From Recognition to Embodiment: A Yogi's Journey with Irina Esposito

In this episode of the Heart of Yoga podcast, Mark has an insightful conversation with his student Irina Esposito about her journey with Yoga. 

The cosmos and everything in the cosmos is obviously a pure intelligence, energy and an intrinsic harmony. In religious language of ancient India it is Shiva Shakti… or all that is, and there are no problems. This was Irina’s sudden realization. It hit her “like a done of bricks”. This is the realization of an ordinary life of anybody when the Hatha Yoga Tantras are practiced daily, actually, naturally and non obsessively.

Life is unity, an indivisible condition of no separation, no difference, unique individuation in the context of utter singularity. Thank you Irina for your Yôga realization and sharing this, your self with the world Here. 

Irina shares how the simple daily yoga practice Mark taught her is transformative. She began to feel more connected to herself and worry less. The conversation explores pivotal moments of recognition Irina experienced through her practice, as well as how yoga shifted her perspective on body image and food.

An illuminating part of the talk is when old family patterns came up after a vacation with a parent, showing there are still habitual conditionings even after deep insights. Overall, the episode offers a beautiful glimpse into the power of dedicated yoga practice.  

Timestamps:

3:55 - They discuss Irina's experience in yoga teacher training with Mark and how she started a daily practice. 

12:55 - Irina talks about how yoga helped her feel more connected to herself and her body. 

28:35 - Irina describes a moment of recognition where she deeply felt that the whole universe is female and male energy. 

38:50 - Irina shares how yoga changed her relationship to food and body image.

55:15 - Irina talks about going on vacation with her mother after her recognition and how old patterns came up again.

Quotes:

"You gave us the simple practice and I just tried to do it every day. And this is so different to the practice I did before." "I don't overthink that much. The crown is open and receiving."

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