I came to Axis Yoga trainings for many reasons: to deepen my yoga practice, to connect with a local, community of like-minded individuals and to learn how to guide others on a path of self-exploration. However, underpinning all of those intentions was one core desire: to reclaim my yoga practice as my own. As I […]
As a testament to my transformation and to my ongoing commitment, I decided to create a sacred space in my home that would be dedicated to sacred practice. As I looked into the various spaces, I had only two real options: one was a room in the basement with no light, no air circulation and […]
With the space now open, I began to work on integrating my previous lessons on routine. Though I still struggle to get up at 6 AM sharp every morning, I have stayed consistent with my morning practice and have found great depth and joy in my ability to refine my asana and pranayama daily to […]
Each Axis Yoga Teacher Training student finishes the course with a personal experiment of their choosing. This student took a brave step towards emotional healing by choosing to address feelings about her daughter’s death through a return to healthy habits.
My personal experiment will be to write about my daughter also to start journaling again. I hope to get back in the habit of expressing myself through my writing and to develop a healthy emotional habit. I also hope to get back into a healthy lifestyle with my daily routine and to feel better overall. […]
So journaling every day was hard for me. I did write a few times but not every day. When Brittany died I was told by the attorney’s to keep a daily journal of how I felt, what I was thinking and what I remembered being in the hospital. I hated writing. I was not ready […]
I met Brittany’s father through a friend at work. His name was Gary. When I first saw him I fell completely and totally in love with him. The attraction was very intense and very passionate. We could stay up and talk for hours and hours about everything . I was 21 years old very young […]
I found that by doing this experiment I am still harboring some very hard, deep seeded emotions. Writing this paper on Brittany has made me cry several times. It has brought up memories I had buried and I realized I have guilt for her death even though I know there was nothing I could have […]
In an experiment on the niyama (yogic observance), tapas (austerity), this Axis Yoga Teacher Training student found transformation. This student used the power of Yoga to move from “stressed, anxious and drowsy to refreshed, grounded, and calm.”
One month ago I was living an unsustainable lifestyle. I awoke feeling exhausted, often hitting the snooze button “just one more time” two or three times in a row. Then, finally coming to, I would stumble to the kitchen to make coffee. At the end of the first cup of coffee, I could feel my […]