Thread of Spirit
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As a Yoga teacher I have, at times, placed the expectation upon myself to BE a certain kind of person. I have held the misconception that I needed to live in very specific ways in order to be worthy of inspiring others on this path. Like many moments on my yoga mat, in my role as a teacher I have sometimes felt weak, unstable, insecure, unworthy, stuck, bored, unmotivated, or unsupported. I have finally come to see that like our practice on the mat, this is all okay. I now believe that the very best teachers are the ones who dive deeply into their own experience and lean in to each and every sweet, messy moment, willing to let our teaching be an extension of our own practice, which is in essence, our entire life.
I have been blessed to build a life that keeps me in a constant relationship with yoga. I have been teaching for over 12 years, and have owned a studio for almost that long.
My first intention with this Blog is to openly embrace being fully human, to show the world what so many of us have in common so that just maybe you will begin to see something amazing in even the messiest moments of your own life. Just maybe you will begin to see how perfect you are… as well as how perfect you don’t need to be!
As I write, I hope to also remind myself of my own humanness. Being human means we will sometimes fail, we will sometimes react, we will sometimes disconnect, disengage, get defensive, get angry, hurt, be self righteous, self-centered and narrow-minded…yes, even when we’re yoga teachers! Opening to the possibility that we are perfect allows us to soften, to feel lighter, to forgive our selves and others when we stumble. I want this reminder for myself as much as I want to share it with you.
My second intention with this blog is to share the one specific revelation that has made the most profound difference in my experience of life. It is something I still tread lightly around in most of my teaching platforms… but something I desperately want to share.
It started off as tiny thread. I barley noticed it tugging at me from some place I couldn’t even put my finger on. After a while though, I began to realize it had always been there. Although accepting my humanness brings me comfort and peace… this thing asks me to shed my humanness like a cocoon. And when I do I feel even more alive. This thread connects me to every other being in the world, to the ones I have loved and the ones I thought I could never forgive, until there is no separation between us. –Until there is nothing but this thread of universal spirit and everything, a manifestation of that, becomes divine.
Because I don’t live in constant awareness of this divinity… it most often feels to me like a thread. A thread that is always here, within me and within each of us, connecting us to each other, to ourselves and to our shared divinity. Sometimes I can barely sense it’s presence; sometimes it becomes so large that it swallows me whole and I spend time living from inside of what I thought was only a small thin thread, and other times I forget completely that it’s there, buried and covered by my humanness completely.
So this blog- Thread of Spirit- is part memoir, part teaching, part journal and personal exploration, and part just a place to connect with the world of both human and spiritual beings.
I would be honored to receive your comments… so please don’t be a stranger.
With Gratitude and Love,
Cori
I have practiced yoga at many deferent places and have found one that resonates in my heart. This studio is warm and welcoming and its name is Asha Yoga.
While I was reflecting back on tonight’s “Dynamic Yoga” class with Cori, I realized that there were 2 fellow teacher trainee alumni and current teacher trainees all practicing under the guidance of their teacher, and I smiled with contentment. Cori has made Asha a very safe haven for me to practice. I continue to travel to Asha for practice because I am building a strong yoga foundation inward and within the rooms.
When I leave, I get to carry a beautiful message without even speaking. People have seen a change and they are inquiring. The change they see is a vibration of love. I receive this love and compassion from the teachings at Asha.
Cori writes eloquently in this Blog:
“I think there is a high value for the student who picks one studio for their primary practice because their immersion into a supportive community offers them a safe place to open up and they can narrow their focus to a very useful degree.” I find this so true for me. Thank you Asha.
Namaste
Patsy