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August 10th, 2023: Akasha Retreat at Transylvania, Romania.

I just came back from teaching more than 50 Yoga classes at Akasha Retreat in the gorgeous green hills of Pestera, in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania. I was invited to be a guest teacher for a period of 5 weeks, delivering a daily morning Power Vinyasa session and an evening Yin Yoga session. Had the privilege to meet so many cool and engaged practitioners, mainly from Romania, but also few others from France, Spain, Ireland, United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil, Canada. Being away in such a location is an introspective opportunity as a Yoga teacher, where I am able to focus on only-Yoga-related activities (whereas when I’m home, daily life activities take a good chunk of my daily time and energy). I managed to polish my Yin Yoga sequences, which is a style I seldom teach back in Mexico. Also had the time to finalize my AWAKE Program content, which will be soon released to address the same need I had when I was a corporate IT professional: reconnect with my body, reach out my inner Self, tap into my personal power, and find my life purpose… all through the guidance of an integral Sadhana practice. Namasté!

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June 11th, 2023: Olito Yoga studio in Oaxaca turns 1 year!

Today Olito Yoga studio is one year of age 🙂 The first time I saw this “living warehouse” on early 2022, I have instantly pictured a Yoga shala and community classes happening there. And here we are, after more than 75 classes delivered, welcomed more than 200 attendances coming from 22 different countries – including Latvia and Ethiopia- and couple months off in Guatemala, Japan, Thailand. With as many shala-moppings, video-making-and-editing, social media and plants nurturing year-round!

More importantly, I have confirmed teaching Yoga is my true path, and having your own Yoga studio is the ultimate self-discipline and healing tool… at the service of others. Thank you everyone who came to practice and supported creating a community… Namasté!

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May 28th, 2023: We went hiking to the ancient Zapotec ruins of Yagul!

Yagul is an archaeological site 40 minutes drive East of Oaxaca City. The site was declared one of the country’s four Natural Monuments on 1998. Around 500-700 AD, many ceremonial and residential structures were built at the site. Vestiges of human habitation in the area, namely cliff paintings date to at least 3000 BC! I went with my friend Jacob and Fernanda, which was on her way to Mitla. Oaxaca is so gifted on ancient cultures on display either on the landscape, markets, towns, eateries, etc. Coming to these places always reminds me of how our ancestors were more connected to the cosmos, and how much our current contemporary version needs it, hence Yoga… Namasté!

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January 22nd, 2023: Rooftop class at Co-Living 404 in Oaxaca, México.

Winters in Oaxaca are very sunny, and sitting at an altitude of 1600 meters high, the sunlight particularly blazes a little harder on your skin. Anyways, I was invited to teach this rooftop Vinyasa class after a cacao ceremony led by my Latvian friend Zane, at Co-404 Co-living space. I found the concept of the hostel very inspiring, as it’s intended to be a community of digital nomads and artists, with weekly dinners and and daily Yoga, check them out when you visit Oaxaca de Juárez… Namasté!

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October 2nd, 2022: Rocket Yoga Teacher Training Certification at Querétaro, México.

Rocket Yoga is a dynamic and invigorating style of yoga asana practice that combines traditional Ashtanga with elements of creative Vinyasa flow. Rocket Yoga is divided into three different sequences based on the series of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. So here I am just certified to teach Rocket: the practice is quite challenging, requires you to be already certified 200hrs on Vinyasa or Hatha yoga preferably, it involves many arm balances, inversions and deep torsions. We had two daily practices and labs in-between. Thankful to my great teacher Mark Hanuman, fully recommend getting certified with him. I will incorporate a weekly Rocket Yoga class at Olito Yoga from now on… Namasté!