Dear yogi friends,
Take time to reflect on the fact that your identity is fluid and always changing. Reflect on the current changes taking place in your life at this time.
There may be shifts in your health as you age or you might have experienced an injury that limits your range of motion. Note your internal response to any changes in your structure. What is your relationship to aging, physical limitation and pain? To what extent do you reject the changes that take place in your structure?
Reflect on the ways in which your identity is formed by the people around you. In particular, note the influence that your immediate family, your spouse, your children or parents – has on your sense of self. Our identity is shaped and reshaped by the people we live with and with whom we associate. Know that you identity is like clay, one that is being moulded and reconfigured all the time.
Reflect on the ways that your professional life and your primary responsibilities shape who you are. In many regards, self identity is formulated by the obligations that we assume. Adhering strictly to these obligations can thwart spiritual growth. While it is important to fulfil our obligations, know that you need not be held hostage to your role as mother, daughter, teacher, accountant, etc. Note that your identity is formed by the family you were raised in and the culture you live in. Each of us is cut from the cloth of the society we are born into. Reflect on the fact that your identity is never fixed.
Identity is never absolute – It is plastic, changeable and evolving.
“The most important thing to remember is this: to be ready at any moment to give up what you are for what you might become.” W.E Dubois.
Autumn term ends on Monday 19 Dec – New term starts on 03 Jan 2023
Please note that class cards will roll over to next term.
As ever please do get in touch with any questions.
With Warmest Namaste:)