The 2010 Teacher’s Training program will begin at only the Brickell and South Beach locations. If you are interested in an interview for admission, please call 786-273-9082 to schedule an appointment with one of the directors.
Namaste Yogis and Yoginis.
The new year is always a good time to start a new direction or further your path of taking care of yourself. The Miami Yogashala teacher training is a life training and professional certification in Yoga and Meditation and is the perfect gift to give yourself.
This training is Directed by Fred Busch and co-instructed with Vinyasa master Mark Giubarelli. Fred has been conducting professional programs at Miami Yogashala for 9 years and is the Director and lead Faculty for the Teacher Training in London’s most successful certification program, hosted at The Power Yoga Co, in London, a school founded by two students of Fred’s intensive teacher training program in Miami. Mark is the founder of Yogacards.com and Patanjaliyogasutras.com and has delved deeper into the universe of Yoga than most could even imagine.
Together they form a perfect team as respected Masters in both Power Yoga and Vinyasa Yoga! The course follows a specific and organized outline based upon Fred’s comprehensive 250 page training manual.
Students will study Yoga Flow, Yoga postural alignment (Iyengar influenced), Teaching techniques, Adjustments, Massage techniques, Meditation practice and teaching, Sanskrit, Mantras and Chanting sanskrit, Yoga philosophy and discussion of Patanjali Sutras, Indian Epics (Ramayana and Mahabharata), Eight Limb Path (Ashtanga yoga), Healing sequences for Power Yoga (completely unique in the world of Teacher Training programs as it was created by Fred Busch), and how to heal Back Pain in Yoga with both Mark and Fred. and Anatomy and Physiology, Chakras, Meridians, Nadis, Koshas.
Our training also includes use of cutting edge filming teacher training techniques to powerfully enhance your ability to teach effectively.
The Miami Yogashala Teachers Training has established itself as the standard for excellence in training future Yoga instructors and helping people to develop their practice in South Florida.
There are two options!
10 WEEKS $2550- Meets weekends 12-5pm and includes attending and observing classes during the week at time of Choice. (This option is suitable for those with full time jobs or full time students since the schedule during the week is flexible.)
30 DAYS INTENSIVE $3950- Meets Monday- Thursday 7am-2pm and 6pm-8pm, plus Weekends from 10am-5pm (This option is suitable for international students with smaller windows available for their training, and those who want a more intense experience and more individual training time... and who have a lot of free time!... this is a full time program for 30 days)
You may send inquiries to fred@miamiyoga.com, miami yoga I also do 5-day Detox programs , Intensive Teacher Trainings at the following Miami Yogashala locations: Brickell Yoga, Sunny isles yoga and South Beach Yoga studios. You may also visit my site, Miami Beach Power Yoga Studio: South Beach for questions regarding Vegetarian Food, Vegan Food, Raw Food, Meditation, or Power Yoga.
Yoga Master Fred Busch shares his thoughts and wisdom on Health, Yoga, the Environment and Current Events. Fred is the founder of Miami Yoga and Brickell Hot Yoga in Florida, USA. FRED Busch is director of HOT POWER Yoga Teacher Training in studios in Miami, New York, Denver, London, Malta, Moscow, Lima, and Bogota. Power Yoga Teacher Trainings and retreats are also offered at FRED Busch's Salamadhi Ranch in Colorado's Rocky Mountains. www.fredbusch.com www.miamiyoga.com www.salamadhi.com
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
Why Yoga is crucial in general
Yoga is interested at its core in the merging, the union, of the individual presence with the universal oneness. That union, or surrender to that appreciation, is enlightenment, and is the ultimate goal of Yoga. Yoga is firstly a spiritual practice, and with the Astanga Vinyassa Sequence becomes a physical practice as well.
Everything is yoga really because everything in the universe is an expression of the divine and yoga is in all it’s manifestations the union with that divine presence. Really it is closer to the realization that we are already unified with the divine as the vision becomes clearer that you can not separate the created from the creator.
