``Yoga is not a work-out, it is a work-in, and this is the point of spiritual practice; to make us teachable; to open up our hearts and focus our awareness so that we can know what we already know and be who we already are.``

– Rolf Gates

Short interview with Evita Spore

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Why Yoga?

The path to a deeper understanding of life is often marked by small incidents. A book we read, a new friendship… or that first Yoga class. We always start somewhere!

Yoga has made me a better person from the inside out, step by step. As a teacher I aspire to help you open up to your own potential and expand the way you see yourself.
Especially Power Yoga is a great way to challenge yourself in a healthy and joyful way.

There are a lot of benefits to the practice such as improved mental and physical health: Focus and clarity, strength and balance, prevention of injuries and stress relief.
Yoga is a lifelong companion. Children can learn it as well as seniors and it will have different effects on us at different times in our life. It is all about you as you are – Here and Now.

Yin and yang elements come in pairs—such as the moon and the sun, female and male, dark and bright, cold and hot, passive and active, and so on—but note that yin and yang are not static or mutually exclusive terms. While the world is composed of many different, sometimes opposing, forces, these can coexist and even complement each other.

Sometimes, forces opposite in nature even rely on one another to exist. The nature of yin-yang lies in the interchange and interplay of the two components. The alternation of day and night is just such an example: there cannot be a shadow without light.

The balance of yin and yang is important. If yin is stronger, yang will be weaker, and vice versa. The yin-yang symbol embodies both sides: duality, paradox, unity in diversity, change, and harmony.

``In truth yoga doesn’t take time – it gives time.``

– Ganga White

``Yoga doesn’t care about what you have been; yoga cares about the person you are becoming.``

– Aadil Palkhivala

Interesting facts about yoga:

  • There are now over a 100 different styles of Yoga, including goat yoga, nude yoga, ‘broga’ yoga (for man), doga (yoga for dogs) and so on.
  • Male yoga practitioners are known as ‘yogis’, female practitioners are known as ‘yoginis’.
  • Yoga is over 5000 years old.
  • “Yoga is not a religion. It is a science, science of well-being, science of youthfulness, science of integrating body, mind and soul” – Amit Ray.
  • Yoga classes used to be just for men, women were not invited until 1937.
  • The first yoga mat was created in 1982 by Angela Farmer who used carpet underlay to create a sticky surface while teaching yoga.
  • According to a recent Norwegian study, which looked at the health benefits of yoga in relation to the immune system, findings showed that practicing yoga caused molecular changes that encouraged the circulation of immune cells.
  • The longest recorded yoga lesson lasted 56 hours.
  • Naked yoga is growing in popularity across the US.
  • The International Day of Yoga has been celebrated across the world annually on June 21 since 2015 (there are two days with the longest period of sunlight.)
  • In the 2016 summer Olympics, Yoga became an official sport.
  • Hatha yoga traditions are oriented on the teaching of Swami Sivananda Saraswati (1887-1963). His Sun sign in Virgo, Moon sign – Taurus, Mars- Leo, Neptune in Gemini 0˚4”

``Yoga is not about touching your toes, it’s about what you learn on the way down.``

– Jigar Gor

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Sun and Moon Salutation

``There is always room for change, but you have to be open to that change.``

– Kathryn Budig

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Listening to the waves

``One eye sees, the other feels.``

– Paul Klee

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Listening to the Sky

``Yoga does not just change the way we see things, it transforms the person who sees.``

– B.K.S Iyengar

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Listening to the Trees

``Yoga is the ultimate practice. It simultaneously stimulates our inner light and quiets our overactive minds. It is both energy and rest. Yin and Yang. We feel the burn and find our bliss.``

– Elise Joan

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Listening to the Music

``The very heart of yoga practice is abhyasa – steady effort in the direction you want to go.``

– Sally Kempton

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Listening to the Grass

``Balancing in yoga and life is a reflection of our inner state. Can we dance with change? Can we fall and try again with playfulness? Do we have the focus, skill, and attunement to find the still point within it all?``

– Shiva Rea

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