The Archive

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.

Dear friend , I hope you're enjoying the summer, even the chilly rainy parts of it. If you're on vacation, I wish you a wonderful time for resting and recharging. This month I would like to discuss a very big topic which is love! We all have different associations that come up when we hear this word. It is a theme that fills every part of most cultures, many songs, poems, novels and films revolve around it. For most of us it plays a big role in our life in one way or another.

Dear friend , I hope you are enjoying the warm and long days! The theme of this month's newsletter is self-yoga-practice. I will be offering a special workshop on the fundamentals of self-practice and thought I would briefly share some of my thoughts on the topic. Looking back on my 17-18 years of practicing yoga I cannot imagine it without my precious self-practice. It took me a while when I started out to feel comfortable practicing on my own, I went through a process of g