Installing well-being, i.e. actually sharing techniques and inspiration to acquire health, in those open to actively pursue a life path that includes a healing path, has been at the core of my yoga teaching since the day I discovered yoga for the first time. What a nice opportunity to lead a workshop at such a place!

 

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A warm privilege to present a music and yoga workshop for a fantastic group of students at the wonderful @bridgesformusic academy. #johannkotzeyoga #johannkotzemusic

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I am presenting a yoga session at the Unity Jam Festival 15 December, 12.35 PM, Muizenberg Civic Centre, Beach Pavilion. Get tickets online for 2 day festivities, all access (2 days) or single day. 

Bliss unfolds… slowly… interesting for me is how a twin passion of mine, music and yoga, has led me through decades in search of the reputed joy of “follow your bliss”. Smooth sailing it certainly has not been, although, in fairness, there simply is no ways one can integrate life lessons and ideals without trail and error. While it may be a fine balance to manage a  teaching that is open to miracles and grounded in reality, it helped me develop a bigger picture view or context, and ability to fine tune details. The stuff liberation is made of.

An important aspect of building body to spirit bridges is, for me, the structures, order, with harmony and alignment, that kicks in when there is a clear connection between “self” and “life”, or “being” and the Universe. Essentially (call the components of being by whatever name), being soulful, in the Universe, as a reflection of Brahma (Creator and Creation). While some considers Yoga as a Hindu or Indian way of thinking, it is in fact clearly a universal, non-religious system. The human being, informed, or guided, by Soul, in line with its Higher Self, Sattvic Nature, has the necessary guidance and support to be in the flow. Liberation follows – freedom from constraints. And living like this is way more fun and enjoyable than any other way of being – be that in the zone, on or off the yoga mat, or “in life” as it goes on around us.

Yoga says: Know Who You Are – BodyMind, Breather, Earthling with a Higher Self, a Human Being and a Universal Being. Yoga reveals to us how to nourish ourselves, while we function, in the world. Because it reminds us that we are always part of All That Is – the whole Creation, we are always co-creators. This is  Who We Really Are.

Johann Kotze
Cape Town
December 2019

Nor the thinking mind nor the feeling heart on its own has the capacity for meaningful change. Fixing an unconscious world with thinking or emotional based solutions can’t work, such unconsciousness cannot be fixed with a broken, disconnected tool. Broken means “not whole”, it occurred in the first place by not paying the right attention to spirit and body. Listening to the heart and bodymind creates consciousness, a practical, spiritual holistic combination.

Some are cynical about spiritual solutions, but I’d rather be a bit naive than cynical. Some meditators on the other hand are quite militant about their discipline. While discipline is needed for meditation it is not a rigid hardness. That would stifle the inner wisdom, rather you are looking for a clear and firm awareness, to steer the thinking mind and emotions, in mindfulness, so that Real Self can rise, spontaneously, as consciousness.

Align with The Force! (See Blog)

ॐ OM Blessings
In Music & Yoga,
Johann
Cape Town,
26 January 2017.

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