This crazy quote from an obscure book

This quote embodies to me what the Ashtanga practice is about, getting wet, almost drowning. Read and let me know what you think...

"In true sadhana, there's a beginning, a long middle and an end. we all start at the beginning and some may reach the end. but the middle is the tricky part because it has so many blind spots. often times practitioners are believing they are farther along than they think, when in fact they have barely taken a step into the internal world, the real world..... but the external false world, where sheeple nourish our egos, and we nourish our own, using our public image and popularity to fool ourselves and others is not even the first step.its like one just dipped their toe in the ocean but because they are wearing designer swimming trunks and can appear graceful with a swimmers physique, the naive followers and sycophants believe they are swimmers.... ....you got to get wet, dive deep down maybe lose your trunks and then be prepared to drown before you can really swim. dont just sunbathe in samsara - be like a dolphin"

(exerpt from "Dolphins Are One Of My Power Animals" by Dr. Kether Lazarus II)

Another New Moon is upon us...

I've been busy lately and not taking time to reflect and clear up my intentions, so when a friend mentioned my new moon intention to me yesterday it reminded me, oh, get on that.

Sometimes I feel like I have so much ritual I follow already that one more thing will make me burst, but really, I've got plenty of space for it. I think I get lazy when I'm home because I'm in such a routine that I don't even have to think about it. This is part of why I'm moving.

Yes, I'm going back to India to study with Sharath again, leaving October 27th and won't be back until February, so I'm letting my apartment go and have a friend who is letting me store stuff in his basement and letting me set up a bedroom down there as well. It's actually a super cozy basement and I'm looking forward to it, I'm going to start moving boxes today so it can be a slow process, not a rush around and do it in two days process.

I'm excited for this trip very much and intend for it to be as transformational as the last one, and even more so. With it being longer I'm going to do Thai massage over there to make money to live off of but because of the length I'll have time to dig in deeper and go to another level with my practice, but also to study with my Sanskrit teacher and my chanting teacher more, both of which I'm looking forward to as much as the asana practice.

I'm embracing all the things that come up and not seeing them as obstacles, but as contrast to help me hone my intention and make it more succinct so that I don't get a lot of extra stuff, but that I get a lot of what I'm looking for. It has been working here at home, so I'm sure it will work over there.

Yes, after 13 years of teaching Ashtanga Yoga a community who loves it is finally building here and it's a great thing. There are students who are excited to practice, who ask questions, who really want to go there and transform themselves and that is what a teacher teaches for. I couldn't be happier with my teaching experience these days. Other than maybe wishing I had a full Mysore program going, that is something I really want, but it hasn't been something that's worked out just yet.

So when I get back I'm going to contemplate where and how to implement one in the mornings with a few evenings offered so that folks who just can't do mornings can come as well. Then I'll have to rededicate myself to my practice because I'll have to get up early, early to practice before I teach! lol, I can do it, I know I can! lol

When I think of my intention for this next period of time it is to embrace all and let it show you the way, to expect the universe to support my intention with financial abundance and really, abundance in all it's forms. To be focused and clear and allow the things that are working for me to keep honing my skills and get me to the goal of creating this amazing life that I want. Really, to keep creating an amazing life because already is pretty awesome!

Abraham

So, I went to Chicago with a friend to see Esther Hicks channel Abraham this past weekend. It was my third time seeing this phenomenon but I will say it was the best.

The best why? Because it was everything I needed to hear about my self, my life and what to do to move forward in it and with others.

I've realized after my India trip that Ashtanga Yoga is my path, but I must also realize that these teachings on the Law of Attraction are just as much my path. That just means I'll be tapping into Source more often to get a read on how to move forward in each step of my life. I don't have to hear Esther speak Abraham's words, because I have the ability to listen to my instincts and emotions in the way they have taught me to and that is listening to Source, just as much as hearing the words come out of Esther's mouth.

This next trip to India will be amazing because I'm basing it on what my inner being tells me every step of the way and from the day forward, to the best of my ability, I'm going to be moving forward from this same place in all of my life.

It's time I grow up and take responsibility for my decisions and how my life unfolds, I know how this stuff works and the Ashtanga has given me the strong awareness that can keep me tapped into how I'm feeling enough for me to be guided into bigger and better things, more and more and more and draw the things to me that I want in life. Abundance in every area; money, love, friendships, even in my yoga practice!

So now, here I am and you need to start expecting amazing things from me and if they don't start manifesting come up and ask me why they aren't, hold me to it!