This September I am headed to Utah to experience Baron Baptiste in person.  I am pretty excited about this opportunity.  It is a short boot camp — just 3 days.  I know it will just leave me wanting more. 

The reason I enjoy Baptiste yoga so much is that it is all encompassing.  It is not about yoga.  You don’t leave what you learn on the mat.  It directly applies to life in endless ways.  I have found myself more centered, more mindful and more alive since I’ve been doing Baptiste yoga. 

My instructor is always saying that how you are in yoga is how you are in life.  If you are constantly looking around and comparing yourself to others…well, guess what you are doing in the real world.  If you are just waiting for it to end or worrying about what you need to do after, chances are you are not enjoying your daily life much either. 

I have really noticed my weaknesses in class, and I make a conscious effort to try to work on them in the next class.  I noticed that I would hold back on some yoga poses so that I could complete the class without falling over.  I decided that is not how I want to live.  I would rather really ‘bring it’ to every moment, and if that means I collapse in a later pose…I will find honor in that. 


I once caught myself looking at the clock in yoga class (upside down, of course).  I was so frustrated with myself.  I thought, “If I don’t want to be in yoga, where else could I possibly want to be?”  This one has been easy to apply to life.  In each moment I will be present, not waiting or watching the clock for the next thing.  I want to live in a clockless world.

When she cues poses that I would normally mentally groan about, I am now trying to look at them as challenges.  I am very aware now of the tone of my inner voice during my time on the mat.  This is directly impacting my ability to recognize and regulate the way I talk to myself throughout the day.  The voices in my head are now much nicer, so I like being with me much more.

So, Baron, I look forward to our 3 days together this fall.  I know that the way you have helped me evolve so far is just the tip of the iceburg.  I know the Baron Baptiste Yoga Boot Camp won’t be easy, but very few of life’s most important experiences are.

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1. Becky Says:
   June 28th, 2009 at 11:00 pm

   Looks like he’ coming to Dallas in November:
   http://livingyogadallas.com/upcoming_baron09.html.

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