True Yoga is Simple: 13 Steps to Deepen Your Home Practice by Olga Yumasheva - HTML preview

myself to do it tomorrow, and postponed it,

and postponed it, and postponed it.

3 MAGIC KICKS

Then I had three ‘magic kicks’ from life that

loosened my dependency on group classes and

forced me to turn towards a more mindful,

enjoyable, and beneficial self-practice.

KICK 1. I was fortunate to take my TTC as a

beginner. Of course, I didn’t start teaching

right after getting the certificate. But what I

got there was rounded knowledge about yoga:

pose mechanics, the connection between

asanas and energy centers, benefits of asanas

for physical/emotional/mental health,

principles of asana sequencing, yoga

philosophy, etc.

After the course, I could attend further group

classes with my eyes wide open and critically

assess them. To see things, we need to know

where to look.

KICK 2. I was even more fortunate to get

injured during my TTC. And that was the

second big kick because I couldn’t find