Your First Teacher

Sheryl Edsall

We reawaken our first teacher each time we respond to the wisdom in another person.  The teachings we embrace on this journey do not always come from our closest friends or our favorite relative.  My first early yoga teacher said, teachers do not always appear with angel's wings.  Sometimes our best teachers are those that make you really think and come through challenges they create for you.  She wisely helped me recognize that teachers help to reawaken our truer self our own divine teacher.  This is an interesting quality.  I can respond to any earthly challenge through struggle and resistance or I can surrender back to my first teacher, my divine self and find the answers. Your first teacher inspires you to be who you are completely and without reservations. Your first teacher notices the beauty you hold and reflects it for you. Your first teacher creates a wealth of wisdom that resonates with your soul’s journey.  Your first teacher challenges you to reach for your highest good and the highest good of all.

One of my first teachers, my Mom, shared so much spiritual knowledge by just being.  The naturalness of her spirit and serving others without asking for anything in return was a humbling beginning for me.  And many teachers have come to me since, not always with hugs and kisses.  (Thankfully my Mom's teachings always came with her embrace).

May you embrace your first teacher's teachings in all walks of life.  May you recognize the teacher in everyone from the very young to the very old.  And may you stay true to your own divine wisdom.

My love and thanks to all of my teachers especially Annie Chipman and most beautifully, my Mom.

In Memory of Sri Swami Satchidananda 1914-8/18/2002. The first teachings I embraced on my yogic journey, because of his purity, acceptance of all and his message of truth.