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MY TAKE ON YOGA THERAPY YOGA THERAPY Let me first tell you that the applications of Yoga for therapy are limitless really. Look at any kind of yoga practice; poses, breathing, or meditation. What is really happening there? You are practicing being consciously aware of yourself and choosing how to be in that environment. The general therapeutic affect of any of these […]

HEALING & YOGA THE HEALING OF TOUCH AND YOGA While you have probably been keeping an eye open for different super foods, detox theories, or other healing magic bullet that might be out there, hopefully you haven’t over looked one of the most powerful, and available methods of healing: Touch. Touch is an intimate phenomenon. When […]

MY YOGA JOURNEY TEARS FOR PROGRESS ~ SEBLA KAPLAN Deep sleep. Eyes opened. Wake Up. I walk down to Vikasa’s Yoga Shala on the Sea and the Gayatri Mantra is playing. So wonderful! The chant alters my state and I begin my practice. We start the day with pranayama and meditation followed by asana class with […]

MEDITATION & MOVEMENT Movement WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF MOVING TOWARDS MEDITATION? I  say towards, because meditation is an out of body experience which you can not perform. Meditation infers that there is no performer! I suppose it’s easier to say and we all love that, but to say “I meditate”, unless your speaking from the […]

BECOMING A GLOBAL YOGI Thailand based yoga teacher Lisa Kerry reviews the Becoming a Global Yogi Guide: A How-To Guide to Building an International Yoga Teaching Career by Michelle Taffe, founder of  TheGlobalYogi.com. Wow. This book was not what I expected…. Whew, am I glad.   I’ll admit it, there was some hesitation in picking up this book because I expected […]

MAGIC SUNRISE MEDITATION This blog is about enjoying a magic sunrise meditation; rising with the sun, barefoot on the soft sandy beach and swimming in the warm tropical ocean. In order to meditate and really enjoy and feel this wonderful feeling of peace harmony unity and ‘oneness’ with all it helps massively when you connect nature […]

ABDOMINAL BREATHING GOOD YOGA SLEEP Everyone dreams of a good night’s sleep. You can fall asleep in such a way that your entire night’s rest is likely to be deeper and more restorative to your body and mind. Going to bed still feeling fresh is the first step. A nice cool shower or even just washing […]

RAW FOOD & YOUR YOGA PRACTICE RAW FOOD BENEFITS Health and your Yoga Practice Regardless of all the diet advice and regimens out there, it’s an undeniable fact that having a large proportion of living, raw foods in the diet keeps the body healthy, feeling good, and looking good. There are also many ways which raw […]