One more week to go!

As I sit here, busy preparing for the written and practical exams, I look back on Week Three. I can't help but marvel at the humbling achievements we've all made personally and as a group, and also for the mental and spiritual breakthrough for me.

Week Three was tough, seriously. We began the week happy we've past the half-way mark, felt the helplessness mid-week at the amount of studying, and ended the week tired yet content.

Personally it was about staring at the staggering amount of studying in the face, and knowing all I need do is gather my notes together and do my revision thoroughly. I'm proud that even though I do not know the perfect answers for the questions on poses in the exam, I do remember the moment I paid attention in class, and I'd know where to find the information here and there.

Physical breakthroughs made our confidence. Week Three witnessed my major breakthroughs: enough core muscle for a supported head-stand beginning and enough shoulder and back muscle to come up to a full back bend wheel. My group mates also achieved poses that they set as goals for themselves at the beginning of the course. I am truly humbled and grateful that I have trained, put my body to the test, and have been rewarded.

Spiritual-wise, I've come to a stage of full understanding of the Philosophy of yoga. For a long time, I felt that the accepting nature of Yoga meant peace, calm, but also the danger of lethargy and lack of motivation to better oneself. After much pondering, I accept what I can of my new knowledge, keep what I have of my original belief, and declare my stance and explain it should you ask about it.

Week Three was about putting the jigsaw pieces together and seeing the big picture. Just in time for the final week.