The Inner Teacher: Finding Your Own Path Through Yoga

Have you ever stood at a crossroads in your life, the path ahead obscured, and felt the familiar hum of pressure building? In those moments of uncertainty—whether facing a difficult conversation, a demanding project, or the quiet whisper of a life-changing decision—we often look outside ourselves for a map. We search for an expert, a method, a 12-step plan to show us the "right" way forward. But what if the most reliable guidance has been within you all along?

The Journey Within

This is the central question of my life's work, a journey that has spanned fifty years, taking me from the disciplined world of architecture to the deepest explorations of the body's wisdom through yoga. For decades, I was a master of following. I devoted myself to a powerful lineage, absorbing every technique, striving for the perfect form, believing I was on the correct path. Then, one day, the path disappeared. I was unexpectedly cut loose by my teacher, the very person who had defined my journey for twenty of those years. That loss, followed by a series of health crises and injuries that threatened to end my career, felt catastrophic.

The Art of Listening

In that period of unraveling, stripped of all my external signposts, I was forced to do the one thing I had very little training in: listening. Not to a teacher, not to a book, but to the subtle, undeniable language of my own body. It was in that space of surrender, of mystery and not-knowing, that I discovered the profound truth that resistance is not an obstacle to be overcome; it is the very voice of our inner teacher.

Every ache, every limitation, every moment of discomfort was an invitation to a more intimate relationship with myself. This is where I learned that the greatest wisdom is not acquired, but remembered.

The Central Focus

And so, this has become the central focus of my work today. I no longer teach a method to be followed, but instead offer the simple, practical principles I discovered in that quiet space of not-knowing. My passion is to guide others in the art of listening, helping them prepare for that ultimate solo journey toward the inner teacher they each embody.

It is an education in remembering what we already know, so we can finally trade the allure of external influence for the compass of our own intuition.