Nature as Your Sacred Yoga Studio – Happy Earth Day
What do I do when Iβm homesick for the call of the wild? When my South African roots have me longing for the serenity of the savanna, instead of driving south to the airport, I head west to the Everglades. Within minutes of getting into a kayak, thereβs this mushy thing that happens in my belly as my stomach muscles soften...
Yoga Myth Busters : βReal Men Donβt Do Yogaβ
If youβre a guy who wonβt go near a yoga studio because you think itβs full of flexible, fit, slim, young women, thatβs completely understandable. (Although I have male friends who would see that sentence as immediate motivation to rush to yoga quicker than you could say Om). For thousands of years, yoga was taught and practiced mostly by men, in...
Yoga Myth Busters : βIβm Not Flexible Enough To Do Yogaβ
If I had received a secret yoga power for every time Iβve heard that statement, Iβd be enlightened by now. As yoga teachers, we shake our heads in frustration when we hear it, because thatβs as illogical as saying Iβm too dirty to take a shower. Itβs precisely because youβre inflexible that you need yoga. Canβt touch your toes? Perfect!...
Yoga Nidra and the Power of Intention
Youβre in a Yoga Nidra class and youβre asked to set an intention . . . is your mind immediately paralyzed into a blank screen of zero inspiration? If youβre unable to conjure up, at the drop of an Om, a statement any more profound than, βI will remember my shoes when I leave yoga tonightβ, all thatβs needed is some...
Muy Bien β My Top Ten (Costa Rica) continued …
(Here's the first part of the Top Ten list in the previous post). 6. Pipa Fria Who needs Whole Foods, when you can pick up fresh coconut water at the numerous roadside fruit stands? Pull over immediately (smiling and pura vida-ing) and donβt be alarmed by the machete the fruit guy is holding. Watch, as within seconds, he hacks open an unripened,...
Muy Bien β My Top Ten (Costa Rica)
I tried to keep it to just Five Fab Reasons, I really did, but it was impossible. I couldnβt condense a week of immersing ourselves in the splendor of our Costa Rica yoga retreat, to just five little cameos. So, I opted for a Top Ten (out of a shortlist longlist of over thirty), and here they are, in no...
This May Tempt You To Try βYogic Sleepβ β The Ancient Practice of Yoga Nidra
Β My body sleeps, but my mind stays awake β¦ huh? How does that work? Welcome to the paradox and the power of Yoga Nidra; exploring the state in between being asleep and being awake. This is not pretzel yoga, or kick-butt yoga, or sweat-your-bits-off yoga β¦ itβs Anyone-Can-Do-This yoga. You need nothing more than your desire to create a sense...
Inaugural International Day of Yoga – What’s It All About?
June 21, 2015 marks the first ever International Day of Yoga, formally recognized by the United Nations. The day has been devoted to this ancient discipline, to highlight the benefits of yoga βfor the health of the world populationβ.
Today, Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, did yoga with a crowd of over 35,000 in Delhi, and yoga events are being held in 251 cities on 6 continents.
Iβve read that
30,000 yogis and yoginis are set to do yoga asanas today in Times Square, NYC. Thatβs a lot of OMing, breathing and Downward Dogging!
Yoga may be an ancient tradition (over 5,000 years old), but itβs
10 Reasons To Go On A Yoga Retreat (on Lake AtitlΓ‘n, Guatemala)
1. Your Destination Is Dramatically Beautiful Set in the highlands of Guatemala, Lake AtitlΓ‘n is celebrated as βthe most beautiful lake in the worldβ β as famously described by German explorer, Alexander von Humboldt. Itβs the deepest lake in Central America, a crater lake (caldera) formed by the very volcanoes that surround it today. The three giants rising up over...