The Archive

Dear Friend, I hope the start of the year went by smoothly and brought some new experiences into your life. This month I would like to go over some of the common clichés that represent a new age approach to spirituality. Some of these platitudes I will mention are actually pointing in the right direction, they were very likely originated in sincere intentions that were aligned with contemplative teachings such as yoga or dhamma (Buddhism), but somewhere along the line ended u

Dear friend , I hope you had a nice time during the end of the year, and that all that you experienced in 2023 was digested and processed so that there is space for all that is coming in 2024! As some of you probably know, from the yoga point of view new year resolutions are less useful than intentions . Resolutions tend to be result oriented and can easily lead to all sorts of complicated states of mind such as being disappointed of ourselves or getting stuck in a stressful 

Dear friend , Hope you are well, heading towards the holiday season with high spirits and an an inner Mona Lisa smile, smoothly and happily transitioning to a new year full of new things! The topic I want to discuss this month is violence. Anyone following current events on the news can clearly tell that violent conflicts around the world are spiking up and perhaps after many decades of relatively peaceful times we could be heading towards some sort of wave trending in the op

Dear friend , I hope you are well, taking in all the colors, shapes and shades in the palette of life, enjoying the richness of it all, the good and bad and all that's between. Those of you who have been in my classes may have noticed that I keep a ritual of offering gratitude at the end. I want to briefly explain what is behind this and why I keep at it. Gratitude practice has been a part of the yoga tradition since its early stages, it makes so much sense and here are a few

Dear friend , Happy Autumn! Hope you are enjoying the new season coming upon us. The weather seems to be a hot topic, particularly when it's cold, for one who practices yoga it is a useful reminder of the nature of impermanence, all things change, all the time. This month I would like to share with you a brief and very selective overview of the history of yoga since some of you asked me about it recently. If you scroll down you can also check out some news and updates regardi

Dear friend , Hope you had a nice month of August even though summer seemed to be a bit too short this year. The seasons are changing just like everything else. Change is happening all around us, all the time, we can either resist it or be one with it. The topic I want to discuss this month is money , which can be somewhat of a loaded topic, particularly for those who try to live an examined life. If you feel triggered by this topic maybe it's best that you skip reading this.