Beea Lucaci
In the HighLight series we
In the HighLight series we
are introducing one
are introducing one
member of the ISA team
member of the ISA team
in every magazine.
in every magazine.
Introducing Beea Lucaci, Lecturer at the Integral Studies Academy
(PhD in Architecture)
Monad (M) When did you decide to
become a teacher? Was there an
inspiration?
M: When was that?
BL: During 1996, 20 years ago.
Beea Lucaci (BL) The first time when I felt the impulse to become a teacher, was at a few years
after I started to practice yoga. That is when I
M: And there any differences between
these two forms of teachings?
wanted to share with others the wisdom of the
teachings that I was enjoying. Shortly after that, I
BL: In the Academic environment one often “en-
finished studying Architecture at University and be-
joys” the rigidity of the existing teaching system
cause I was the highest achiever in my year group,
and also the frame of mind of the students that
the Professors have invited me to remain as a Lec-
come through a very rigid teaching system that
turer at the University and start a teaching career. I
kills creativity. And even though Architecture is a
have been teaching ever since at the same Uni-
creative area a lot of times the righty of the teach-
versity.
ing curriculum induces mimetic behavior.
As a
Yoga Teacher I have observed that the people who
As a teenager, in my being, there was an increas-
come to the yoga course manifest openness and a
ing aspiration of going beyond my limits and at the
certain curiosity towards knowledge. The methods
time I thought these limits were only physical and I
that are used during the yoga teachings leads the
was trying to go beyond them by mountaineering
being towards opening the creativity, increasing
embarking on other physical challenges. Later on I
the intelligence and also opening of the heart and
realized that the real limits are the inner ones and
consciousness.
once you break them, you break the ego and reach
the Divine essence. The real adventure is knowing
your being.
M: You have also started to teach yoga.
Do you see any unity– being a Yoga
teacher and being a University Professor?
M: You also teach as part of ISA. Can you
explain how that compares with the first
two types of teachings that you have experienced over the past 20 years.
BL: The main difference is that at ISA we do not operate in a rigid academic environment even though
BL: As an Architect, I teach within the creative field
we teach at Academic level and standards. And the
of Arts and I find it easy to bring spiritual teachings
spiritual aspects and teachings as well as the sci-
into the lectures at the University. I have managed
entific and professional aspects unite in a fluid
to allign these over many years as I have started
manner, almost without borders in between.
teaching both, as an Academic and as Yoga Teacher, during the same period.
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