This is the last weekend of the yoga teacher training, and I’m trying to work on the take-home exam as well as homework for Monday. I’m feeling a little overwhelmed, there has been so many new things to learn that my head is about to explode. There are books, folders, and papers everywhere, and hopefully some of the wisdom will enter my head.

I’m supposed to write an assignment about how the kleshas and the gunas affect my yoga practice, and I have no idea how to approach the question. I have read about the kleshas and the gunas in yoga philosophy, but it still seems a little abstract and hard to apply to my own life. All this stuff makes me feel like an unevolved person for wanting to watch Sex and the City, eat chocolate, and buy Lululemon pants. So what do I do about this assignment? I don’t know, but I’m sure there’s a lesson in here somewhere. There usually is when something is difficult to write about.

I’m going to let the assignment sit until tomorrow, and hope mulling it over will bring some insights.