We are glad to invite you to practice yoga and be a part of this grand event, born 3 years ago as initiative of India Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, to promote yoga & meditation and spread awareness. Happening simultaneously in all the world (21st June), this year also and in different cities in the UAE (20th […]
Elaine Kelly is the founder of Yogafest Middle East and a highly qualified and passionate advocate for workplace wellness. With 20 years of Yoga practice, she is also Goodwill Ambassador for Gulf4Good
Fasting is usually considered as a hard and intimidating practice, as denying the body its energy during long hours can be very hard if not done correctly.
But based on scientific facts, when practiced properly, fasting is in fact very beneficial for both the body and the mind.
When I quit my job three years ago to reinvent myself, meditating and mindfulness were topicsI absolutely could not get my head around. Performance and life coaches continuously talked about it. Top athletes and leaders seemed to practice it and for some unexplainable reason pictures of a peacefully meditating Buddha kept on appearing in my Facebook and Instagram news feed.
Jatta has been on the path of yoga since 2001 and 2008 she encountered the deep practice of the 8 limbs of Ashtanga yoga. The impact of the practice was so profound that she has become a full time practitioner travelling and connecting with senior teachers of Ashtanga method. She is a certified 500hr Yoga Alliance Ashtanga Vinyasa teacher and visits Rishikesh every year to refresh her knowledge and practice.
The Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture (MACIC) of the Embassy of India in Cairo, hosted the second edition of ‘Yoga Championship’ . People from different ages, nationalities and genders performed more than 150 asanas & variations in total, in a one day event, to promote yoga in the country and spread the benefits of […]
The sounds of birds and falling tree leaves are all what I could hear in this cozy cottage in the middle of the farm gardens during the silent retreat I chose to do in the outskirts of Bangalore, India. After almost 2 years of being quite stressed out from various life events, including a tough divorce, I decided that this was the perfect time I needed to be by myself on a silent space where I would be able to switch off and cut all ties with the outside world for a full week. 7 days of not talking. 168 hours. 10080 minutes!
It took a drastic awakening to open my eyes to the power of presence in the workplace & in my daily life. Eight years ago this March I received a call that would change my life path forever, all while engulfed in my daily to do’s.
Peewee has been doing yoga for more than 20 years and her first contact with yoga was regular self practice from an Iyengar Book in her native Philippines, with cardboard sheets for a mat. She is behind the creative development of Yogafirst Training Programs and trains teachers in Yoga Alliance 200hr and 500hr certifications and Swing Yoga. She feels the best yoga anyone will ever be able to do is the one that is true to who you are.
Yoginfinity, supported by In5 – business incubator located in Dubai, UAE- showcased its online Yoga & Meditation project at Step Conference 2017 (the largest interactive gathering in MENA for digital, tech & media entrepreneurs) . The star-up received numerous visits and interest, due to the quick growth of the project, the enormous potential of expansion […]
