Tuesday, January 12, 2010
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Yoga with Todd
my approach to both my personal practice and my yoga classes has always been one that has included joyfulness and playfulness in order to find every student's edge. At whatever point a student may find themselves in their practice, i hope to encourage a pursuit of excellence without an attachement to the outcome.
the students in my classes are always encouraged to remain happy and playful in their experience of their practice and mindful that, in the end, being present in the moment is what is most essential to yoga. my yoga practice has helped me in every facet of my life and my children Ethan, Maya and Dharma are some of the primary benefactors of mine and my partner's yogic pursuits -- always striving to live from the heart.
yogi Ojas
when i graduated from my teacher training under the tutelage of my dear teacher Yogi Vishvketu, he lovingly gave me the spiritual name "Ojas".
wikipedia describes Ojas as "primal vigor" or "the essential energy of the body which can be equated with the "fluid of life". it also continues on by saying that "Ojas is both the gateway and the container. It is the gateway between consciousness and physiology, between spiritual and material.
spiritual names are similar in function to japas. they are lovingly conferred by the teacher to keep the seeker's intentions mindful of an aspect of their path - an aspect that will be key to the seeker's growth.
this site will be the chronicalling of my growth as a teacher. i am preparing to follow my heart, my calling, perhaps my nature...
i have taught yoga for more than a few years now and after teaching more than a thousand classes and having left each of these classes feeling happy i have decided to become a teacher...