There are many friends in my circle who have practiced yoga for decades without practicing yoga postures. My story is somewhat similar. I have always been curious about how a person discovers yoga.

Meditation – the inner limbs of yoga

Many years ago, I did meditation and practice in the yoga meditation group. I use the word "game" because even though meditation is considered serious, we have chosen interesting and fulfilling activities that turn us into a service community. This experience is very spiritual and spiritual, and we have never practiced yoga postures.

On those young days, we sat on the floor with ease and comfort. So let me correct the statement that I don't practice yoga posture. I can sit on the floor and stand upright and I think it's not just two yoga poses!

One of the activities accepted by the group was to generate inspiring ideas, major ideas or provocative questions. Every day, a new idea is written on the blackboard outside the Meditation Center, and many people stop to absorb inspiration.

Recently, a meditator recalled her story about starting yoga and shared, “I feel very sorry that there is something missing in my life. I pass the virtue board every day, read it, it gives people comfort, let People think deeply.” She revealed that this is her beginning to analyze life rather than existing daily life. She started working on that road just to "read a board of directors launched by a stranger." Curiosity took her to the center of meditation. That visit began her journey of meditation, and strangers became her friends – a community.

Meditator – a promising therapeutic yoga teacher

What makes a meditator with little or no experience a good candidate to teach yoga health? Although there are many benefits, I will emphasize the three benefits that make me come to this conclusion.

A more acceptable idea: this means more concentration. What a fertile learning environment!

Less reactive: Another valuable gem in the meditator's jewelry box is the ability to set aside some distance between yourself and your emotions. She has less reaction to the situation and people. This power can be seen as the ability to accept uncomfortable conditions without automatically responding. This has two advantages.

Less stress: there is pressure from time to time in the study group. People with more reactive nervous systems experience their combat/flight/freeze reactions as well as anxiety and depression more often. Learning needs to be accepted. The third benefit is the experience of reducing stress and acceptance.

Due to the state of readiness and the willingness to learn and teach basic postures, it seems to me that meditators are indeed eligible for therapeutic yoga teacher training.

What makes a meditation practitioner a good yoga instructor? was originally published on Spring