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Kula

April 17, 2010 at 8:56 pm | Posted in Austin, Uncategorized, Yoga, YYTT | Leave a comment

 

 

  “Kula” (sanskrit) loosely translates to “family” in English. A kula can be your actual family, or any group of people who love and support one another. I’m pretty lucky to have such great kulas, both in Austin and back home in Florida. 

One of my yoga kulas  (the Yoga Yoga Teacher Training class) is gearing up to graduate next weekend and I could not be more proud. I am so thankful for each and every one of my fellow teachers for all that they have shared with me and for all that they have taught me. Sometimes it’s not the biological families that bind so closely together, but the ones that we chose. I don’t necessarily feel like I was the one soley responsible for choosing this group, but that the Universe graced me with the opportunity to intertwine paths with these wonderful people. 

If the family were a fruit, it would be an orange, a circle of sections, held together but separable – each segment distinct.  ~Letty Cottin Pogrebin 

That quote is excemplefies how I feel about our incredible kula. A group of people who, 9 months ago, were perfect strangers. Who have now become a complete circle of sections. Each of us possessing our own personalities, interests, and paths in this new world we are embarking upon. Each of us whole and perfect within ourselves, but much more well-rounded & complete with the rest of the group. 

Bowing down in honor of my Yoga Yoga Teacher Training kula, my kula of yogis that I practice with regularly, my kula of friends (that aren’t through yoga), and my biological kula. I am so blessed to have each and every one of you around me. 

Namaste, 

     Kassy 

We all grow up with the weight of history on us.  Our ancestors dwell in the attics of our brains as they do in the spiraling chains of knowledge hidden in every cell of our bodies.  ~Shirley Abbott (A quote I found that really hits home about not only our biological families, but the families created through yogic traditions.) 

  

 

*Friends*