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Yoga appeared at a time in my life when I was trying to define who I was. In early 2001, I decided to leave everything I knew behind in Argentina and move to the United States. Within weeks of arriving in Miami, I took my first yoga class, and within a few years I signed…

You probably think this article is going to be about the boom in Zoom yoga classes, or the “temporary” collapse/rebirth of the wellness industry, or maybe, as the title suggests, about Marcus Aurelius. Maybe. Maybe not. Instead, I want to talk to you about how we, as yoga practitioners, need to be prepared during the…

When the pandemic first landed and the world went nuts about toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and wiping down fruits and veggies, I didn’t have any other option. I had to take care of my students during the most acute phase of withdrawing from cozy yoga in studios. I jumped in the “let’s move online” wagon…

When you are unaware that there is a problem, there is no way you can be part of the solution. In fact, you might be the problem. In the old good days of yoga in the west, ignorance was bliss. People didn’t have any reason to question a yoga guru’s moral fiber, because yoga gurus…

I probably read about what the word yoga means so many times that if I spend my next two lifetimes without being reminded of it, I will probably still remember it on the third one. What all the translations and definitions of yoga have in common is the “bringing together” and the “uniting force” aspect…

About five years ago, I was diagnosed with depression. A major depressive disorder, to be more specific. Not fun at all. In fact, it was quite depressing. And don’t get me started with the judgment and the shame, both self-imposed and freely inflicted by society. Nobody likes to be diagnosed with depression. But for me?…

I clearly remember that day when after finishing my yoga teacher training, I was given the opportunity to teach a class at a local yoga studio. Right before the class began, the following words resonated in my mind like thunder. Even after years later, I can still hear these words now. “I have no f*cking…

Enough has been said about the global farming industry of yoga teacher trainings. Over the past years, yoga has become an industry where studios have proliferated and yoga teacher trainings have turned into a money-maker and a sign of prestige for some establishments, while for other smaller ventures, it became the most substantial source of…

Sound baths are going mainstream. Last week, the Today show featured one, and they are the most popular classes at every meditation studio. Some call them “meditation for lazy people.” But they are so much more than that. If you are one of the few who are unfamiliar with the concept of a sound bath,…