. . . a post adapted from my original site, namaste*heather. Join me there for all of my yoga services – classes, writing and web work.
Life. Isn’t it amazing?
If you’ve followed namaste*heather for any length of time, you would know that I had some super trying times in 2010. Without going into great detail, the times were life changing. Luckily more positives than negatives prevailed.
One “birth” that occurred was my new found faith in God. I began attending church after a long absent stint, and started to grow in unfathomable ways. Instead of constantly returning to the turmoil and strife that I’d felt in the situation, I realized I didn’t need it. I realized that it wasn’t what God intended for me. I became happy, for no apparent reason – or so I thought. I realized I only need to surrender my life – instead of forcing it the way I’d done so many times before. After months of deep soul searching, more devastation when I thought the worst was over, and not knowing where to turn, my faith became even more sealed. Often times a death must occur before true birth can take place. God was doing that to me, little by little, day by day.
Truth is truth and anything less falls short for me now.
Yoga teaches us to ground, but on and in what? I wasn’t feeling very grounded with ONLY yoga and the yoga philosophy that soothed me in the past. I still turn to it. It still resonates and feels true when digested and integrated with the Word.
At the end of last year, I began to dive deeper not only in the church but in my own experience of the Word. I needed more. I needed to learn and understand what I had been missing for the majority of my life. I found a church home that finally fit (after attending many that were just wrong for me) and started to GET REAL about my faith, my writing and my journey. I finally narrowed down a book topic that excited me and began doing some research, only to find that so much was already written. I was – and still am so energized by it all. I am energized again the way I was when I first discovered yogic philosophy. So much has been written. There is so much to learn. One could never “arrive” and master an understanding of it all in a lifetime. I didn’t realize how true that was about God as well. I love that I will be learning and growing for the rest of my life. It enthralls me like nothing else.
In October of 2011, I enrolled in a Holy Yoga Teacher Training and for the first time in a long time felt at home – in my body, with my soul. I found what I’d been searching for, for so long. At the same time, I started a new website without making it public, and began to put the pieces together. You are now viewing the website of which I’m writing. My Holy Yoga Immersion will be ending next week and I’ll be attending a retreat in May, after which time I’ll be offering Holy Yoga classes. Visit the HY website (linked above) to learn more.
Most importantly, please continue to follow me on this journey, and “like” my Facebook page to stay up-to-date. Thank you for your love, encouragement and support. I am ever grateful!
