I took over 4 months’ break from blogging, as I got busy with my work and yoga course. During that period, I switched from a diploma course with 400-hours commitment, the one I started with, to a 200-hours Certification course.
Most people may be more impressed with a diploma-holder than one with just a certificate. This is true in a society where paper qualifications are convenient gauge to one’s ability. Sticking to the course may give me a better chance of getting engaged as a teacher after I finished. Why the change?
I have not lost my interest in Yoga and am still confident in the benefits it can bring to people. I figured learning and practising yoga would be a journey and not determined by the qualification issued by a school, and I have to be comfortable with how I am spending the limited time.
When the instructors went through philosophical aspect of yoga, I reflected on the purpose of life, the importance of learning what Dharma is and practising it to prepare for life after this – the same reason discovered and mentioned in my story. I hold a different view from what the instructor taught, in terms of the ultimate goal of our individual human evolution, in the course which is to be elaborated in the diploma course curriculum .
As part of Yoga Philosophy module, my final assignment was to submit a discussion paper about Tantra & Yoga, and their relevance to our modern society. I re-read the book, Introduction to Tantra – Transformation of Desire, by Lama Yeshe, his precious teaching again inspired me. I took reference to this book as well as literature by Yoga scholar, Georg Feuerstein on completion of my assignment. I had the fortune to obtain a few copies of Lama Yeshe’s book and offered them to my course instructor and a few of my course mates. Hope it offers a beneficial view to what the course instructor had shared.
Completing of this teacher training certification course has been an enriching experience, besides learning the various benefits the yogic exercises can bring to the body, it has given me the opportunity to practise meditation to benefit the mind as well.
The key, I believe, is to incorporate yogic practice into our daily activities, so all of us can reap more benefits. May you progress well in your practice.
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