contemporary yoga
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Transcending tradition and finding a contemporary yoga that fits

Most of the physical movements and postures commonly recognised as “yoga asanas” haven’t been around that long, but have come to be widely accepted as sacred forms. But things are evolving quickly, and yoga is now adapting to evidence-based…
ancestral body
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Body Maps – Ancestral Body

Saturday, November 18th at 11 AM - 1:30 PM With Tatjana Mesar, Buddhist yoga and meditation teacher, shiatsu therapist and a musician. Our ancestral body is created from family believes, messages and stories about the body and the…
Whole Body Smile Meditation
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Whole Body Smile Meditation

A smile makes a big difference. It's a genuine gift to our surrounding, and to ourselves. This guided meditation is an incredibly simple and powerful practice. You can practice it anytime, everywhere. With Tatjana Mesar, founder of Dynamic…
What is Buddhist Yoga?
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What is Buddhist Yoga?

“It is just within this 'fathom long' body endowed with perception and cognition that there is the world, the origin of the world, the cessation of the world, and the way leading to the cessation of the world.” Rohitassasutta, SN 2.26 A…
categories of yoga asanas - balancing yoga poses
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Categories of Yoga Asanas (Part I)

Have you ever wondered why is a yoga class structured the way it is? If you're regular at our yoga studio, you might have noticed that there is a certain structure in each yoga class. Particular yoga asanas come at a certain point during…
Mindfulness at Work
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Mindfulness at Work

Mindfulness at work? Yes. Change is happening all around us. And the workplace is no exception. Innovations and competitors enter the marketplace at an increasing rate. Companies brand and re-brand at a pace like Miley Cyrus changes her identity.…
mindful use of technology
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Bringing mindfulness to our digital lives

We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us – Marshall McLuhan Have you ever felt like quietly unplugging your monitor or notebook and hurling it out of an open window and watching with grim satisfaction as it smashes all over the…
What do J.S.Bach and Mantras have in common?
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What do J.S.Bach and Mantras have in common?

Do you love watching a night sky full of stars? If you do, then you will remember those shifts of the attention..sometimes you look at a particular star or a constellation of stars, and sometimes you’re capturing the big picture and for a…
perfect yoga pants

Will a Perfect Yoga Pants Improve Your Practice?

Around three years ago I started to play with the idea of blogging about yoga. My boyfriend did for me a quick check about what is the most used hashtag in relation to yoga. The result made me understand that I Have To start blogging. It was…
Mindfulness of The Noble Eightfold Path
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What is Mindfulness?

In our daily life, most of the time we are immersed in thoughts about the past or the future or in fantasies. These often contribute to stress, fear and suffering. Mindfulness practice shows us how to overcome this pre-occupation so we can…
Fire by Judy Brown
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‘Fire’ by Judy Brown

What makes a fire burn is space between the logs, a breathing space. Too much of a good thing, too many logs packed in too tight can douse the flames almost as surely as a pail of water would. So building fires requires attention to…
aking the pattern of self criticism

Letting go of self criticism on and off the mat

What drives you to the yoga mat? Maybe you want a temporary escape from your busy life.  Maybe you want to be closer to the earth. Maybe you want to get more flexible. Maybe you want to master a yoga asana and post a picture on Instagram.…