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A break down of what seems to be a very simple yoga posture but is actually a multi-dimensional, potentially life changing experience.

Dear Friends, How are you? I hope you're having a nice time whether you are in Berlin or somewhere else for your summer vacation. There is a famous TKV Desikachar quote about how to measure progress in yoga - "The success of Yoga does not lie in the ability to perform postures but in how it positively changes the way we live our life and our relationships.”. Looking back, the biggest transformation I have gone through in the past 15-16 years of dedicated yoga practice is that

Janu Sirsasana is a mild spinal flexion and rotation combined with some hip flexion, external rotation and abduction.

This is one of the hardest standing yoga poses. The good news is that we can initially make it easier and then gradually and patiently work towards refining it. Why is Revolved Triangle difficult to hold? 💡 Most people have a hard time holding this pose grounded and stable, particularly when trying to create a strong connection between the foot in the back of the mat and the ground underneath it. 🧐 What and where is the challenge of actively and firmly pressing the back foo

Dear Friends, I hope this email finds you well, wherever you are. I have always been drawn to unfamiliar cultures, societies and environments. I travelled a lot back in the day and in every country I've been to I was much less interested in tourist attractions or sightseeing and more fascinated with how people live their everyday life, what moves and drives them. One thing I noticed in different cultures is the overall different levels of contentment, how people deal with un

Dear Friend, I am writing to you from Tel Aviv where I am currently on vacation. It is very warm, humid and sunny here. I try to visit Israel once a year, see family and old friends, some memories and biased observations, a mix of familiarity and estrangement. Ram Dass, the famous American spiritual teacher and psychologist, used to say - "If you think you're Enlightened, go spend a week with your family". Every spiritual seeker would admit that being in the company of family