What makes a good yogi

And when it comes to fun, Dave Romanelli knows how to shake the seriousness out of us with his hilarious personal anecdotes, while still conveying deeper messages and movement amidst the smiles, or in some cases, laughter. Or maybe you want to get in to Crow and Kathryn Budig will say "roll your back like spaghetti" -- funny, yet gets the point across and gets you into Crow. The same goes for yoga as great music should go hand-in-hand with each sequence and play a role in getting you to where you need to go in your practice that particular day.

You'll do no better than the global beats of Derek Beres and his Earthrise Yoga. And Dana Flynn's eclectic mix of, well, everything, will always have you asking, 'What was that song? Language - A great teacher doesn't just talk for the sake of talking, they make every. And when it comes to mixing words with movement, Alex Auder uses such deliberate fast-paced diction, detailing every movement in such a way that's so fluid and accurate it's remarkable.

And when it comes to delivering words, sometimes through silence punctuated with a meaningful take on life, then Elena Brower is a master at this, pouring out authentic musings which in and of itself are worth the price of admission.

Yes, there's a lot here and it's difficult to get all of this right in one class, especially when you're teaching multiple times a day, seven days a week, and perhaps even flying all over the world.

To compare the task of the modern yoga instructor to another popular national pastime: Michael Jordan had 82 regular season games and post-season games in a year and he's considered to be the most dominant and most consistent performer in the history of sports.

Compare that to the fact that some yogis teach over 1, classes a year. I can't even imagine how difficult that must be. So these are just some of the many great yogis that I've had the pleasure of taking class with. I could go on-and-on, as the list is never-ending and so is the yogic journey -- which is the beauty of it anyway, right?

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You are now subscribed Be on the lookout for a welcome email in your inbox! Main Navigation. Log in Profile. Saved Articles. Contact Support. Log Out. One who rests in the inner happiness, in the inner space, immersed in the inner light -that yogi attains the Highest, here and hereafter. A yogi should be a close friend. Whether it is someone who hates you or who is indifferent to you or someone with whom you relate well to, who is related to you, or is a saint or a sinner -a yogi sees them all as the same, with equanimity.

Exercise is a very recent idea. In earlier generations, only wrestlers and warriors exercised. The rest of the people just worked. There was a lot of physical activity, so naturally, people were well-exercised. When you do Surya Namaskar for example, do not focus on your muscles but on becoming in sync with the source of all energy in this solar system. How long will it take to get there? How long does it take to become a yogi? It can be a moment, it can be a millennium, or it can be never.

You might as well ask how long it takes to fall in love with someone, or how long it takes to become a devotee. You can set a time only for physical aspects, not the subtler aspects of life. If your goal is to become a Yoga teacher, five-and-a-half months are good enough.

If your goal is to become a yogi, it may happen in five-and-a-half seconds, or it may not happen in five-and-a-half lifetimes, because it is not of the physical nature. It depends on how an individual being allows it to happen.

Otherwise, something very fundamental is going waste. Clothes, tea, wine, coffee, cocoa… Everything! You can always choose the organic and fair trade products that are both good for you but also for the environment and the people that work in producing the products. So, Conscious choices are definitely part of being a good Yogi. And what comes to the daily practice of Yoga… As You may already know the Yoga practice is so much more than just the asanas.

I have myself 3 children, we have a minor zoo with 4 cats and a rescue dog and both me and my husband are entrepreneurs, sometimes the time kind of slips between your fingers and you have to choose between rest and practice. For me as a former Cancer patient the choice is always rest. If you just measure a Yoga teacher in base of how acrobatic this is You can as well go to study to circus. And with out being religious, that is when the path starts to be spiritual.

Not in Religion or belief systems, diets, training forms or Yoga forms and ideologies. We all need to listen inwards find out what works out for us, what is our purpose, what makes us feel good and what makes us to be better persons.