Majbrit
Majbrit Ølgaard, Career Cousellor, yoga-ing since 2005 and ashtangi since 2014
Why get up at 4:15 to practice before work?
Because yoga is fun! I love to dive into how my body is and how this changes day by day. Yoga is to me a way of playing and feeling that I’m alive. The latter I sometimes forget when working with my brain all day long. Yoga is also a powerful and humbling practice where I can see clearly how my ego is unfolding. Yes, how and not if.
From Elite Sports to Maïtri.
Amongst other stuff, I have a background in elite rowing. What yoga offers me is a polarity to the life in competitive sports. It supports and facilitates a journey away from the “no-pain-no-gain”-mindset – which I cannot recommend to practice on the mat! Due to that attitude, I got many injuries challenging my approach to practice and to my way of living. The principle of ahimsa has made a profound impact on my relationship to self and others over time.
A Nurturing Environment
An important issue for me has been finding a shala and teachers, were I feel safe and supported in my practice. Trusting is imperative, when recovering from my injuries. I have needed both support in surrendering into my pains and the compassionate guidance in how not to drown in them. To me, the shala is a warm and soothing atmosphere, where the practice is considered a therapeutic method to uncover my patterns by which I live my life. A place where I get to meet fellow ashtangis and share the energies, presence and awe of what it is like to be human.
Keywords: Astanga Yoga Ashtanga Yoga Mysore Copenhagen København Nørrebro