YOGA BEYOND FITNESS BLOG
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Yoga teacher, practicing yoga since 1997, teaching since 2003, passionate about eastern philosophical traditions especially its application in mind-body practices such as yoga and somatic movement arts, deeply in love with life, knows that our greatest teacher lies within, also sometimes a total mess—it’s part of the package.
Why Do I Need a Guru?
A yogi tale: After many years of study, the devoted yoga student asked the ashram guru: "You say everyone is divine. So if I am already divine why do I need a guru?" The guru said: "As long as you are asking the question, you are building pedestals for me to climb on....
Mahamudra: The Moonlight – Quintessence of Mind and Meditation
Spherical Harmonics - a yoga poem - for a mind that does not cling toany thought or appearanceits arising and releaseoccur simultaneously ...written in a moment of insight whilst reading Dakpo Tashi Namgyal's truly brilliant and insightful book Mahamudra: The...
Self-Enquiry & Transcending the Ego
Freeing Yourself from Entanglements After months of relationship stress a friend of mine broke up with his girlfriend. He felt liberated and full of life again ... for about a week. "I'm not sure I made the right decision," he said with a have-seen-it-all-before tone...
Yoga: The Art of Letting Go
It has been my experience as a student and teacher of yoga that, what we do on the yoga mat, we also tend to do off the mat in our daily lives. For example, if we move through yoga poses too quickly, we probably rush through our daily life as well. This can leave us...
Green Smoothie with Mango & Spinach
The best green smoothie recipe This is my number one favorite green smoothie recipe! It’s delicious, quickly done and very healthy – full of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and phytochemicals which are said to play an important role in our diet because of their...
How to resolve conflict using mindfulness
When you find yourself in conflict with another individual, taking time to reflect using this simple mindfulness practice can be a powerful way in helping to resolve such a tense situation. How disagreement happens When two people disagree, it doesn't mean one is...