Saturday 17 May 2014

3 Levels of Transformation after Yoga Teacher Training

Yoga teacher training not only gives a new dimension to your knowledge of performing different asanas but also brings a higher level of consciousness of your body, mind and spirit. Not only does it alleviate physical discomfort but also keeps mental distractions and stress at bay, aligning the mind and the soul.

Yoga teacher training is the process of inevitable transformation and union of being. During the course, you break the bonds of ordinary awareness of self and surroundings and expand your consciousness to a level where you feel more connected to everything around you. You learn to see beauty in all beings and the flow of positive energy becomes almost apparent to you.

Surrounded by like-minded people, filled with same zeal and notions, you begin to transform step by step on all three levels of transformation that yoga brings.

Physical Transformation (Tapas):  This phase of transformation helps us bring changes in our lives that we have always wanted. We learn how by only transforming ourselves we can bring any change in the world. We become enthusiastic towards positive actions. This change is quite different from the generally experienced, adrenaline rush that only creates desperation of movement for a moment, while through Tapas we achieve eternal activeness, since it not only makes us passionate but compassionate as well.

Mental Transformation (Svadhayaya): Svadhayaya is a Sanskrit word which means study of self. While we bring changes in our life through tapas, svadhayaya helps us control our thoughts through self-observation. This process of self-exploration and reflection leads to self-expression and helps us release our hidden energy to aid the process of bringing positive changes in ourselves.

Spiritual Transformation (Ishvara Pranidahana): With spiritual alchemy we learn to surrender. We find that we cannot be free until we let go of our ego. And the freedom achieved in this way is eternal. With acceptance and the ability to surrender to universal intelligence we become able to take pain and pleasure with equal readiness.

Today, people are taking yoga teacher training in all parts of world but the true sense of transformation only comes from within under the guidance of a true yogi. For centuries, India has been the knowledge hub of yoga.  Practitioners from all around the world are well aware of the fact that learning yoga in India from Indian yoga teachers has completely different meaning to it. However, it’s not just the place of learning that makes a difference, it’s the awareness of the many benefits you are trying to achieve through yoga and the understanding of the true meaning behind the teaching of yoga that helps evoke such a transformation.

Yoga is a journey from darkness to light that has the power to change, heal and transform a being. It is a cure as well as the prevention to all the physical, mental and spiritual ailments that can threaten a being.

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