It's true that many teachers instruct only from one particular school such as Iyengar, Ashtanga, Bikram,
Anusara etc. It's also true that approaches grow out of an instructor's experience with a previous school
(ie: John Friend's Anusara coming from Iyengar). As a teacher, I love to play in yoga artfully blending many
different styles to challenge my body and my ability to suspend judgements. Yoga should be directed from
within. As a student you shouldn't be striving to look like a picture in Yoga Journal but rather creating a fluidity of movement from within yourself. Can you create ease of movement without falling into the trap of the familiar--the "easy"? Can you create awareness and compassion for your own body on the mat? Can you bring that capability out into the world surrounding you?

Can your practice create a sense of joy, so that as you: inhale, a small smile plays on your face; as you
exhale, you're aware of being fully present; inhaling, you realize that it's a beautiful moment; exhaling,
gratitude fills you?

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