Ifer, Week Two
Hi, it’s Ifer. And I just got to listen to the first four blogs, and I have to say — (exhale) I’m just touched by everybody, and why they’re here. My story is different — I discovered yoga probably five years ago with my mother when we were on a retreat and kind of fell in love with it. And since then I’ve been searching for the right spot. And I didn’t find it, so after my mother died this year and after I found core power yoga, I knew it was what I needed to do. So, just maybe two to three months into my new practice, the teacher training came about, and I kind of knew it was something I wanted to do.
And since I made that decision, I found a lot of peace and harmony and, actually, a better way of dealing with my surroundings, because I’m feeling so much better inside. At first, it was very physical attraction, because I’ve always been physically attracted to sports. And then this magical thing came about, where all of a sudden I realized that my mind and spirit was benefiting from it as well.
So here we are in our second full week of training — it’s pretty intense, 20 hours of yoga training — and at least six to ten hours of yoga classes and now I have absolutely no time outside of yoga and work. But I still am able to find this balance and this harmony between my mind, body and spirit. And that sounds very coined, but I can’t find another way of saying it. So after my first week I’m completely exhausted and I find that food is my nourishment and sleep is my healing. So I will touch base with you again.