And so it is hear seen that Yoga is the practice of experiencing higher consciousness and health and this is practiced on many fronts, particularly in daily life. One of my favorites sayings during my yoga classes is “The yoga doesn’t really begin until you leave,” and it is precisely at this point in daily life that the practice of Presence and Being and living with compassion and love that is unconditional begins. And this is expressed in your relationship with every being in the world. Firstly with yourself in respect to living in harmony with your biology. This treats yourself with compassion and leads to the treating with compassion of all sentient beings as the use of animals as food has become unnecessary. As you live more compassionately with all beings you begin to pervade with peace and contentment and this allows for the treating of all people you meet and have relationship with, with a sense of love and respect and appreciation for life. It is life itself that is sacred. And that is preceisely the point to directing your attention inside the body because you bring your attention right to the core of the living being itself. This is one of the most spiritually powerful possibilities and is no wonder why it is said that, “The body is the Temple.”
Exercise insures a proper supply of blood to every part of the body, keeps the lymph flowing normally and maintains the overall health of the entire system.
Every cell of your body, heart, kidneys, liver, eyes, bones, brain, nervous system are activated and strengthened in there various functions in vigorous exercise like Astanga Yoga.. The bones of the skeletal system require exercise to maintain their size, strength, and physiological functions. If we do not do systematic and comprensive exercises like the sequence of Astanga, muscles begin to lose their tone and become flaccid. Nature takes away anything that is not used. And this holds true for the entire body. Exercise is essential to physical vigor, strength and vigor. Our true potential can only be realized when a powerful intellect is backed by a power physical body.
Please send inquiries to fred@miamiyoga.com, Miami YogaI also do 5-day Detox programs, Intensive Teacher Trainings at the following Miami Yogashala locations: Brickell Yoga, Sunny isles yoga and South Beach Yoga studios. You may also visit my site, Miami Beach Power Yoga Studio: South Beach for questions regarding Vegetarian Food, Vegan Food, Raw Food, Meditation, or Power Yoga
Everything is yoga really because everything in the universe is an expression of the divine and yoga is in all it’s manifestations the union with that divine presence. Really it is closer to the realization that we are already unified with the divine as the vision becomes clearer that you can not separate the created from the creator.
And so it is hear seen that Yoga is the practice of experiencing higher consciousness and health and this is practiced on many fronts, particularly in daily life. One of my favorites sayings during my yoga classes is “The yoga doesn’t really begin until you leave,” and it is precisely at this point in daily life that the practice of Presence and Being and living with compassion and love that is unconditional begins. And this is expressed in your relationship with every being in the world. Firstly with yourself in respect to living in harmony with your biology. This treats yourself with compassion and leads to the treating with compassion of all sentient beings as the use of animals as food has become unnecessary. As you live more compassionately with all beings you begin to pervade with peace and contentment and this allows for the treating of all people you meet and have relationship with, with a sense of love and respect and appreciation for life. It is life itself that is sacred. And that is preceisely the point to directing your attention inside the body because you bring your attention right to the core of the living being itself. This is one of the most spiritually powerful possibilities and is no wonder why it is said that, “The body is the Temple.”
Exercise insures a proper supply of blood to every part of the body, keeps the lymph flowing normally and maintains the overall health of the entire system.
Every cell of your body, heart, kidneys, liver, eyes, bones, brain, nervous system are activated and strengthened in there various functions in vigorous exercise like Astanga Yoga.. The bones of the skeletal system require exercise to maintain their size, strength, and physiological functions. If we do not do systematic and comprensive exercises like the sequence of Astanga, muscles begin to lose their tone and become flaccid. Nature takes away anything that is not used. And this holds true for the entire body. Exercise is essential to physical vigor, strength and vigor. Our true potential can only be realized when a powerful intellect is backed by a power physical body.
