Did you know that May 1st is “International Workers’ Day”?It’s Holiday in Russia, Ecuador, and India, among other countries. But not in USA. Why do you think May 1st isn’t a Holiday in USA? That brings me to a realization… Read More ›
Inspiration
Ashtanga: All is here… Always… But Your Time is Limited
“Do your practice and all is coming.” ― Sri K. Pattabhi Jois“Now you’re doing” – Shayna Liebbe Did you know Shayna Liebbe? What’s happening right now with Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reminded me of Shayna Liebbe.It also reminded me of the… Read More ›
Past Life Perspective
Can you imagine that you already lived many, many lives?How crazy and amazing, yet very possible this can be! In comparison to your previous life times, your current one would be seen as more comfortable and even easy. (If you… Read More ›
Lesson from My Tree – Time is Precious
“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting…” – Paulo Coelho I befriended this tree as my yoga homework. I called it mine, I came to it to cry, when I learned that my father… Read More ›
Explore your Dark side – your Shadow
Self-study requires to look at your dark side! Personal notes based on Alan Watts ~ Exploring Your Dark Side The main task of psychotherapist is to integrate the evil. Like every play needs a villain, in life there has to… Read More ›
World Peace: Poem for oppressed students of Iran by Hila Sedighi
View this post on Instagram I’m half Jewish and half Russian… I don’t watch news… yet I learned about what happens in #Iran from a dear friend @parisa1225 … my heart breaks… and I’m scared… for #Iran and for #Israel…… Read More ›
Poem: All is coming…
“Do your practice and all is coming.” ― Sri K. Pattabhi Jois ~ Sofia Ageyeva, November 2019
I still love Ashtanga, but we’re just friends now… or All is Here!
“Future suffering can and should be avoided” ~ Denise Thibault (Iyengar yoga teacher) 3/13/2020 Update:Ashtanga Works!!! Can we combine Iyengar and Ashtanga? I’m going to try it on my local level of myself – yep, Svadhyaya for you! You need to… Read More ›
Is there God?
Chaos is a natural way of everything. It takes a lot of energy to keep your room clean, right? The moment you put a piece of paper on a table, it becomes a pile of papers, etc. The only way… Read More ›
Do not judge anyone…
Is it possible to not judge anyone? Let’s start by asking: Who did you judge today? Who did I judge today? Can I just simply notice and say… Don’t judge anyone! Don’t judge anyone… even people who don’t pick up… Read More ›