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Natasha teaches Hatha Yoga in Edmonton, Canada, and runs Yoga & Spa Retreats in Maui, Hawaii.
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Special Announcement!
Maui Spirit Yoga Retreats announcing our February 2013 Retreat Dates with Zengirl!
February 8th - 15th, 2013
7-Nights ~ All-Inclusive Hatha Yoga & Spa Retreat in Maui, Hawaii - $2199
Indulge yourself with 6 days and 7 nights of Hatha Yoga & Spa Bliss.
Your Booking Includes:
- x7 nights at the Hale Ho’omana Island Sanctuary & Spa, beautiful shared accommodations in quaint cottages on quiet, lush grounds.
- x3 gourmet, farm-fresh, locally sourced, healthy meals per full day (Welcome Dinner & Goodbye Breakfast on first and last day)
- x2 90 minute meditative Hatha Yoga classes per day at onsite studio, a total of 12 classes.
- Chocolate Meditation Ceremony
- Flower Lei upon arrival
- Afternoons free to explore Maui, endulge in spa services, sunbathe at nearby beaches, or snorkel with the turtles!
Optional Activities (not included):
- Amazing Hawaiian Spa Services steps away from your cottage.
- Hawaiian Sacred Sites/ Botanical Garden tours
- Surfing Lessons
- Hiking Tours
- Kayaking Tours
- Yoga God/Goddess Professional Photoshoot w/ Lauren Garceau
* * Does not include:
- Travel to and from Maui & Retreat Centre
- Rental Car (strongly recommended*, car-sharing available).
- Additional activities such as spa services, tours, snorkel gear, etc.
** Book early for preferred room choices, or to partner up with friends.
*** Guests may choose to pay in full or opt to pay a $800 deposit, the remainder to be paid up to 30 days before the retreat begins.
“Don’t lose sight of your PASSION. Keep an eye on it. Follow it. Embrace it. And, live IT! ♥”
(via crystalestrella)
From the Dhammapada
Whatever your job is, do it well.
If you’re a painter, paint well.
If you’re a nurse, care well.
If you’re a teacher, teach well.
If you’re a contractor, build well.
If you’re a homemaker, make your home well.
If you’re a soldier, serve well.
If you’re a student, learn well.
It doesn’t matter what you do in life, just do it well.
Hi there! I really want to get into yoga. But I'm sort of confused about where I should begin, and how I should progress. I run...with running, you just run a bit farther or faster and increase stamina. But how do you go about improving in yoga, and where should I start? I eventually want to do a scorpion pose, that's my goal. Thanks!
Anonymous
Hi Anonymous,
This is a very common question, and a good one.
Here are some tips in a previous post about how to get into yoga.
As for your confusion about how to “progress” in yoga.
Yoga isn’t so much about progress as it is about practice. You practice yoga and meditation often? This is good. You become more flexible and strong as a result? This is good, but not that special.
One should never get too excited about desired physical outcomes when we practice yoga. These ideas about fitness, strength, stamina, etc. are usually based on egoic ideals - and when we practice yoga, we tend to work away from our egos :-)
If you set a goal based on the ego you are setting yourself up for disappointment. Either you won’t achieve what you set out to do, or you will never be satisfied with your achievements.
For example. You achieve scorpion pose. Excellent! You feel great. And then you see the student next to you balancing on one finger. Oh, cool! They must be good. Must learn! So you practice, achieve, get bored, and off you go onto the next BIGGER challenge … it’s like running a yoga marathon!
This attitude is more like running, not yoga.
Yoga is finding bliss in each moment. It is finding your most comfortable edge in each pose. It is breathing to create spaciousness, inside the body and mind. It is developing bodily and spiritual awareness. It is stillness. It is being in the now. It is being. It is bliss.
So my dear. The first step would be to realize you don’t need to prove anything when you practice yoga. Finally - one place in this world where we can let our true selves be without pressure to perform. This is the sacred part of yoga that is becoming more and more lost these days.
Find it ;-)
Namaste,
zengirl
