Pain As Teacher

Greetings Yogis and Yoginis,

This week in class we are considering the topic “Dealing With Difficulties.”

Pain As Teacher

Pain is your best friend. It is infinitely more honest with you than pleasure. Despite what you might think, the painful experiences you have had benefit you far more than the pleasurable ones, even though most of us spend our lives trying to duck and hide from them. But when you can center yourself and be open to look pain dead in the eye, then you have transcended the limits of your ego and this humanity. It is then that you enter into the possibility of becoming a great being.

- Swami Chetanananda

The homework is to learn how your Yoga practice helps you to center yourself. From a centered space consider facing your pain and suffering straight on. What would that look like? Finally, what does it mean to transcend the limits of your ego?

Blessings,

paul cheek
Rushing Water Yoga
The BKS Iyengar Yoga School of Southwest Washington
417 NE Birch St., Camas, WA 98607
360.834.5994

www.rushingwateryoga.com
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Serving Yoga to Camas, Washougal, and Vancouver Washington since 2003