You are the star. Is that enough for you?
If you come to yoga looking to be entertained you wont last long. If you
come to yoga with the same consciousness as when you go to see a
movie you will find yourself bored to death as the movie of yoga is running
over and over at this local theatre — it will never change. This is the beauty
of yoga. I was looking back at my ten years of practicing yoga and I
realized I have been doing virtually the same 60 or so poses for the last ten
years. I know them like friends. They are not new. They are not there to
titillate me or be my clown. If you are hoping for titillation or entertainment
you won’t be practicing yoga for very long. After a few months you will
loose interest and move on to your next quick fix. The secret is discovering
that you are the main attraction of yoga. Each time you practice you are
offered the tools to go within. What makes you tick? How is life
sustained? What makes you happy? Why are you sad? What are you
made of? Where is God? Is it outside? Inside? Everywhere? The internal
self-exploration is the number one movie at the box office each week and
us who know this run to the theatre to experience it again and again. This
is what keeps us practicing. Do you think those of us who have done yoga
for 10, 20 or even 50 years keep coming back because downward dog is
so exciting? No. We come back for more because we know yoga is one
of the doors that once opened will lead us to our souls. In the beginning
you may find yourself entertained by yoga but I promise you the day will
come when the entertainment is gone and what will you do then? You will
have two choices: Go within or go without.
