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“When I found Yoga…” “When I discovered yoga…” “Yoga saved my life!” “I’m so glad I found yoga!”
Have you heard one, or several, of these phrases before? I have heard and said some version of them myself as a yoga teacher and student. In yoga teacher trainings I led and participated in, everyone had a story that went along the lines of “I was miserable; then I found yoga and, POOF! Things are amazing, and I want to teach it and share it with other people to help them turn their lives around!”
But last year, in conversation with a friend, I said, “I’m going to quit using the words ‘found,’ and ‘discovered,’ when I talk about my relationship to yoga.”