Thought leadership during climbing and yoga
I came across the parallels between yoga and climbing a few years ago when, out of nowhere, one of my legs started to shake completely without warning on a climbing route. It trembled and trembled, took on a life of its own, so that the foot almost threatened to slip off the rock. My hands became sweaty, my breathing became shallow and my whole body tensed up. My entire focus was small, very, very small and exclusively on the physical problem of the "sewing machine". These fears also exist in yoga - in a headstand, it is immediately the present worry of not falling over. Or when I see an advanced backbend, the thought "I'll never be able to do that!" pops into my head.
Does it help to stand still with these fears? Where do these fears even come from?
Both when practising yoga and when climbing, I realized how completely new, healthy developments that transcend boundaries are possible through targeted thought guidance and a concrete reference. The fear or physical boundary does not have to be completely ignored, but it loses its dominance and can be put in its rightful place through a concrete thought. The physical boundary is also not "broken" and ignored with harshness - a healthy mediocrity is created. It is only through this learned approach that people can move more and more freely and develop their creative potential. The human being is understood as a spiritually gifted being with an underlying desire deep within the soul for development, maturation and unfolding of the innermost self-power and the associated soul forces.
Climbing and yoga - basic attitude
Whether yoga is understood as a stretching exercise or as a philosophy of life is up to each individual to decide. In climbing, the physical benefits and enrichment of yoga postures are already widespread. In the "new yoga will", I have come to know a profound orientation that can permanently change the perspectives of life in all areas through a long-term approach. It is not a method that stops at physical exercise practice, but rather a fundamental attitude towards life is developed, which then manifests itself in all areas of life, actions and in a person's authentic charisma.
In concrete terms, this means
People see themselves as active creators who are not dependent on internal and external influences and circumstances.
People give themselves the opportunity and even the duty to strive for an ideal goal, to work and to train themselves.
The human being continuously strives to build up life forces and better circumstances. In practical terms, this is the case, for example, when a beautiful body shape is expressed in the asana and at the same time a route is left in a better, safer and more accessible condition when climbing. For many years now, I have been part of the voluntary team in the Sarca Valley that takes care of the safety and the existence of existing and new routes. Inspired by this basic attitude, a very concrete transfer of the yoga idea can also be found in "private" climbing.