Hmm... this should be a good one. Why is it we as yoga teachers are supposed to be teaching non attachment yet do we practice it ourselves? A perfect example is the following of one teacher. We all have done it and most still do it. Isn't that attachment? Doesn't everyone have something to give to our yoga community? Yes, some are new, some don't move as fast as a spin class but something pivotal in their lives put them on this yogic path. Shouldn't we stick around to see what that was??? It took me a long time to fill my classes, then I have a baby and my students got scared and didn't give the new teachers a chance (not all... but some). I question where did I go wrong as a yoga teacher? Didn't I always mention detaching from people and material things? Being present in this very moment and accepting? For me, I did detach from it and look what was given to me. A healthy beautiful child that brightens up my day. She teaches me more in one day than I can learn from any yoga class in a lifetime.
Just a thought. Next time you see a name on a yoga schedule and it isn't someone you know maybe give it a shot. I walked into my first yoga class at a gym and it changed my life. That teacher is still around with two studios later. Guess what...if I stereotyped "gym" yoga and I would have never went and I wouldn't be here today writing this blog. Gifts are put right in front of you every second of the day. Be open to receive them.
Namaste.
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