Reflections

Today I was reflecting back over some of the aspects of my journey; 1)Back in school I would have to fidget constantly (move about in my desk, tap, flap my hands, twist/crumple paper, or anything else that helped me to say present) otherwise I would find myself drifting off in thought, sometimes I would just read the text book because I found it next to impossible to focus on the teacher. In reflection it was like I was in a Charlie Brown cartoon hearing the teachers voice like 'Wah wah wah wah wah...' 2)How absolutely difficult it is to drive a motor-vehicle (maybe a motorbike would be easier) when I have to navigate a city from within the confines of a vehicle and pay attention to lights, pedestrians, signs, and all the other stimulus as well as be aware of what is in the blind spaces of a vehicle I become so over stimulated that my depth perception is destroyed and I can hardly take a corner appropriately or judge distance from the vehicle to anything else. I stay safest by not driving. 3)How far I have come through my adult hood in the past couple years compared to all the years prior. Yoga being the major reason for that, but the only reason that I have been able to focus on this amount of yoga has been because the government support that I have received as well as my Mother for covering my first teacher training. 4)One of the styles of learning that I have continually done in my life is to scan a document and read all the bold/italics and underlined text so that I can navigate as rapidly as I can to the major points of what I am reading about (that is if they have it in there writing). Learning to breath in a rhythmic manner has been such a help on my journey. I am both nervous and tremendously excited to start Teaching Teachers of Yoga.

More Randomness

The interview that Kimmy Luu did of me has now made it to elephantjournal... kind of exciting having my story move further out into the interwebs... http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/08/yoga-and-aspergers-an-interview-with-lyle-anderson-kimmi-luu/ And a note that I posted on facebook A Yogi Reflects on Authentic, Genuine and Unlearning by Lyle Anderson Authentic and genuine have been 2 words that I have been drawn to a lot in my practice these past couple months. The many times that I have heard something along the lines of don't make the body fit the pose but rather make the pose fit the body is one of the things that couples with this authentic movement. Lately at the end of my class when rousing the practice from Savasana I say 'at your own pace allow any authentic and genuine movement to come to the body' and after a minute I say 'roll to either side into your fetal position, which ever side is the most comfortable' ... I definitely have noticed that there are particular movements people take as a whole that seam to be the preffered rousing from savasana and 99% favor rolling out to the right. I think I want to add the authentic and genuine more often in my practice, really get into that state of being aware of what I feel and what is real and what is not resonating with me at that moment.. and the why.. ------------------------------- Unlearning.. I have never resonated with the saying that we are here on this earth to learn lessons or equating reincarnation/rebirth with having to come back to learn some lesson. What I do believe at this time is that we need to unlearn all those lessons and just be. It seams that a good portion of lessons we go through on this world are not all that great or even lessons that I would wish on my worst friend (I don't knowingly have any enemies and I don't really have a worst friend). I don't think love is lesson. I don't think hope is a lesson. So be filled with love and hope! Namaste.

Sukham Yoga

Sukham = Happy, happily, happiness comfortably, comfortable to his satisfaction sense gratification without difficulty in pleasure transcendental happiness happiness due to pious activities easily all right amenities all is well These are just some of the meanings of Sukham. And today I have the registered business name of Sukham Yoga. You can find my business page here http://www.facebook.com/AumMega Love!!

Exciting times!! After this summer I have succeeded in passing the standards to teach a 200 hour level Yoga Teacher Training, so that is what I am going to do! Going to run my first one over an 8 month period starting this October. 1 Weekend each of the months. I really look forward to embarking on this new quest and deepening my understanding of yoga through teaching others to teach it. From the get go of teaching yoga I was truly astounded how deeply teaching would resonate within my being and how it would also teach me in my teaching. Something about approaching knowledge and seeking for answers that teaching brings out in me. Namaste!

A couple photo sessions with one of the best friends from my walk in this lifetime. And considering he is legally blind makes the photo series that much more spectacular. http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152002854650013.883811.562605012&type=3 http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152003805010013.883988.562605012&type=3 It was a lot of fun. We will most likely be doing photo series like this here and there calling them 'The Adventures of the Autistic Yogi and the Blind Photographer' just wait till I start sharing the wisdom of the Blind Photographer through the view of the Autistic Yogi.. most of it though I would have to considerably alter or make my blog into adult only. Namaste

The Quickening of Time and General Thoughts from a Yogi

This past July seamed to pass in a matter of days rather then a full month. This could be in part to it being a tremendously content month. I took part in a 3rd Yoga Teacher Training through Yoga Passage in Calgary. This time I got to participate in a teaching capacity a lot more. I also had the opportunity to take some restorative training with Judith Lasater and I feel so grateful for having had that opportunity. Also had my first official interview from a person interested in my perceptions as a Yogi having a form of Autism (Asperger's Syndrome) *read the article here http://theflowchannel.com/2012/08/02/yoga-with-aspergers-an-interview-with-lyle-anderson/ I am in the midst of doing some research so that I can start a teacher training program of my own. The thought keeps passing through my mind 'don't seek enlightenment merely cease to attach to your belief.'