Please send inquiries to fred@miamiyoga.com, Miami YogaI also do 5-day Detox programs, Intensive Teacher Trainings at the following Miami Yogashala locations: Brickell Yoga, Sunny isles yoga and South Beach Yoga studios. You may also visit my site, Miami Beach Power Yoga Studio: South Beach for questions regarding Vegetarian Food, Vegan Food, Raw Food, Meditation, or Power Yoga
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Hujambo Wazungu! (Swahili for Greetings!)
February is approaching and with it... the first ever Yoga Safari Retreat in Kenya! Many people have expressed interest in this unique opportunity to see Africa with locals as friends! ...And it seems that Africa is a place many have only dreamed of visiting.
AND I JUST CONFIRMED MY OTHER GOOD FRIEND WILL ALSO BE GUIDING US! HIS NAME IS MARAKA EWOI, AND HE STILL STANDS FIRM IN MY MEMORY AS THE ONE OF THE GREATEST PEOPLE I HAVE EVER KNOWN. He is a Turkana, which is a tribe of fierce warriors related to the Maasai. I am not kidding when i say that spending time with Maraka is worth the price of the trip alone! He is the kind of person that makes you a better person just because you know him. I have not seen him in 12 years and i am so EXCITED to see him again i am smiling as i write this!
That makes it 3 of my great friends that will be our drivers and guides.. Kwame, Mboya, and now MARAKA!
Having spend so much time in Kenya other parts of Africa... i can say that it is as incredible as you can possibly imagine. This is going to be a world class trip! I am very pleased to be one of the first international retreat leaders to offer a Yoga Safari Retreat. My two favorite things being combined... Yoga and Nature... Yoga and Wildlife Safari! I just think it is perfect... Apparently many people agree.
It will be from February 16th-25th, 2010. We have about 4 spots left more or less. So if you do want to go i don’t recommend waiting until the last minute.
In case you are wondering why the price is so inexpensive... it is because i used to live in Kenya and have many local connections so there will be no tourist pricing going on with me. It is impossible to travel in Africa on Safari for anything even resembling the price we have been able to offer.
I hope you jump on this chance soon! I will offer rudimentary Kiswahili classes for those interested as well. My Swahili is pretty good if i do say so myself!
Mungu akipenda nitakuongea huku! (God willing i will see you there!)
baraka mingi.. many blessings... (Barack Obama is named after the word for blessings in Swahili since he is of Kenyan descent!)
read below for the details:
Here is the rest of the details
$2495 Per Person for 10 Days all included! (4 Day SAFARI INCLUDED!/ Airfare Not Included/ Game park fees NOT INCLUDED)
$2200 Per Person for Couples or Friends sharing accomodations
To reserve your spot a $1000 deposit is required ($500 of which is Non-refundable).
Full payment is due by January 15th, 2010. Cancellations after January 15th receive 50% refund.
Africa is usually a very expensive place to travel, but this makes it possible because we have controlled the costs so well.
We would use the Shimei house as our "Home Base". Days 1-5 will be intensive Yoga, Pranayama and Meditation in the Mornings followed by Day Trips in the Afternoon to the many incredible local sites within driving distance. Day 5 we will embark on our 4 Day Safari to the Maasai Mara National Park, which borders the Tanzanian Serengetti Plains. After our Safari on Land Cruisers through the East African Plains we will regroup at the Shimei house for Yoga and Fun for the last day.
If you are interested in remaining as a guest at the Shimei house for another week that can be arranged also.
The owner of the house is my BEST friend from University of Michigan! His name is Kwame Nyongo, and his uncle is a member of Parliament in Kenya and very famous.
Kwame is an amazing friend of mine and will be our personal guide and host. Also driving for us and hosting us is another of my BEST friends from when i lived in Kenya, named Joseph Mboya. These are great friends of mine and you will learn so much about Kenya and living as a local there. It is an incredible opportunity.
