Oh boy! 52°C yesterday in Dagupan!? It's the highest ever heat index recorded this year in the Philippines, and it's surely making me pack my bags & run towards the beach! ? Beat this heat and enjoy the sun with some beach essentials ? For SUP Yoga...
One of the reasons that we have so easily poisoned the soil, polluted the waters, and contaminated the air is that we're out of touch with our bodies. One of the reasons that aggression and conflict so quickly precipitate to violence is that we're out of...
Somatic meditation means "of the body" in contrast to "of the mind" or the psyche. The Soma points us to the raw material of the human body rather than the mind. We connect with the inherent, self-existing wakefulness that is already present within our body...
We humans have this ingrained desire and need to connect with others. Brené Brown said, “In order to allow for connection, we have to be seen, really seen.” Recently, I've opened up to someone dear to me about my vulnerabilities hoping it will foster more...
Somewhere I read, “The unexamined life is not worth living...
Make yourself at home in your own heart, mind, and body so that you won't be afraid to choose the solo path if the only alternative is to sacrifice parts of yourself. Learn to enjoy the presence of your own company, so that you can...
Pain and injury can result from underloading or overloading a joint. One of the issues with only practicing yoga is that it can create a scenario for the joints to become underloaded and overloaded at the same time. This is because most yoga classes involve...
It is our state of consciousness in the present moment that determines what kind of world we create. With much gratitude for the year that was, I continue to welcome this coming year with an open heart and an open mind. Happy New Year, everyone! Much...
"We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience." You might have read or heard of this passage from the French philosopher Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, and you might have resonated with it at a very primordial level. At...
We all know the numerous mind and body benefits of Aquanimous Yoga: from improving not only our strength but also our stability, to developing not only our flexibility but also our mobility. Not to mention the therapeutic effects of water, and how it uplifts our...