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Solar Return on the road
Hello from New York where I am spending my solar return. I am here right now for some R&R before the one month teacher training immersion in Espanola. Call it serendipity or what, it seems like the universe keeps me away during my birthday. Last year I was in Teranggu...
Got anger issues? Here’s how to get ahold of yourself.
Have you checked your hands lately? The hands are a good indication of how you are physically. Yogi Bhajan had said, “The feet express the heavens and the hands express the feet. If you want to adjust the psychic body, massage the feet. If you want to adjust the...
Read this if you’re paranoid about mercury retrograde
Well, it’s that time of the year when all aspects of communication go haywire! You may have been experiencing delays, misunderstandings, miscommunication or even issues with your computer. That's because Mercury stationed retrograde last Sunday and will be there until...
Have you tried a sound healing gong bath yet?
Fact: The gong is one of the most powerful and the oldest transformational sound healing instruments. It has been used for rituals, ceremonies, prayer, and meditation for thousands of years. It has been said that playing and listening to the gong is akin to opening...
Meditate and Change Your Habits
In my Kundalini Yoga classes I always encourage the students to meditate regularly and if possible, to do the meditation taught in class for at least one week as homework. Ideally, it would be good to do the meditation for 40 days for it takes this time to make a...
Find your power this Summer Solstice
The solstice is tonight at 11:54pm. I've always talked about Solstice which happens twice a year - June 21 and December 21. The reason we have solstice is because the Earth is titled on its axis by 23.5 degrees and revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit. This...
Solar storms and what it means for you
Did you feel the solar storm this past midweek? A solar storm takes place when the Sun emits huge bursts of energy called coronal mass ejections (CME) or solar flares. These events happen on the part of the sun facing the Earth where sunspots are visible. These...
Wouldn’t it be nice to live in a world where we all learn from each other?
Home sweet home! I’m happy to be back in Manila and I am looking forward to seeing you again soon. Even though I am now unpacking, I am contemplating on my next trip, which will be to New Mexico in July. I am so grateful that I have been accepted to serve at the KRI...
Have you heard of muscle emotion meridian gong yoga of holistic resonance?
Hello from Smolnik! It’s the fifth day of training. I’m up in the mountains in Maribor and it’s been raining since we got here, so my internet connection has been very spotty. For the first two days here, we were doing Muscle Emotion Meridian (MEM) Gong Yoga of...
Hopping along to it: A letter from Slovenia, and a challenge
Hello from Ljubljana (pronounced lyoo-blyah-nuh)! I'm in the capital of Slovenia and the place looks like a scene from Games of Thrones with dragons on bridges, and scenic rivers and valleys. There are over 500 castles in Slovenia, and today I’ll be going sightseeing...
If you feel stifled and stressed by the city, do a forest bath.
Guilty! I’m guilty of spending too much time indoors and sitting in front of my laptop. Bea, the studio manager at Rebel Yoga Manila, observed that it was like I hadn't moved from the spot she last saw me in before leaving the studio for errands. I was in front of my...
