AI generated with iStockThanks for reading Glen’s Newsletter! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. “The recognition of confusion is itself a form of clarity.” T.K.V. Desikachar I recently started teaching a friend yoga. I hadn't planned on this, but my friend, whom I'll call Kent, a pseudonym I'm using to protect his privacy, had heard me talk about yoga and what it meant to me and asked whether I'd consider teaching him some of what I'd learned along the path.
“The recognition of confusion is itself a form of clarity.” - indeed! I love the curiosity, humility and wisdom you demonstrate through this experience and in writing this piece. What a wonderful service you are offering to your friend! As you well know, teaching yoga is not as easy as it looks. It takes so much practice (teaching) and care to do it well, and the willingness to bow to what we don't know over and over again.
Your essay was so interesting Glen. I loved being allowed to observe, from up close, your inner processes. I appreciated being at the junction of your knowing and not knowing.
I had the privilege of seeing how grounded and embodied you are in much of your Yoga practice. You also were willing to reveal those areas of confusion and possible distortion.
You remained curious and nonjudgmental. You sought the truth. You studied the thinking of master teachers. You then conducted exploration your own experiences and came to personal truth.
You imparted this knowledge to your student and invited him to discover his own truth.
What a meaningful, generous and loving gift you are giving.
Thanks, Glen, for another fine article. There is so much that I didn’t know, like the fact that 60 percent of lung capacity resides in the back!
“The recognition of confusion is itself a form of clarity.” - indeed! I love the curiosity, humility and wisdom you demonstrate through this experience and in writing this piece. What a wonderful service you are offering to your friend! As you well know, teaching yoga is not as easy as it looks. It takes so much practice (teaching) and care to do it well, and the willingness to bow to what we don't know over and over again.
Your essay was so interesting Glen. I loved being allowed to observe, from up close, your inner processes. I appreciated being at the junction of your knowing and not knowing.
I had the privilege of seeing how grounded and embodied you are in much of your Yoga practice. You also were willing to reveal those areas of confusion and possible distortion.
You remained curious and nonjudgmental. You sought the truth. You studied the thinking of master teachers. You then conducted exploration your own experiences and came to personal truth.
You imparted this knowledge to your student and invited him to discover his own truth.
What a meaningful, generous and loving gift you are giving.
You are such a model for me.
Ray