When I first started practicing yoga I was working by myself, and was having very little interaction with people. I remember thinking that I knew exactly what was going to happen every day because I wasn’t going to meet anyone to make things any different. I was pretty isolated, really. I also practiced in an isolated way of not being that aware of the people around me.
But, then something started to happen. Over time I become more and more aware of the people around me who were practicing, and it felt good. I felt more connected to my surroundings. At the same time, I was becoming more connected to my surroundings outside of yoga and was more and more working and surrounding myself with other people. That’s really the kind of person I am. I can certainly be isolated, but ultimately being around people is just more fun and I’m way happier with other people.
I feel that through just doing the practice I became more in touch with my true self, who I really was, and I started to connect and create a world that was more connected to the real me. I like the idea of thinking that through the practice of yoga what you need, what your True Self needs, comes to be. The person you are on the outside slowly starts to transform into the person you really are inside. It’s a nice thing to consider, and yet another reason to keep practicing and discovering through yoga.