If I asked you, what is your life’s purpose? Where do you want to give your time and energy? Where do you want to invest in? What your answer would be? We read and repeat all the time that the one and only truth is love, and I truly believe that, because romance and optimism have a special place in …
For every person, yoga means something else, for one person it may be physical activity, for someone else maybe it is meditation, or maybe chanting, but definitely the word yoga which means “unity” is something more than a 60-minute class, it is something more than the ability to stand on your hands, twist and sweat. So, what do I do …
In sutra 1.29 it is said that the repetition of mantras prevents all the obstacles(antarayas). Chanting is a beautiful tool and practice that activates the Vagus Nerve which is connected with the parasympathetic system, the vagus nerve branches out to smaller nerves located in the brain, the tongue, the heart, the lunges and the stomach. In moments of stress or discomfort …
Knowing and understanding your primary Dosha is the first step in Ayurvedic healing. Your dosha refers to your unique, specific collection of personality traits, characteristics, physiological processes, and more, and it falls predominantly into one of these types: Vata, Kapha, and Pitta. Each of these three mind, body, and spirit descriptors have certain tendencies, habits, and ways of being that …
Knowing and understanding your primary Dosha is the first step in Ayurvedic healing. Your Dosha refers to your unique, specific collection of personality traits, characteristics, physiological processes, and more, and it falls predominantly into one of these types: Vata, Kapha & Pitta. Each of these three mind, body, and spirit descriptors have certain tendencies, habits, and ways of being that separate them …
A few months ago I had the opportunity to meet for the first time Gregor Maehle at the retreat he hosted with his wife Monica Gauci in Paros. The retreat was one of a kind experience and even though I have read all of his books a couple times & the practices were familiar it left a really strong impression …
Yogas chitta vritti nirodha – Yoga is the stilling of the fluctuations of the mind. Yoga – Union, balance, harmonious state of mind, bridging the different aspects of life, connecting the individual consciousness with the supreme consciousness, the union of the two – the seeker & God, the lover & the beloved, Shiva & Shakti, ida & pingala, the sun …
I really like September, I love September since I was a child, new season, new beginnings, new goals. When I was a child and the new school season began I always had this enthusiasm and this tingling in my stomach, that this year I will make everything possible, I used to buy my new notebooks, I covered carefully with cellophane …
Cover photo from Cynthia Sciberras, Yoga Portraiture – Beach photos from Prue Dudley I met Monica at a yoga retreat in Paros that she had organized with her husband Gregor Maehle, and it was epic! Check the related article here. Since then she influenced my practice with her presence a lot, when I step on my mat for my daily practice …
It was a difficult summer for me, my father left for his last journey. We were really close and as much as I had prepared myself for a situation like this, the sadness and the pain is something you can’t avoid. It is only natural that our parents will go one day, and it doesn’t matter how many people you …