Yoga Is Stillness, Stillness Is Balance

On the first day of our training, Tony asked us to write down what yoga means to us. He clarified that it was an open ended question. It could be history, facts, emotions, postures, mental, physical, anything. Just write about what yoga means to us. Throughout the training we all shared our answers in front of the whole group. Here is what I wrote.

"To me yoga is balance. It is not stationary but always in motion, always needing little adjustments. A little more, a little less, harder, softer, focus, relax. With patience these adjustments become more and more subtle, approaching stillness. This stillness applies to the physical exercises, the focus of the mind, meditation, even my sense of self."