Commitment & consistency
In a previous life, I was a college Professor of Spanish (for 19 years), and all of my working life has centered around learning & teaching: from fitness to yoga to Spanish, I have been both a student and a teacher for as long as I can remember. In fact, my older sister taught me how to read not on purpose but just by playing “school” - so when I got to kindergarten, it was a surprise to all of us when the teacher discovered that I could already read. Reading is a true superpower, in that it opens so many doors to learning about the world.
I love learning in all its forms: kinesthetic, auditory, visual, etc. - and I especially love combining those forms into multi-modal learning informed by Universal Design. One of my top 5 strengths according to the Gallup StrengthsFinder is “connection”, and I love connecting ideas as well as people. Operating a mind-body studio where I can connect people not only to one another, but also to wellness practices and experiences that help them bond while improving their lives, is a dream come true for me. At our studio, we offer Spanish classes, yoga classes, wellness retreats, Yoga Teacher Training, and cultural and learning-centered special events. This blog post will focus on the first two.
What do language learning and yoga practice have in common? For one, they are both individual pursuits that produce even better results when practiced in community. Whether a person wants to learn a language to talk with others, understand music lyrics, read blog posts, follow YouTube videos, or any other reason, a human created that language with the intention of others understanding the message. Likewise, a complete yoga practice, as we know from the five yama outlined in The Yoga Sutras, involves not just yoga postures, breathwork and meditation, but an entire code of right living in the world, in interaction with others.
Just as talking about another language or culture in your native tongue isn’t the same as immersing yourself in that language and using your ongoing learning to learn more (as we do in our immersion-style Spanish classes), yoga is not something one merely practices on a mat - it is something that one becomes, if they are continuously learning about & following the 8-limbed path of yoga.
Finally, both language learning and a yogic lifestyle involve a commitment to ongoing and dedicated practice, which leads to continuous improvement over time, but whose results can easily be lost if not exercised. Commitment and consistency are key, and we have created the perfect mind-body studio for you to work toward your best self within a supportive and accepting community. I am happy that you are part of our studio family, and I invite you to come in soon and often! Charla
