Axis Yoga Teacher Training students delve into an experiment of their own choosing as a culmination of what they have learned in the program. In an initial effort to stop getting sick, this student started by eliminating the toxins in external objects. But soon found so much of the toxins to actually be inside. And […]
I began with the fact that I’m sick every couple of weeks and set out to correct that by only eating organic foods that are also good for my constitution (vata/kapha) and using eliminating lotions, shampoos anything with chemicals in them or unknown ingredients. I used oil instead of lotion and for shampoo I put […]
I also set out to address my mental attitude towards myself which carries over onto how I feel about others. For the past 7/8 months I have not liked myself in any way, I’ve been beating myself up about everything I don’t like how I’ve been interacting with the rest of the world. It’s been […]
Many things occurred to me during this process. Such as its ok to feel no matter how you’re feeling it’s ok to be mad or sad or lost or happy. Another realization made was this construct I project of someone watching me that is separate from me. This is probably some conditioning from growing up […]
The results of my efforts have been rather odd. I feel that I am in a limbo and have been waking up wondering why I’m not excited and remembering the last time I was excited was when I was in Sri Lanka where I also underwent a time of having to drop everything I thought […]
Like many students of Axis Yoga Teacher Trainings, this student came into the journey with multiple goals and found success in each of them. This journey is an example of the transformation that occurs in life when space is given to Yoga.
I came to Axis Yoga trainings for many reasons: to deepen my yoga practice, to connect with a local, community of like-minded individuals and to learn how to guide others on a path of self-exploration. However, underpinning all of those intentions was one core desire: to reclaim my yoga practice as my own. As I […]
As a testament to my transformation and to my ongoing commitment, I decided to create a sacred space in my home that would be dedicated to sacred practice. As I looked into the various spaces, I had only two real options: one was a room in the basement with no light, no air circulation and […]
With the space now open, I began to work on integrating my previous lessons on routine. Though I still struggle to get up at 6 AM sharp every morning, I have stayed consistent with my morning practice and have found great depth and joy in my ability to refine my asana and pranayama daily to […]
Each Axis Yoga Teacher Training student finishes the course with a personal experiment of their choosing. This student took a brave step towards emotional healing by choosing to address feelings about her daughter’s death through a return to healthy habits.