Posts by Pilar
Yoga in Our Daily Lives
As a yoga teacher, I constantly remind my students that the real yoga begins off the mat. Although many practitioners in the Western world discover yoga through asana (or the physical postures), true yoga is a philosophy of living. When we commit ourselves to the practice of yoga we must remember that it is not…
Read MoreMeaning of Anjali Mudra
At Bodhi Surf + Yoga, one of our main endeavors is to provide holistic information on the practices that we have expertise on: yoga, surfing, and environmental impact reduction, to name a few. We do so in our online teachings, our surf and yoga camps and retreats, in our writings, and through our various social…
Read MorePranayama: Learning The Art of Breathing Well
“When you own your breath, nobody can steal your peace.” ~Author Unknown In the great ocean of knowledge inside the science of yoga, there are many essential principles which we can learn to improve our quality of life and our relationship with the outside world. Among them, a very important one is Pranayama. It is…
Read MoreCost vs. Value: Lessons in Discernment
It’s been a while since I have written a blog. Although since childhood I have loved to read and write, thankfully, our team has been growing and we have much better writers among us. So I have left that blogging to those who do a better job than I. But today, I have something to…
Read MoreHow to Choose a Yoga Teacher
Once upon the time, there was a system that was so hard to access, that you would probably have to travel far and wide to find your yoga teacher (or guru), who would hopefully share the knowledge of an unknown and mystical practice call “yoga”. In order to receive that precious gift of knowledge, a…
Read MoreI’m Not Flexible, Is Yoga Right For Me?
If there’s a topic I can talk about knowledgeably, it’s this one. Over the past eight years that I’ve been teaching, I have received this same question (or comment) over and over again. It has been a strong “disclaimer” from a great many students as they enter the door. Speaking from experience I started practicing…
Read More3 Main Reasons to Start Practicing Yoga
I started practicing yoga when it was still fairly new in my country. I was curious to learn more about what was considered at that time a strange and sort of “hippie” Eastern philosophy. I was also very intrigued about the complex postures and movements and how they could actually affect my state of mind.…
Read MoreThe Sacred Side of Aging
I recently celebrated another birthday, and I was reminded of something I learned in India that, this week especially, resonates with me greatly. It is this: in our “modern”, westernized world, we have lost the value of aging — instead of something beautiful, natural, and ultimately graceful, it has become a painful step in life…
Read MoreSantosha and Sustainability
I just returned from teaching a great morning yoga class. There was a sense of calmness in the atmosphere today. I went up to the yoga platform to prepare for my class and practice my Pranayama breathing exercises. As I was breathing deeply to absorb all the life-giving force, Prana, and serenity provided by nature, a…
Read MoreHow I’m an Ocean Guardian: Putting Yoga into Action
A few months ago I wrote an article that was published in Elephant Journal about my move to a rural Costa Rican community and how the reconnection with nature influenced my yoga practice and my life. In that article I talked about how a connection with nature nurtures my yoga practice. Now I would like to…
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