You have researched about the best yoga studio in your area. Chosen the type of yoga that better adapts to your style, found the ideal teacher and the class that fits into your busy schedule. Now, you just have to buy a ‘simple’ yoga mat. But when you head to the sports shop, you find hundreds of options that you didn´t expect! Materials, colours, thicknesses, prices. You never thought that it would be so difficult to choose one!
This article is Part 1 of a 5 series called ‘The Yoga Journey: From Summer Holidays to Winter Break’ , on how we can parallel our yoga journey with the yearly cycles of life.
Many people approach yoga to increase their flexibility and strength, while one of the main benefits of a regular yoga practice is the increase in energy and overall vitality.
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.
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.
“One thing: you have to walk, and create the way by your walking; you will not find a ready-made path. It is not so cheap, to reach to the ultimate realization of truth. You will have to create the path by walking yourself; the path is not ready-made, lying there and waiting for you”. -Osho
