Today was a really beautiful day. I went surfing in the
morning and after crossed the street to go do my practice and take my yoga
sutra class at my home away from home Miami Life Center. I walked into the
mysore room to do my practice, lately I feel like I’ve been hitting my stride. The
initial first months of practice were incredibly difficult. I had a lot of
anger inside when I started and Jesus Christ was it exposed. The practice was
really doing its work on me, purification was taking place and I was on a physical,
mental, emotional, and spiritual roller coaster. I’ve talked to some other
students about this and it turns out I am not crazy and it happens to most of
us. You can imagine my relief!
But now the mind is calmer, the body is more open, and it’s
a more meditative practice. I have really been enjoying it. I am really looking
forward to the coming months. I look back and I can’t believe in just this
short period of time how much this thing that is Ashtanga yoga has given me, so
much health, positivity, energy, growth, and love. I am so in gratitude.
But today is a special day, at MLC we were celebrating Guruji
or Sri K Pattabhi Jois’s life.
He passed away five years ago today.
This man was such a great soul. He was a shining light. I just
wanted to write something short about how much thanks and praise I have in my
heart for this man and what he has given me. I thank the universe that I
somehow found this thing that is Ashtanga. It’s the boat that’s keeping me
afloat in these sometimes rough seas of life. What can I say the man was a
manifestation of love and grace, and I am lucky that although I never met him
physically, he touched my life in every way.
I pray every day to give me the strength to please continue
coming back to my practice, to be strong enough to do my spiritual work. I don’t
know how but I know deep down inside if I stick with this, I am going to be
okay.
I shall give thanks and praise until my heart is set ablaze,
all glory to god, what a beautiful life, thank you Guruji for everything from
the bottom of my soul.
Om shanti shanti shanti.
