After months of deliberating and hesitating – you feel that you are not flexible, the scene intimidates you, and you don’t have the right outfit – you have decided to take a yoga class at your local yoga studio. Because you are not sure what...
In this day and age, yoga seems to be a practice that is all about the ability to get into the most complicated postures and to get a workout in, under the pretense that we are being ‘spiritual’ and are taking care of ourselves. I’m...
It was Thursday afternoon. I was getting ready to teach a yoga class when I received text messages from my two best friends. They both had a similar message: “x was on the flight…” The flight was MH17 that crashed in the Ukraine after it...
Recently I was asked this question by OneWorld retreats in order to promote my yoga retreat in Bali. The first answer that came to mind was: “why not?” And then: “because it is easier than meditation”. I realize that those are not satisfactory answers, let...
In my previous blog (8 Steps to a Clear Mind) I have shared with you the Eight Limb Path of Yoga. Eight steps towards a life with a quiet mind, the first step being the practice of the Yamas (non-violence, non-stealing, non-grasping, moderation and truthfulness)....
When I say “Yoga”, what comes to mind? Yoga postures, Yoga mat, a specific brand of yoga clothing? Perhaps you’ll think: “I’m not flexible”, “challenging” or: “I love stretching”? Or maybe: “peace, calm, de-stress”? Did you know that originally, the practice of Yoga is not...
So who thinks that yoga teachers are saints – or at least highly evolved people – who are always happy, friendly and wonderful to be around? Please think again. Or maybe I am the only yoga teacher who doesn’t fit that description. Usually I am pretty nice...
You may have noticed that at the end of a yoga class, after Savasana, the teacher usually guides you to roll over to your right side before coming up to sit. Students have asked me why we roll to the right side and not the...
The practice of yoga has become so popular these days; it seems virtually everyone has tried a class at some point. Especially in the beginning, a yoga class can be overwhelming though: “Where do I put my mat? Do I really have to take off...
You can’t open a magazine, or read your newsfeed on Facebook, without coming across some article about the importance of eating healthy. Super foods! No meat, no sugar, no gluten! Less dairy, more organic! I think most people know by now that eating healthy is...