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Prashant always tells us that he does not teach postures. That yoga can’t be taught. We need to discover our own inner guru. When we take a pose, and then stay in it, we are to observe all the processes taking place. Mind to breath, breath to body, body to mind. He guides us using various poses to observe what is happening on the inside. Repeating to exhale further and further, and to evacuate the mind, evacuate the breath, evacuate the senses, has an effect in us. Even just taking a breath creates chemical changes in us. This is what he is helping us to see rather than just doing and doing, adjusting and readjusting. 

We come to RIMYI to learn. Most teachers want to have students come to him. He smirked today while telling us that he never told anyone to take yoga from him. That most teachers get sad if their students go away. He laughed as he told us that if all his students went away he would be very happy. 

Prashant teaches us not to practice yogA, which is an outward appearance, but to practice YOG, which is an inner experience. He also told us that most of us can read other people’s minds, but we cannot even read our own. So we should continue to study our minds. 

Prashant is also always available to answer questions. He does it with patience, clarity, and an unalloyed childlike joy. Prashant Iyengar is a hidden gem, but you can find him at RIMYI, the greatest academy of human spirituality.


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