Many yogis are hesitating doing a self practice and finds the mysore style a bit scary, why do you think that is?

Releasing control and letting go to the process isn’t always the easiest thing to step into, but can definitely be rewarding. I think for many there is an intimidation factor with being in a room where people are practicing at their own pace from memory, and it can feel daunting. I always urge students not to let that stop them from trying it. It is in Mysore class where you learn the practice, so not knowing anything on your first day is perfectly and absolutely where you should be. Jokingly, I often tell those who are hesitant to try Mysore class, because of various excuses, that if they have air in their lungs, then they are the perfect candidate to get started. My job as a teacher is to meet the student where they are now, and assist them in learning the practice in a way that suits them. It is as simple as that. Yes, a breathing individual is the bare minimum requirement, but a dose of courage never hurts.

Beyond that, I have observed, time and time again, as students begin to apply the principles of the practice, they in turn, find a new found strength within themselves, as they venture forward and face obstacles presented head on. Yes, it may feel scary in the beginning, but with consistent practice I’ve seen miracles unfold and when we embrace our fears there is no amount of confidence that can be acquired when doing just that. Encountering the unknown and opening up to our inherent potential is much more then simply bending the body. It is within the daily discipline that this potential awakens as it points us to a more fulfilling place than we could ever imagine for ourselves.

About Laruga:

Hello! My name is Laruga. I think it’s pretty obvious I have a passion for Ashtanga yoga. Above all, I guess you can say, I’m a truth seeker. Always have been, probably always will be. Precocious as a child, I have nourished my curiosity into adulthood. A constant gnawing from the inside, somehow I’ve always known there was more to life than meets the eye. I’ve been a practitioner of yoga for over 18 years, including 15 years of daily Ashtanga yoga practice.

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How do you position yourself to disrupt an industry?

Elon Musk: When you’re looking for an opportunity, I think it’s important not so much to focus on just disruption for the sake of it, but rather where is an industry either stagnant or in decline, where the product or service has stayed pretty much the same or maybe even gotten worse over time?  And I think it’s worth looking at industries which a lot of people think are impossible or think you can’t succeed at – that’s usually where there’s opportunity.  If everyone thinks you can succeed in an industry, they’re probably diving in.

In the space industry, things have gotten worse over time.  They’ve not gotten better.  When you consider the fact that we were able to go to the moon in ’69, with Saturn V, and then with the space shuttle we were able to go only to low-earth orbit, and now the space shuttle’s retired and the United States cannot get a single person into orbit without the help of the Russians.  That is a terrible trajectory, so I started Space X with the goal of reversing that.

On the face it, it appears to be somewhat daunting.  How can a start-up prevail in an industry dominated by giants who receive huge subsidies?  But, on the other side, what company to change the way that industry behaves.

Via Big Think

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“When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That’s the message he is sending.”

― Thích Nhất Hạnh

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Zen teacher Lewis Richmond tells the story of hearing Shunryu Suzuki sum up Buddhism in two words. Suzuki had just finished giving a talk to a group of Zen students when someone in the audience said, “You’ve been talking about Buddhism for nearly an hour, and I haven’t been able to understand a thing you said. Could you say one thing about Buddhism I can understand?

After the laughter died down, Suzuki replied calmly, “Everything changes.”

Via Phil Jackson’s Eleven Rings