Yoga has become very popular throughout the past few years in Lebanon. Many younger (and older) Lebanese people are setting aside their religious and ethnic differences in a country/region that is still often torn by these trivial matters for a step towards oneness. The best yoga teachers do a phenomenal job in bringing a diverse range …
Batroûn is a cozy, idyllic, hippie beach town in north Lebanon, about an hour drive from Beirut without traffic. This is where I’m based when in Lebanon: beach bumming in my bikini, doing Yoga, Stand-Up Paddle Boarding, biking, getting lost through cobble-stone streets, drinking lemonade, boating and sipping local micro-beer. If you’re thinking of a relaxing …
The 7th annual Bhakti Festival will be coming up this weekend on September 9-14 at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center in Southern California. A weekend filled with live Sacred Music, Yoga, Workshops, Healthy Food Choices all in a Sober Environment, out in the beautiful mystical desert, for those on the path of spiritual enlightenment and earthly empowerment, …
Wanderlust Yoga Festival: Yoga meets Music, Nature, Breath, while creating Divine Energy. Wanderlust: a strong, innate desire to rove or travel about. Yoga: a school of Hindu philosophy advocating and prescribing a course of physical and mental disciplins for attaining liberation from the material world and union of the self with the Supreme Being or ultimate …
This past Saturday, 100 Yoga studios from around the World participated in Room to Read’s “Global Yoga Day”, raising money for Girl’s Scholarships in India (costs 250$/year to support a girl). Our LA Chapter secured 2 studios within a block from each other in Santa Monica. I truly felt that Karmic Vibration from the …
Imagine a day this Summer where individuals from all over the world come together. Quiet their minds. Send all their Positive Energy to one cause. A cause which encourages Girl’s Education & Gender Equality. Feel that Karmic vibration. Let’s do it. Dear fellow Yogi, Studio Owner, Friends, Family, my respected Global community, This past weekend …
Whether you’re an active Yogi, or just a friend needing a peaceful Mantra to get you through the 405 during Rush hour, I want to share with you one of my favorite Mantras. This is one of the Sanskrit chants we use to conclude Yoga sessions, adds a euphoric finishing touch! It’s also one of …
Goji berries is a dried berry that my grandma fed me growing up as snacks and as an antioxidant ingredient in her Chicken soup. As what I thought was another Chinese Eastern belief, she’d say “Eat it! It’s good for your eyes & it’ll help you live longer!” So I did, and much enjoyed eating …
