I TOOK MY 1ST YOGA CLASS OVER 12 YEARS AGO, BUT ONLY IN THE PAST FEW YEARS HAVE I STARTED TO EMBRACE THE MENTAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL SIDE OF THE PRACTICE

I have always been a searcher and a restless person. Even as a young girl I looked after something that would mean more than what I saw in everyday life, or could give me the love and feeling of safety I so strongly yearned. I searched in studying, sports modelling, I searched in films and music. I found a lot but not what I had been looking for.

I am grateful for all the paths I’ve walked, and all the people I’ve met. Everything and everyone has brought me to where I am today, in my now.

What was once a purely physical practice evolved into a means to stay sane.

I took my first yoga class when I lived in Madrid. It was a Bikram yoga practice. I loved it. I was attending 2-3 times per week, and almost immediately the practice brought a gentle euphoria along with it that was very different from other exercise.

I saw yoga as nothing more than a physical exercise that was good for my body.

After that I had a break , I was practicing on and off, I was travelling a lot, trying to find myself and my path.never gave up but I was not feeling any development in my practice. I knew it makes me feel good, but I haven’t merged in more.

In 2019 I went to India to a meditation school, and it was an absolute game changer. I came back with a different mindset with different needs.

I started to search and research more and more about yoga and Ayurveda. I found a school and started my regular practice again.

As my need was more and more for the feeling and sensation what my body and mind got from yoga it developed into a daily practice I sensed greater presence in my life.

I went to Bali to a teacher training course, where I learnt so much about yoga and myself not just about asanas.

I became acutely aware that I was never, and never had been, truly in the moment. I was always thinking ahead to what needed to be done or concerned about what I had done not being good enough. The daily practice gave me space to look inside and an opportunity to investigate who I truly am at my core. I started to feel more grounded and had a greater sense of clarity about my value as a human being, growing more connected with my true self.

I finally stopped looking around the room to compare myself to other students, I put my ego apart and completed my yoga class as was best for my body.

When I practice yoga, as well as when I teach, I am coming from this place of connection – connecting with my inner being, connecting with like minded individuals, and sharing this connection with others outside the yogi community to show how yoga can support them in life.

Through my years of practicing yoga this awareness has only grown. My body has become ever more sensitive to what makes it feel good and what does not. This in turn clarifies my decisions to let go of what causes misery and stress in my life, and to build upon what brings me joy and contentment. For me, this is yoga: Reducing suffering and increasing happiness.

LOVE

ORSI