Yoga

Yoga asana child's pose
/ May 23

Asana: Control of the Body

This is part three of “Following the Eight-Limbed Path”, a series about Ashtanga yoga, read part two here I roll out my mat when it’s still dark outside, the birds are still…

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Costa Rica Yoga Teacher
/ Jul 2

Why Do I Practice Yoga? Why Do I Teach?

Yoga came into my life for the first time in 1999, when I joined a class at a friend’s house. A few months later, I began attending the classes being offered at…

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Yoga before dawn
/ Apr 16

Brahmamuhurta Madness!

The alarm goes off.  My first thought is “oh nooo, I can’t believe it’s time to get up again!” My second thought is “should I snooze it?” It’s dark, the bed feels so deeply…

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/ Oct 19

Yoga & Sustainable Living

Patanjali, known as the father of yoga, proposed a “code of conduct” to name it some way, for those in the pursuit of spiritual growth. This system is known as the Eight…

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/ Oct 8

A Yogic Diet

It is quite common that once we immerse ourselves in to the world of yoga we begin to wonder about the correct diet to follow in order to improve our practice. Should…

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/ Oct 5

Ask Not “What is Yoga?” but Rather ‘What Does Yoga Mean to Me?’

I guess the most common question I receive as a yoga teacher is: what is the meaning of yoga? To sum up and define yoga in a few words is quite difficult…

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