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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My 2018 highlights of the year
2018 was the year when I finally learned how to listen to my intuition. How to stay open and trustful to the world, but also stand my ground. Perfect embodiment of surrender and strength combined – one and the same, isn’t it? After spending the last 4 years intensively reflecting and processing past experiences, pains […]
Interview with students – Kathrin & Geor
An interview we did in the summer of 2017 in Gothenburg, Sweden with our nice students Kathrin and Georg. Kathrin and Georg practice on average 4 times/week. I am always impressed and super happy to see beginners falling into what I call “the yoga magic”. As teachers it’s wonderful to watch people growing and learning […]
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 […]
Happy tears. Complicated (simple) world
Oh man! Those moments when you come to realize certain things that feel so deep and true, that you even don’t know how to put them into words. Here I am in front of my snowy window on this 6th of March, 2018 day. It’s 2:25 pm in Göteborg. It seems these are the last […]
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 […]
A journey of yoga – Interview with Maria
We did this interview with Mariana right before she left Gothenburg for her next international adventure in Norway. I guess she’s reading this post right now from her cozy new home and maybe thinking about the good old times when we practiced together in Gothenburg. I am always sad when students leave, but happy […]
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 […]
From 20 to 30
Hello people, 6 days ago I turned 30. Yep, that’s right! I’m an adult now hah! It seems like many have issues with this big 30, but I personally don’t. Maybe many people feel overwhelmed to be 30 because it’s a typical age for an existential crisis. I’ll tell you why I don’t have one: 30 feels like […]