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A Personal Look At: What is the soul?
When I teach as an instructor in a yoga teacher training (ytt), I always make an effort to make students think hard about what the soul means to them. And when I have done that I have never really done that for myself personally. Now I have, so here is what I think the soul is, as a yoga teacher.
The Soul?
The soul is said to be something that can’t be captured through words as it is invisible, but it is the essence of all life. The soul is sometimes described as an inner being, an inner light or an emotional and intellectual energy.
Even though there are no physical or visible indications that the soul exists, it is something we all know that we have. The soul is all knowing and unchanging. Just as the mind is the body, the soul is self.
Intentions
It is the place from which your intentions, aspirations, passions and dreams come from therefore: to know your soul is to know yourself.
The best way to get in touch with your soul is to connect with your inner being through total silence or aliveness. The ability to connect with your soul allows you to achieve great things.
True
The soul is your true driving force because everything you are and everything you ever will be comes from your soul. The soul is separate from the body but it is always at the center of every living being.
I believe that every soul on this planet is individual and unique because we are all on different journeys or paths led by our own soul to guide us through life.
The place I feel most connected to my soul is when I am working with horses. I have been riding horses since I was 10 and they have been the center of my life ever since.
Horses
Horses are mirrors of us, they take on every emotion we feel and act the same way we do when we work them. There is an old cowboy saying that still rings true- “you can tell a lot about a person by the way their horse behaves.”
I see this in every competition I enter, those who are harder on their horses have some nervous and unforgiving horses. Those who are kind and listen to their soul and their horse’s soul tend to have more calm horses that perform exceptionally.
Sometimes when I am working with horses, I often think that they are teaching me more about myself then I am teaching them. If you pay close enough attention, a horse will show you its soul.
Radiate
You can actually see their eyes soften and feel their energy radiate towards you. I am so fortunate to be able to do the things that make me most passionate in this life and work with all sorts of incredible horses and let my soul shine.
In conclusion, the soul is a light or energy that is not part of the body but it is the center of a living being. To have a soul is to be alive. To be alive is to follow your soul.