Ashtanga yoga is the royal eight fold yoga (8 limbs yoga) systematized by the ancient sage Patanjali. 8 LIMBS OF YOGA (ASHTA=8, ANGA=LIMB) Yama – attitude towards others Nyama – attitude towards ourselves Asana – physical postures Pranayama – breath control Dharana – concentration Prathyahara – sense withdrawal Dhyana – meditation Samadhi – complete integration […]
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The Superpower
“Wings are freedom only when they are wide open in flight. On one’s back they are a heavy weight.” Marina Tsvetaeva My greatest gift is to challenge the status quo. To disrupt the label boxes of RIGHT and WRONG. To provoke to dialogue. To choose creative and free ideas. To encourage you to look at […]
From 30 to 31
There is so much to write about. This last year has been complete madness. So many ups and downs. Disappointments. Pain. Struggles. Not sure I will find the proper words or the proper narrative to describe all that. But I hope it inspires you, dear reader to live your life as authentically as […]
Should you feel intimidated of ashtanga ...
I heard this phrase so many times: “Ashtanga yoga is not for everyone. You need to be strong and flexible and bla bla bla” I remember when someone who did a 200hours Yoga Alliance TTC once said: “I did this TTC but soon realized I need to start teaching something else, because you cannot teach […]
The ashtanga yoga magic
Hello friends, I’ve been away for a while, as you might know already. I honestly needed some time off. I share so much of myself with the world, that from time to time, I need to pause. Away from the blog I had the time to invest more energy into other creative tasks and focus […]
2017 – Metamorphosis
2017 has been one very interesting year of my life. November 2016 I embarked upon the daily journey of Ashtanga. I knew it will take me to my darkest sides and teach me lessons,but I didn’t think it will all happen so fast. First one and a half month has been all happy and […]
Self-awareness beyond personality
I am Lavinia. I=EGO=ego consciousness am=emptiness=soul=space Lavinia=form “When you remove the “I” and the form, you are left with the emptiness=the soul within. That is yoga.” Yogi Arvind, Samyak Yoga School, Mysore, India- notes from philosophy class 300 hours course, April 2016 A couple of months ago while doing my Ashtanga practice, I saw (what […]
How extreme is Ashtanga yoga?
Whatever you’ll be doing in life, there will always be someone judging. The brave ones will tell you straight into your face. The cowards will gossip behind your back. Don’t care! And just do what makes you happy! If you learn from it, keep doing it! Don’t care! Whatever people are deciding to do or not […]