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Iyengar often taught, when you feel the rhythm of the body, hear the melody of the mind, and are able to align with the harmony of the soul to create the symphony of a lifetime, only one practice comes to mind: yoga. For instructor Neochea Flower-Smith, yoga isn’t just a workout, it is a work-in, quieting the noise and opening the heart to love, meditation, motivation and inspiration. “The term yoga means to yoke, connect and unite.
Yoga is a system and framework of physical, mental and spiritual practices that is intent on deepening the connection of the mind, body and spirit,” Flowers-Smith told Lifestyle . Introduced to the discipline during her pre-teen era, the young student had seen her mother following along with the yoga or pilates teacher on television. It was there that she grew fascinated with the movements involved.
Although she had been intrigued then, time had passed and she had forgotten about it, until a decade ago. Remembering that this practice was available to her, she began conducting her own research. “I was working at a bookstore at the time.
So I had found some yoga books and had started to read them on my own.” Flowers-Smith stayed on this literary mission for about a year, eventually turning it into a physical practice as well. TrueSelf Centre opened its doors back in 2014, and because the classes were located right around the road from her house, she signed up and hasn’t looked back since.
She never intended to pursue yoga a.