Improve your meditation, embrace the change | January 2026
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP4w1HxXS0I The beginning of a new year is a powerful threshold. While the world around us focuses on "doing" more, the practice of meditation invites us to do something radical: pause. In this latest seminar, Diego Gesualdi reminds us that a
From the surface to the center: rediscovering Joy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agcMAZmW1fw We often think of joy as something to be pursued—a destination we reach once we’ve checked enough boxes. We tell ourselves we’ll be happy when we land the right title, secure the perfect home, or finally feel "in control" of
What does Yoga mean to you?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-JrpWUP7C0 Beyond the Mat: Finding Your "Why" with Diego Gesualdi In the hustle of our daily lives it’s easy to let our yoga practice become just another item on the to-do list. We unroll the mat, move through the flow, and head
La Ventana Retreat 2025 | A Week of Remembering Who We Are
In the serene paradise of La Ventana, nestled in front of the majestic Mar de Cortés, we gathered once again at our beloved boutique sanctuary, Casa Verde, for a transformational week of nature, inner exploration, and community. Each morning greeted us with a sunrise meditation,
THANKSGIVING 2020
What a year!!! As I write these lines, I'm thinking about last March and how suddenly everything has changed. Isn't it a great yoga exercise? Embracing uncertainty, practicing non-identification, surrender to the divine aspects of life, being blissfully free from
Exercise and sleep pattern
Six areas to embrace during quarantine . Episode IV . Exercise & Sleep Patterns Exercise Although you're probably deprived of your regular exercise practice in a gym, studio, or park, and you may be missing contact with nature, you still need to exercise while you're quarantined. This makes me
Modern technology is akin to the metaphysics of Vedanta
Edited by Sally Davies You might think that digital technologies, often considered a product of ‘the West’, would hasten the divergence of Eastern and Western philosophies. But within the study of Vedanta, an ancient Indian school of thought, I see the
February
Hello beautiful Yoginis, I hope you're having a great spring start here in the northern hemisphere, and a fabulous summer end there in the southern hemisphere. Since I moved to CA twenty-three years ago, this concept of different seasons running at
Vulnerability
Emotional Healing Series - Vulnerability, the fear of being rejected. According to Paul Mac Lean’s triune theory, our brain evolved from reptilian, to limbic, to neocortex layers and these three stages of evolution handle our physical, emotional and intellectual realms respectively.
Unconditional Love
Emotional Healing Series - Unconditional Love One of the forces that keep this universe running is “Unconditional Love”. Our heart has been pumping twenty four hours per day, seven days per week, since before our memories were formed. It does this