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At the heart of what I do is educate, teach, love and serve. All other dimensions stem from those roots. Yoga has been a sutra that threads through the progressive tapestry that continues to be my life. Each day I wake up with a deep sense of gratitude for another breath and another opportunity to teach, to share, to love and to serve. Each term of the yoga education program affirms that this vision is a reality and the personal development and growth that evolves within all of us during these months of training is spectacularly rewarding and beneficial.

This blog is about the stories of others. Other people's lives. We all share similar desires: to be happy, and to be loved. And so, it's simple, then. Be happy. And love.

Share your story, your inspirations, your dreams, your frustrations. It is in the telling that we can begin to ask more questions. And it is in the questioning where lives are transformed.

Stephanie


You say I am repeating Something I have said before. I shall say it again. Shall I say it again? In order to arrive there, To arrive where you are, to get from where you are not, You must go by a way wherein there is no ecstasy. In order to arrive at what you do not know You must go by a way which is the way of ignorance. In order to possess what you do not possess You must go by the way of dispossession. In order to arrive at what you are not you must go through the way in which you are not. And what you do not know is the only thing you know And what you own is what you do not own And where you are is where you are not.

T. S. Eliot's Four Quarters, East Coker

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Ama's Story

I've studied yoga with you for a couple of months and did not get a chance to find out your yoga story in its entirety. I realize now why I felt such a special vibe from you. To date, I have not felt a more "belonging" to a group of people. Your yoga school is truly binding and transformational! The fraternity and shared compassion is what will stay in my memory forever. And of course, your immense love for your students and an unremitting devotion to spread knowledge.

It inspired me even further and the key word was leading a "meaningful" life. Right now I am working in my last semester for B.A. in International Law and Justice and waiting to hear from law schools in New York City. Nevertheless, I practice on my own more often now than with other teachers. I find it easy to transition into postures that my body wants to take.

With love and peace.

Ama

Ama-Mariya was born in Kiev, Ukraine. Her roots stem from Ukrainian, Greek, German, and African blood. She graduated LaGuardia High School of Arts and Performing Arts majoring in piano and opera singing. Her performance experience included several performances in Carnegie Hall and New York City Churches. Ama commenced her yoga practice at a very early stage. Her mother introduced her to Ashtanga yoga when Ama was a 2 year-old-girl. Ama also attended ballet school for two years in elementary school. As she continued to develop, gradually yoga became a bigger part of her life. Ama believes that only through a deep devotion and rigor one can genuinely experience the true beauty of yoga practice. Individuals seek yoga for different reasons. Ama practices solely for the mind and strongly believes that the vigorous body movement can challenge and help still the mind and put a busy lifestyle into an equilibrium. Ama-Mariya continues her unremitting journey daily, unraveling the mysteries of life.

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