Thursday, March 17, 2011

MBA vs RYT

Both of these 'three letters after my name' came into my life about the same time from the same family tree. MBA was at the encouragement of my ex-husband, driven by prestige and image. An introduction to the path of RYT was by his mother, one of my formative teachers and a dear friend.

My Yoga practice has flowed through me, guiding me through various life stages. I look on the 'yoga as fitness' trend in our culture with mixed emotions - it brings much needed relaxation and invitation to Truth forward while also obscuring it in strange clothing. Stillness and depth are my heart of practice, the place I go for answers. My practice gives me access to the pool of my heart that is the well from which I drink. I yearn to be fed more fully. The journey toward RYT has been long and rich.

I hold a more adversarial relationship with the MBA aspects of myself - the whole package of what it means. At heart I am about people, not people as resources or capital but people as divine beings. Often this is jarring to exist in the narrow mindset of corporate life.

To create the MBA + RYT gestalt I am challenged to befriend the sorrow of lost self and heal with appreciation while letting go of struggles - confused with an open heart.

As I figure out this gestalt I am offering a Monday morning yoga class at SugarSpace (616 Wilmington in Salt Lake) 7-8:15am. Gentle class, quiet and relaxing. I would love to have you join me on this path.

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