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 …
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 …
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 …
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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 …
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 …
Hi everyone! Today, it’s no regular blog post, but rather a journal like – updates article. I feel inspired after a sunny weekend spent in good quality company talking about life. The workshop on Saturday, which lasted 1 hour longer than planned (this is what happens when you passionately start talking about yoga ) made …
I met Leila in the fall of 2015 when she attended her first yoga class with me. Shortly after that she committed herself to a 4 days/week practice on average. She became one of my most serious and committed students. Never skipped a class unless she had a very good reason. I watched her …
Happy New Year everyone! Here we are. New year. New goals. Infinite possibilities to shine as bright as possible. This might be the year when you finally start doing that thing you’ve been planing on for a long time. Did you make your New Year’s resolution? I honestly don’t like the idea of New Year’s …
Believe you can do it and you are halfway there. Theodore Roosevelt Hello everyone! I’m back to Gothenburg, Sweden after 3 weeks of holidays in Romania. It feels like such a long time since last writing on the blog. I missed that! Holidays are nice, but an everyday schedule is so much needed in order …
Woke up on this beautiful Friday morning feeling a bit nostalgic, but so happy for my life, for having the chance of doing what I’m doing, for the beautiful people I met throughout the years. There is a breeze of change in the air. Romina is already in Brazil. Maud is leaving Göteborg tomorrow morning. …