirage-086b47574fb2

#yogateacher #authenticpractice #bali
#yogaphilosophy #mindfulness #simplicity
#spirituality #yogalife #presence

I found Ketut, someone who didn't teach tourists.

His backyard practice overlooked rice paddies. He moved like water. "Yoga not special thing. Is how you live."

Who has taught you about practice in unexpected ways?

Read more

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/balis-beauty-and-the-spiritual-mirage-086b47574fb2

#yogateacher #authenticpractice #bali
#yogaphilosophy #mindfulness #simplicity
#spirituality #yogalife #presence

I found Ketut, someone who didn't teach tourists.

His backyard practice overlooked rice paddies. He moved like water. "Yoga not special thing. Is how you live."

Who has taught you about practice in unexpected ways?

Read more

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/balis-beauty-and-the-spiritual-mirage-086b47574fb2

#yogateacher #authenticpractice #bali
#yogaphilosophy #mindfulness #simplicity
#spirituality #yogalife #presence

I found Ketut, someone who didn't teach tourists.

His backyard practice overlooked rice paddies. He moved like water. "Yoga not special thing. Is how you live."

Who has taught you about practice in unexpected ways?

Read more

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/balis-beauty-and-the-spiritual-mirage-086b47574fb2

#yogateacher #authenticpractice #bali
#yogaphilosophy #mindfulness #simplicity
#spirituality #yogalife #presence

You don't become someone who doesn't grasp. You become someone who notices the moment the hands curl.

That gap, between grasping and releasing, is where the sutra actually lives.

Where do you notice the moment your own hands curl?

#yogasutras #aparigraha #yoga
#yogaphilosophy #nonattachment #mindfulness
#spiritualpractice #embodiedpractice #yogateacher

You don't become someone who doesn't grasp. You become someone who notices the moment the hands curl.

That gap, between grasping and releasing, is where the sutra actually lives.

Where do you notice the moment your own hands curl?

#yogasutras #aparigraha #yoga
#yogaphilosophy #nonattachment #mindfulness
#spiritualpractice #embodiedpractice #yogateacher

You don't become someone who doesn't grasp. You become someone who notices the moment the hands curl.

That gap, between grasping and releasing, is where the sutra actually lives.

Where do you notice the moment your own hands curl?

#yogasutras #aparigraha #yoga
#yogaphilosophy #nonattachment #mindfulness
#spiritualpractice #embodiedpractice #yogateacher

You don't become someone who doesn't grasp. You become someone who notices the moment the hands curl.

That gap, between grasping and releasing, is where the sutra actually lives.

Where do you notice the moment your own hands curl?

#yogasutras #aparigraha #yoga
#yogaphilosophy #nonattachment #mindfulness
#spiritualpractice #embodiedpractice #yogateacher

You don't become someone who doesn't grasp. You become someone who notices the moment the hands curl.

That gap, between grasping and releasing, is where the sutra actually lives.

Where do you notice the moment your own hands curl?

#yogasutras #aparigraha #yoga
#yogaphilosophy #nonattachment #mindfulness
#spiritualpractice #embodiedpractice #yogateacher

I was doing a yoga pose about non-grasping. My hands were in fists.

Aparigraha, Sutra II.39. The one I thought I understood.

When has your body known something your mind was still convincing itself it understood?

Read the full essay

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/the-hardest-yoga-sutra-to-actually-practice-709eb0d8851d

#yogasutras #aparigraha #yogaphilosophy
#nonattachment #embodiedpractice #yoga
#spiritualpractice #yogateacher #mindfulness

I was doing a yoga pose about non-grasping. My hands were in fists.

Aparigraha, Sutra II.39. The one I thought I understood.

When has your body known something your mind was still convincing itself it understood?

Read the full essay

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/the-hardest-yoga-sutra-to-actually-practice-709eb0d8851d

#yogasutras #aparigraha #yogaphilosophy
#nonattachment #embodiedpractice #yoga
#spiritualpractice #yogateacher #mindfulness

I was doing a yoga pose about non-grasping. My hands were in fists.

Aparigraha, Sutra II.39. The one I thought I understood.

When has your body known something your mind was still convincing itself it understood?

Read the full essay

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/the-hardest-yoga-sutra-to-actually-practice-709eb0d8851d

#yogasutras #aparigraha #yogaphilosophy
#nonattachment #embodiedpractice #yoga
#spiritualpractice #yogateacher #mindfulness

I was doing a yoga pose about non-grasping. My hands were in fists.

