| I believe that variety is the spice of life. I'm a big fan | | | | something in a new way. I might have the |
| of the sampler platter. No matter how delicious a | | | | opportunity to choose a class and teacher that I |
| meal is, I don't want to eat it again tomorrow night. | | | | know will provide just the kind of yoga I think I need |
| As much as I may love a song, if I play it too much, | | | | that day, and other times I just pick a new teacher |
| I will get tired of it. I believe you can have too much | | | | to try or attend whatever class fits my schedule. |
| of a good thing. And so, I need some variety in my | | | | Either way, I enjoy the variety, spicing up my |
| yoga. I like to experiment with new styles, try | | | | practice, keeping my mind open and my body |
| multiple teachers, and go to different classes | | | | challenged. |
| depending on my mood. | | | | In the same way that no single food can fully satisfy |
| Saying you like yoga is almost like saying you like | | | | or nourish us for a sustained period of time, no single |
| music. What kind do you like? Have you only tried | | | | approach to yoga is likely to serve a person for a |
| one? Maybe there's more to love. There are so | | | | lifetime. If we all survived on the first food we ate |
| many options. There are different schools to follow, | | | | and never tried anything else, we might all be eating |
| including Kundalini, Ashtanga, Anusara, Vinyasa, | | | | pureed peas for dinner tonight instead of the |
| Iyengar, and more. There are variations in style, | | | | multitude of delicious options we have, anything from |
| speed and level of challenge, such as Hot, Gentle, | | | | sushi to pizza, lentil soup to filet mignon, and beyond. |
| Restorative, and so on. Consider that more than one | | | | I know there are some people that try vanilla ice |
| kind of yoga, class or teacher might inspire you and | | | | cream and love it so much that they see no reason |
| invigorate your practice. | | | | to ever try another flavor. There is the Ashtanga |
| In my own journey of yoga, I started with Kundalini. | | | | school of yoga, which follows set series of yoga |
| At the time, that was all I knew of yoga, and I loved | | | | poses that students are to practice every day, |
| it. Then I branched out and found an Ashtanga class. | | | | improving and moving further through the series over |
| That was an interesting new challenge. Since then | | | | time. I appreciate that there is value in dedication and |
| I've been open to the yoga that's been available to | | | | consistency. |
| me. I'm lucky enough to have a pretty broad | | | | But if you reach a point when you find your yoga |
| spectrum of classes available where I live so that I | | | | practice has become bland, consider spicing it up with |
| can pick based on the times that fit my schedule and | | | | a little variety. Try a new teacher that is trained in |
| my mood or need at the time. | | | | the same school that you've been practicing or try a |
| Sometimes I'm in the mood to be challenged and to | | | | different style of class by a favorite teacher. Seek |
| have a teacher urge me out of my comfort zone. | | | | out a new yoga style or studio near home, or travel |
| Other times I need someone to give me permission | | | | to participate in a yoga retreat in a new place. You |
| to slow down and be kind to myself and my body. | | | | might find that there's even more about yoga to |
| Once in a while I need a teacher to question my | | | | love. |
| understanding so that I can see or experience | | | | |