Yoga, a collection of techniques to
attain control of body and mind, is a disciplined method of attaining the
ultimate goal of oneness with the Universe.
Not only does it have tremendous effects on the body and psychology of a
practitioner, it helps in understanding the nature and ones relation with it. The
effect Yoga has on ones personality cannot be described in words. At a personal
level I have experienced its blissful effects in the initial days of
self-practice. It was during the Yoga Training courses, India that I
experienced a complete makeover of my soul and health both. What follows is my
journey from a casual practitioner to my transformation into a totally
different human being at Yoga Bhawna Mission.
Before getting trained at Yoga Teacher training India
center I believed that Yoga is just another way that keeps healthy. It was
after my practice sessions that I realized the Yoga is much more than good
health, its more about blissful health. I
started practicing yoga during my college days.
I learned a few basic postures and that was it. Life went on; I graduated and joined a law
firm. I worked hard, partied harder and
got completely immersed in the vicious routine of the capitalist lifestyle. I
picked up the unhealthy habits of smoking and drinking along the way. After a decade of this abuse, I had started
feeling stiffness in my cervical and lumbar joints. My digestion was a wreck; I started to have
frequent headaches and forgot what a good night’s sleep felt like. That is when
I picked up yoga again. I started practicing
in fifteen minute sessions every morning before work. Soon, these sessions grew to half hour and
for the first time, a sense of contentment started to fill my days. As my body was getting suppler, my mind was
yearning to learn more about this wonderful art.
The search
I wanted to learn yoga at a place
where you not only could get a professional guidance, but also a deeper
understanding of its principles. I searched on the internet and visited a
couple of places in my home town of Warwick, but all I found was commercialized
versions where the trainers lacked in skill as well as purpose. I knew that if I wanted to learn, it had to
be at the place of its origin - India. I
firmly believed that for taking up a Yoga teacher training course India
was the best place to go. The idea seemed so farfetched that I didn’t dare give
it much fuel.
I kept on going about the daily
routine with this preoccupation gnawing at the back of my mind without finding
any respite. One afternoon as I was
polishing the drafts of one of my apprentices, from India, inquired about my
forlorn disposition.
As we talked, she told me about this
wonderful place called Yoga Bhawna Mission in her hometown of Uttarkashi,
India. She told me that it is a venture
of Ujjain Yoga Life Society, a prestigious trust in her country. And that it is also a certified as well as
registered yoga school from YAUSA. We talked at length about her experiences
there and I decided to give it a serious thought. I did some research and found that, since it
is an internationally recognized RYS for teachers, your certificate will also
be recognized globally.
Place
that changed my life
Uttarkashi is a picturesque town in
the Himalayan foothills situated at a height of 1158 meters from sea
level. The school itself is situated
quite some way away from the city din on the banks of holy river
Bhagirathi. As my lungs filled up on the
air sweetened by the pine cones, I stepped across the gate into the place that
was to be my home for three months.
I joined a group of new students and
we were given an orientation. The building accommodates classrooms, yoga hall,
kitchen, living rooms and living quarters.
All living rooms are twin shared and face the river. Rooms are well appointed with all modern
amenities and indeed proved to be a comfortable and delightful stay. . As soon
as I entered the premises, the serenity of the place filled my mind with the
confidence that I had landed at the best place.
Our itinerary at Yoga Bhawna Mission
Learning Yoga here was a life
changing experience. I had opted for the RYS500 course. It is the most comprehensive program that
spans five hundred hours of training and broadly covers the physical,
theoretical, physiological as well as spiritual branches of yoga. It is
structured so as to train the students into yoga teaching professionals.
Our day started as early as 4:00 am
with the Pranayam session in the main training hall. Under the watchful guidance of ERYTs we
learned the various techniques of the breath manipulation.
Afterwards, we went for our morning
yoga sessions. Here we learned the finer
nuances of various asanas or postures.
The teaching staff was well versed in all the techniques and was very
helpful in our learning process.
This was followed by the breakfast
session. It consisted of locally grown
seasonal organic produce and was prepared in a most holistic way. After breakfast, we gathered for the theory
classes. These classes concentrated on the history and chronological
development of the art of yoga as well as the human anatomy. We were taught about the various
physiological and spiritual aspects of Yoga.
This was followed by a lunch and then
a two hour rest, we gathered again in the practice hall for our evening yoga
sessions.
After three months of this strict
regimen, I found myself at harmony with the nature. It also gave me a new appreciation
of the human body and I realize now how lucky we are to be born in this form. Yoga
paves way of self-realization and instigates in us a high-spirit that plays a
pivotal role in our good health for the entire life. Though, my journey towards the true oneness
with the universe has just begun, I feel I am trained enough to share my learning’s
with the aspiring yogis in my home country.
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