I've been studying yoga in various capacities for the last 5-6 years. I started off in Bikram classes, which were great but eventually made me sick with the heat. Bikram was my very first yoga class and I was stiff for a week!
I discovered that I wanted more from my yoga classes than sweat and pain, and eventually found another class, at the same centre which combined breathing, asanas, and meditation or relaxation. These were much more what I enjoyed.
Then I went travelling around asia for half a year or so and spent some time in India. What a life changing experience. Everyone says that about India, but it really is true. Everything there seems symbolic, and there is so much you don't understand. You can feel that most clothes, actions and interactions link back through history to meanings and symbols you don't understand. After my travels I was lucky enough to be able to move back to my native Newfoundland. Within a few weeks I discovered a yoga teacher training course and when I spoke to the teacher I knew that I needed to study with her. India is a great puzzle and this was one path to help me solve it and myself.
I have also dabled in Buddhism and paganism. I consider myself primarily pagan, but self directed, I don't follow Wicca, but try to observe the earth and her seasons respectfully.
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