Have you ever considered a pilgrimage? Have you wished to leave your regular life and travel around the world? Have you dreamed of walking Camino de Santiago? 2020 isn’t the best year to travel the world. Should you wait for… Read More ›
Mindfulness
Love: Return to Love!
This time feels special…Yet, I shared with my daughter today, that it feels familiar to me… I lived through food shortages, rats, and fires after USSR collapsed… My advice (I know everyone is holding their breath to hear it)… Listen… Read More ›
Journey: Walking Home – Letter to my Ashtanga Teacher, Diana Christinson and to her support team, Tamara and Jacque
“Do your practice and all is coming.” ― Sri K. Pattabhi Jois [I wrote this letter in March of 2019 – at the beginning of the Pandemic. It was a blessing for Pacific Ashtanga community that Diana Christenson started Zoom… Read More ›
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 ›
Health: How to Prevent Coronavirus
What can you do to prevent Coronavirus? # 1: Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. # 2: Get Educated: Sometimes it’s… Read More ›
Meditation: Letting go of yourself
How do you quiet your mind? How do you meditate? My meditation teacher, Eric Berg, said, to meditate you need to let go of yourself, lose yourself, become a “Null”… that’s a scary thought (especially for a programmer). I have… Read More ›
Yoga: What does it mean when you say “Namaste”?
Namaste is a Sanskrit word; The best translation I found is from Ace the Himalaya Travel : My soul honors your soul.I honor the place in you where the entire universe resides.I honor the light, love, truth, beauty and peace within… Read More ›
Pacific Ashtanga Yoga Shala – Costa Rica Yoga Retreat 2018
When Your World Moves Too Fast Poem When your world moves too fastand you lose yourself in the chaos,introduce yourselfto each color of the sunset.Reacquaint yourself with the earthbeneath your feet.Thank the air that surrounds youwith every breath you take.Find… 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 ›
Poem: All is coming…
“Do your practice and all is coming.” ― Sri K. Pattabhi Jois All is coming… All is here… You are alive and you know it…You are connected to All… How can I explain it? How can All explain it to you?… Read More ›
Yes to Dreams 