HI Yogani,
I am very privileged and lucky to be here.
I love the open source nature of ayp, it's non-sectarian perspective/presentation and it's blending of science and ancient wisdom, by way of clarity of explanation.It struck a deep chord with me, initially when reading your beginning lessons ( which i am still reading).It's power,efficacy and sophistication & the beautiful explanations which really resonated with me.How you explain yoga makes a great deal of sense.
I was in the relative yoga wilderness these past few years armed with only a few tools,and having encountered obstacles.In fact i got into quite a bit of bother pretty early on in my yoga path> i may have searched another 20 years here & there and everywhere, for this info., but no you have kindly put all up on a website. Humanity is at a stage of it's own technolgical evolution where the informaion age can herald an openens and free sharing of such tools etc. I am simply iin awe of the tool box, and sense i am in the presence of a true yoga master,and v privilged to hae the guidance and decades of experience and wisdom you have amassed and selflessly share here.
I would stilll be in that wilderness( a great deal of fortunate karma must have brought me here- like a bee to pollen i had to try out what you write about in those fantastic Lessons) had i not stumbled upon your site.
I am here for the long-haul.Whatever it takes,however long it takes, i'm prepared to do it.
So i'll be follwoing your lessons and the practices conatined within them.This time i will be observing self-pacing,ahhh, that lovely principle.
I have certainly has some changes since 6wks ago,but sense there may be more to come..
I feel my toolbox is FULL and look forward to seeing what it can do.
My hunch is that ayp is possibly one the best most integrated and all-encompasing systems out there.I guess it could be tailored in the manner of open-source particular ot the individual.Opens-source both in terms of the nature of the community ( we are all One) like Miguel says and in terms of the nature of horizontal transmission of the teachings, peculiar to an information age.
But like you say practitioners have to try out the practices, themself, that is put the wheels into motion to harvest the fruit.
I really was in the darkness, but it looks like things may well be changing, if i put in 120% (gentle) self-effort on my part.
Yours humbly,with gratitude,
Another Aspirant.