Aparigraha, Sutra II.39. The one I thought I understood.

When has your body known something your mind was still convincing itself it understood?

Read the full essay

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/the-hardest-yoga-sutra-to-actually-practice-709eb0d8851d

#yogasutras #aparigraha #yogaphilosophy
#nonattachment #embodiedpractice #yoga
#spiritualpractice #yogateacher #mindfulness

I was doing a yoga pose about non-grasping. My hands were in fists.

Aparigraha, Sutra II.39. The one I thought I understood.

When has your body known something your mind was still convincing itself it understood?

Read the full essay

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/the-hardest-yoga-sutra-to-actually-practice-709eb0d8851d

#yogasutras #aparigraha #yogaphilosophy
#nonattachment #embodiedpractice #yoga
#spiritualpractice #yogateacher #mindfulness

I was doing a yoga pose about non-grasping. My hands were in fists.

Aparigraha, Sutra II.39. The one I thought I understood.

When has your body known something your mind was still convincing itself it understood?

Read the full essay

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/the-hardest-yoga-sutra-to-actually-practice-709eb0d8851d

#yogasutras #aparigraha #yogaphilosophy
#nonattachment #embodiedpractice #yoga
#spiritualpractice #yogateacher #mindfulness

I was doing a yoga pose about non-grasping. My hands were in fists.

Aparigraha, Sutra II.39. The one I thought I understood.

When has your body known something your mind was still convincing itself it understood?

Read the full essay

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/the-hardest-yoga-sutra-to-actually-practice-709eb0d8851d

#yogasutras #aparigraha #yogaphilosophy
#nonattachment #embodiedpractice #yoga
#spiritualpractice #yogateacher #mindfulness

I was doing a yoga pose about non-grasping. My hands were in fists.

Aparigraha, Sutra II.39. The one I thought I understood.

When has your body known something your mind was still convincing itself it understood?

Read the full essay

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/the-hardest-yoga-sutra-to-actually-practice-709eb0d8851d

#yogasutras #aparigraha #yogaphilosophy
#nonattachment #embodiedpractice #yoga
#spiritualpractice #yogateacher #mindfulness

I was doing a yoga pose about non-grasping. My hands were in fists.

Aparigraha, Sutra II.39. The one I thought I understood.

When has your body known something your mind was still convincing itself it understood?

Read the full essay

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/the-hardest-yoga-sutra-to-actually-practice-709eb0d8851d

#yogasutras #aparigraha #yogaphilosophy
#nonattachment #embodiedpractice #yoga
#spiritualpractice #yogateacher #mindfulness

I was doing a yoga pose about non-grasping. My hands were in fists.

Aparigraha, Sutra II.39. The one I thought I understood.

When has your body known something your mind was still convincing itself it understood?

Read the full essay

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/the-hardest-yoga-sutra-to-actually-practice-709eb0d8851d

#yogasutras #aparigraha #yogaphilosophy
#nonattachment #embodiedpractice #yoga
#spiritualpractice #yogateacher #mindfulness

Two ways how I plan my yoga classes.

For short format classes, I scribble names & times. For long format, I stick figure sketch the whole sequence.

Planning classes does not mean I follow it to the letter, chances are I improvise on the general idea depending on who's in class and how everyone is feeling.

#YogaTeacher #YogaTeacherTasks #Yogapractice #YogaTeacherMusings

Sundays tasks of a yoga teacher:

- Charge the decorative lamps that I use during yoga class
- Charge the microphone I use to record yoga videos
- Schedule yoga video(s) on YouTube
- Schedule yoga video(s) on Instagram
- Schedule yoga video(s) on Facebook
- Clean out space in my phone & cloud (after making sure everything has been back-upped)
- Plan out a new sequence

#YogaTeacher #YogaTeacherMusings #YogaTeacherTasks

The best yoga teacher I ever had told me to stop coming to her class.

Real practice doesn't need an audience, just honesty.

Have you ever had a teacher who gave you permission to find your own path?

#yogateacher #authenticpractice #yogawisdom
#yogaphilosophy #mindfulness #embodiedpractice
#yogajourney #spiritualpractice #contemplativelife

The best yoga teacher I ever had told me to stop coming to her class.

Real practice doesn't need an audience, just honesty.

Have you ever had a teacher who gave you permission to find your own path?

#yogateacher #authenticpractice #yogawisdom
#yogaphilosophy #mindfulness #embodiedpractice
#yogajourney #spiritualpractice #contemplativelife

The best yoga teacher I ever had told me to stop coming to her class.

