the truth of ashtanga: COmmitment, Discipline, & Consistency

By Jennifer Miller

Jennifer Miller is a Central Florida yoga teacher who completed her Yoga Nidra Professional Training at Amrit Yoga Institute in 2018, and has been an Ashtanga practitioner since January of 2018.

Sri K. Pattabhi Jois once said, "Yoga is for everyone, except lazy people." From experience, I believe this to be true. Ashtanga requires a certain level of commitment to self-transformation. You must learn to practice with discipline and consistency to see and feel the results. The Mysore style of yoga is a self-facilitated practice modified for each individual practitioner with individual attention from your teacher. Coming to your mat and doing the same sequence of asanas (postures) brings you into self-awareness of your body and the deep internal workings of the mind. The mind places so many limiting beliefs on our capabilities as human beings that we believe it and abide by the mind as if the mind is totally in control. Through the practice of Ashtanga, you come to learn all about your strengths and weaknesses. By practicing with commitment, consistency, and discipline, you will develop the tools to move through the false identification of the self, and you will embody the infinite potential of the human experience.

If you are ready to stop moving through the motions of life and truly start living, Ashtanga is the practice for you. 

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