This month post is written by one of my students, Sybille Pouzet, a yoga teacher and amazing chef! It’s nice sometimes to know how the outer world perceive you!  Here we go…

SYBILLE:

When i moved East London about a year ago i was determined to find a yoga teacher that would suit me. Even though i love practicing yoga on my own in my room under the roof, i also love following a teacher and feeling the energy of a group class.

After trying several places and teachers, i went to Alessandra’s class at Yogahome . I can’t say i instantly loved it as i came from a different style of Yoga and found it quite hard. Something got me hooked though. Something in Alessandra made me want to jump on her “yoga train” as she said later to me. There was a sort of presence in her that i felt i should try to follow…

 As i entered Alessandra’s house i felt like going into her world. And her world at the moment is rather busy! Taking care of her son is her Sadhana (yoga practice) these days. I got the impression that Yoga is present in Alessandra’s entire life. Read the rest of this entry »

Kumbha Mela is a religious event that is organized on a grand scale in India every 4 years in a cycle of 12 years. Kumbha Mela is a sacred Hindu pilgrimage that takes place at the following four locations of India:

Prayag, Allahabad (in the state of Uttar Pradesh) at the confluence of three holy rivers – Ganga (Ganges), Yamuna and Saraswati
Haridwar (in the state of Uttar Pradesh) where the river Ganga enters the plains from Himalayas
Ujjain (in Madhya Pradesh), on the banks of shipra river
Nasik (in Maharashtra) on the banks of Godavari river. Read the rest of this entry »

We are all finally thawing after a freezing winter and slowly trusting the arrive of the new season! Spring is in the air ! 

In coincidence with the vernal equinox ( the arrival of Spring,  literally when night and day have equal lenght ) we also have the occurrence of the Hindu festival Navaratri, literally 9 nights , celebrating  Shakti in her manifestations as Durga , Lakhsmi and Saraswati (*). 

Ganesh Lakhsmi Saraswati

  During the calendar year Navaratri is celebrated 4 times, more or less corresponding to the change of the seasons ( equinoxes and solstices). This is a time to profoundly reconnect with the Motherly Energy of the Earth, Shakti, the power lying at the base of the spine and in the very core of the planet. It is a time for reflection, cleansing, meditating , releasing the past and planting new seeds for the future. The festival of Navaratri is closed by a tenth day of music , parades and dancing to acknowledge the victory of Maha Shatki ( the divine feminine energy ). Read the rest of this entry »

OM GAM GANAPATHAYE NAMAHA ! JAI 

I honour Ganesha Ganapathi, the elphant-headed God, remover of obstacles. May he protect our journey into the new decade! JAI 

Om GAM Ganapathaye namaha.

As we find ourselves immersed into the energy of 2010 we continue to ascertain the fact that time is flying faster. So our body-mind has to be light and prompt  to be able to respond to that stimulus. As we become more and more interconnected through the wonders of global communication we either fry or completely open up and let this total shower of information wash over us. 

More and more we become aware that we are multi dimensional living beings. It is important to find methods and tools that help us stay balanced in times of great change. In a definite manner we perceive that we live in the horizontal plane ( our daily life in the wake state ) as well as the vertical plane ( spiritual state, the capacity to operate from or connnect with our divine nature ). Yoga comes to our rescue. Read the rest of this entry »

Gopura ( tower ) at the main entrance of the Virupaksha temple, Hampi India

Virupaksha temple is the oldest and the principal temple in Hampi, Karnataka India.

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Winter time is approaching and as our body follows the flow of the seasons so we naturally become more meditative, introspective, spend more time at home and sometime feel a little sluggish. Winter also means a time of transition: the seeds that we are planting during the darker months will come to light in the warmer season. 

  According to Tantra and Ayurveda (the science of life) our body is a microcosm that reflects the order of universe – macrocosm. Therefore our Sadhana (personal practice) should reflect the seasonal changes. Read the rest of this entry »

I didn’t know there were angels in yoga too untill i met some good old friends at the Yoga Show last friday.

Marlene Smits and Teodora Racheva, two lovely Shaktini , have just launched  Omnitom, a gorgeous yogawear  line.  They have asked me to become one of their ambassadors, they call ma a yoga- angel! Read the rest of this entry »

This month my attention has been drawn to the subject of Chakras…well actually Chakras have attracted my attention for a few years now and i can’t get tired of studying and experimenting with them. The minute you start looking into them you realize that you are confronting an abyss! Delving into it is enchanting , mystical and most of all fun.

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NAMASTE!

We (me and another 70 yogis/yoginis) have just shared yet another amazing time with inspiring Shiva Rea in London this week, onboard of the Fluid Power vinyasa wave.

Last Sunday, the 21th June, was  Summer Soltice and we have celebrated with an auspicious Lakshmi puja (a devotional ritual dedicated to the goddess of abundance and prosperity) so that we enter with grace and an open heart in the next coming cycle-wave of our life, performed by Shiva Kumar. Read the rest of this entry »