Real practice doesn't need an audience, just honesty.

Have you ever had a teacher who gave you permission to find your own path?

#yogateacher #authenticpractice #yogawisdom
#yogaphilosophy #mindfulness #embodiedpractice
#yogajourney #spiritualpractice #contemplativelife

The best yoga teacher I ever had told me to stop coming to her class.

Real practice doesn't need an audience, just honesty.

Have you ever had a teacher who gave you permission to find your own path?

#yogateacher #authenticpractice #yogawisdom
#yogaphilosophy #mindfulness #embodiedpractice
#yogajourney #spiritualpractice #contemplativelife

The best yoga teacher I ever had told me to stop coming to her class.

Real practice doesn't need an audience, just honesty.

Have you ever had a teacher who gave you permission to find your own path?

#yogateacher #authenticpractice #yogawisdom
#yogaphilosophy #mindfulness #embodiedpractice
#yogajourney #spiritualpractice #contemplativelife

My teacher said four words. It took me six months to understand them.

'You are holding your future.' Six months later, I finally understood.

Has a teaching ever arrived for you months or years after you first heard it?

#yogasutras #aparigraha #yoga
#yogaphilosophy #rishikesh #yogateacher
#nonattachment #spiritualpractice #embodiedpractice

My teacher said four words. It took me six months to understand them.

'You are holding your future.' Six months later, I finally understood.

Has a teaching ever arrived for you months or years after you first heard it?

#yogasutras #aparigraha #yoga
#yogaphilosophy #rishikesh #yogateacher
#nonattachment #spiritualpractice #embodiedpractice

My teacher said four words. It took me six months to understand them.

'You are holding your future.' Six months later, I finally understood.

Has a teaching ever arrived for you months or years after you first heard it?

#yogasutras #aparigraha #yoga
#yogaphilosophy #rishikesh #yogateacher
#nonattachment #spiritualpractice #embodiedpractice

My teacher said four words. It took me six months to understand them.

'You are holding your future.' Six months later, I finally understood.

Has a teaching ever arrived for you months or years after you first heard it?

#yogasutras #aparigraha #yoga
#yogaphilosophy #rishikesh #yogateacher
#nonattachment #spiritualpractice #embodiedpractice

My teacher said four words. It took me six months to understand them.

'You are holding your future.' Six months later, I finally understood.

Has a teaching ever arrived for you months or years after you first heard it?

#yogasutras #aparigraha #yoga
#yogaphilosophy #rishikesh #yogateacher
#nonattachment #spiritualpractice #embodiedpractice

during yinyoga we rest, we surrender, we marinade in our shape and listen to our yinside: our thoughts & feelings
.
Im Yinyoga kommen wir zur Ruhe, geben uns hin in unsere äußere Form und lauschen unseren Gedanken und Gefühlen im Inneren.

#yinyoga #rest #listentoyourheart #listentoyourbody #yogalife #Yoga #Wellness #Meditation #Mindfulness #YogaTeacher #Achtsamkeit #YogaLife #SelfCare #Breathwork

I found Ketut, someone who didn't teach tourists.

His backyard practice overlooked rice paddies. He moved like water. "Yoga not special thing. Is how you live."

Who has taught you about practice in unexpected ways?

Read more

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/balis-beauty-and-the-spiritual-mirage-086b47574fb2

#yogateacher #authenticpractice #bali
#yogaphilosophy #mindfulness #simplicity
#spirituality #yogalife #presence

My teacher said four words. It took me six months to understand them.

'You are holding your future.' Six months later, I finally understood.

Has a teaching ever arrived for you months or years after you first heard it?

#yogasutras #aparigraha #yoga
#yogaphilosophy #rishikesh #yogateacher
#nonattachment #spiritualpractice #embodiedpractice

"What are you afraid of?" my teacher asked when I told her I couldn't practice alone. My answer changed everything.

Seven weeks of failure. "I can't do this without you." Her question changed everything.

What are you afraid of in your practice?

#yogateacher #practice
#selftrust #breakthrough #mindfulness
#vulnerability #personalgrowth #transformation

French yoga teacher Camilo Castro describes torture, squalid cells and abuse in Venezuelan prisons after being accused of spying. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/french-yoga-teacher-venezuela-jail-torture--obwe2pnv?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Torture #Venezuela #PrisonAbuse #CamiloCastro #YogaTeacher

French yoga teacher Camilo Castro describes torture, squalid cells and abuse in Venezuelan prisons after being accused of spying. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/french-yoga-teacher-venezuela-jail-torture--obwe2pnv?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Torture #Venezuela #PrisonAbuse #CamiloCastro #YogaTeacher

French yoga teacher Camilo Castro describes torture, squalid cells and abuse in Venezuelan prisons after being accused of spying. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/french-yoga-teacher-venezuela-jail-torture--obwe2pnv?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Torture #Venezuela #PrisonAbuse #CamiloCastro #YogaTeacher

French yoga teacher Camilo Castro describes torture, squalid cells and abuse in Venezuelan prisons after being accused of spying. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/french-yoga-teacher-venezuela-jail-torture--obwe2pnv?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Torture #Venezuela #PrisonAbuse #CamiloCastro #YogaTeacher

The best yoga teacher I ever had told me to stop coming to her class.

Real practice doesn't need an audience, just honesty.

Have you ever had a teacher who gave you permission to find your own path?

#yogateacher #authenticpractice #yogawisdom
#yogaphilosophy #mindfulness #embodiedpractice
#yogajourney #spiritualpractice #contemplativelife

I asked my teacher 'How long until I understand?' He laughed, genuinely amused.

'The question is the practice.' I wanted guidance, not riddles.

What shifted for you when you stopped seeking answers in your practice?

Read more

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/the-practice-of-not-knowing-7a04cc3267c3

#yogateacher #spiritualteaching #rishikesh
#yogaphilosophy #meditation #presence
#spiritualjourney #contemplativepractice #mindfulness

I asked my teacher 'How long until I understand?' He laughed, genuinely amused.

'The question is the practice.' I wanted guidance, not riddles.

What shifted for you when you stopped seeking answers in your practice?

Read more

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/the-practice-of-not-knowing-7a04cc3267c3

#yogateacher #spiritualteaching #rishikesh
#yogaphilosophy #meditation #presence
#spiritualjourney #contemplativepractice #mindfulness

Some days taking time to practice yoga with one of my favourite teachers is exactly what I need.

Today was one of those days 🥰

#Yoga #YogaPractice #YogaTeacher

Good teachers make themselves unnecessary. Sara taught me every pose, every adjustment, so that one day I could practice without her.

Every correction was preparing me for practicing alone.

Who taught you to trust yourself?

#yogateacher #gratitude #yogawisdom
#internalteacher #selftrust #yogaphilosophy
#teacherstudent #yogajourney #transformation

Update on the asking for a raise topic.

Today I bumped into the owner again, and he had reviewed my email, and agreed on the rate increase.

Nothing like listing facts I guess?

#YogaTeacher #YogaTeacherMusings #SelfEmploymentWoes

"What are you afraid of?" my teacher asked when I told her I couldn't practice alone. My answer changed everything.

Seven weeks of failure. "I can't do this without you." Her question changed everything.

What are you afraid of in your practice?

#yogateacher #yogawisdom #practice
#selftrust #breakthrough #mindfulness
#vulnerability #personalgrowth #transformation

"What are you afraid of?" my teacher asked when I told her I couldn't practice alone. My answer changed everything.

Seven weeks of failure. "I can't do this without you." Her question changed everything.

What are you afraid of in your practice?

#yogateacher #yogawisdom #practice
#selftrust #breakthrough #mindfulness
#vulnerability #personalgrowth #transformation

This morning I told the owner of one of the places where I teach yoga that I wanted to increase my rate by 11%. I haven't increased it since 2022 when I started teaching there, while accumulated inflation is 21%, and he has increased the prices of the gym by 21% in the same period.

His first reaction was no hell, with "you only teach once a week, while the other coaches teach more and get paid less". and then "will have to sit together with the other teacher as well to see".

I let the other teacher know I had asked for the increase, and why. And he is of a mind that "having a free subscription covers it". Well, I do not make use of it because
a) It takes 1h of my day to get there and back
2) It never gets activated by default (I have to remind gym owner every single time).

So now I sent an email with facts (including that my yoga teacher education is >900h) and will see what it happens.

I have already spoken with a gym closer to home that were interested in yoga for athletes classes & did not baulk at my standard rate.

#YogaTeacher #YogaTeacherMusings #SelfEmploymentWoes

I spent the weekend at a yoga retreat, enjoying some c yoga classes, nature, kirtan, and healthy vegetarian food.

I got home and there was about 1.5kg of water retention in the books. Wondering how much salt that healthy vegetarian food contained 🤔

#yoga #YogaTeacher #YogaStudent #RandomToot #RandomThought #VegetarianFood