We are including the safari in the price of this trip! We are doing this because Kwame is well connected and we are able to offer the safari without overcharging you for it!
Only ten people can come.
Shimei House Infrastructure
A six bedroom, four bath house sitting on 1 acre.
Staffing: fulltime caretaker, night guard (plus two security dogs). Chef and other staff in house included.
Price includes Transfers to and from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi!
Hope to see you there!
fred
Contact Information
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
fbusch911@gmail.com
phone:305 606 2169 for Questions or to register
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AND I JUST CONFIRMED MY OTHER GOOD FRIEND WILL ALSO BE GUIDING US! HIS NAME IS MARAKA EWOI, AND HE STILL STANDS FIRM IN MY MEMORY AS THE ONE OF THE GREATEST PEOPLE I HAVE EVER KNOWN. He is a Turkana, which is a tribe of fierce warriors related to the Maasai. I am not kidding when i say that spending time with Maraka is worth the price of the trip alone! He is the kind of person that makes you a better person just because you know him. I have not seen him in 12 years and i am so EXCITED to see him again i am smiling as i write this!
That makes it 3 of my great friends that will be our drivers and guides.. Kwame, Mboya, and now MARAKA!
Having spend so much time in Kenya other parts of Africa... i can say that it is as incredible as you can possibly imagine. This is going to be a world class trip! I am very pleased to be one of the first international retreat leaders to offer a Yoga Safari Retreat. My two favorite things being combined... Yoga and Nature... Yoga and Wildlife Safari! I just think it is perfect... Apparently many people agree.
It will be from February 16th-25th, 2010. We have about 4 spots left more or less. So if you do want to go i don’t recommend waiting until the last minute.
In case you are wondering why the price is so inexpensive... it is because i used to live in Kenya and have many local connections so there will be no tourist pricing going on with me. It is impossible to travel in Africa on Safari for anything even resembling the price we have been able to offer.
I hope you jump on this chance soon! I will offer rudimentary Kiswahili classes for those interested as well. My Swahili is pretty good if i do say so myself!
Mungu akipenda nitakuongea huku! (God willing i will see you there!)
baraka mingi.. many blessings... (Barack Obama is named after the word for blessings in Swahili since he is of Kenyan descent!)
read below for the details:
Here is the rest of the details
$2495 Per Person for 10 Days all included! (4 Day SAFARI INCLUDED!/ Airfare Not Included/ Game park fees NOT INCLUDED)
$2200 Per Person for Couples or Friends sharing accomodations
To reserve your spot a $1000 deposit is required ($500 of which is Non-refundable).
Full payment is due by January 15th, 2010. Cancellations after January 15th receive 50% refund.
Africa is usually a very expensive place to travel, but this makes it possible because we have controlled the costs so well.
We would use the Shimei house as our "Home Base". Days 1-5 will be intensive Yoga, Pranayama and Meditation in the Mornings followed by Day Trips in the Afternoon to the many incredible local sites within driving distance. Day 5 we will embark on our 4 Day Safari to the Maasai Mara National Park, which borders the Tanzanian Serengetti Plains. After our Safari on Land Cruisers through the East African Plains we will regroup at the Shimei house for Yoga and Fun for the last day.
If you are interested in remaining as a guest at the Shimei house for another week that can be arranged also.
The owner of the house is my BEST friend from University of Michigan! His name is Kwame Nyongo, and his uncle is a member of Parliament in Kenya and very famous.
Kwame is an amazing friend of mine and will be our personal guide and host. Also driving for us and hosting us is another of my BEST friends from when i lived in Kenya, named Joseph Mboya. These are great friends of mine and you will learn so much about Kenya and living as a local there. It is an incredible opportunity.
We are including the safari in the price of this trip! We are doing this because Kwame is well connected and we are able to offer the safari without overcharging you for it!
Only ten people can come.
Shimei House Infrastructure
A six bedroom, four bath house sitting on 1 acre.
Staffing: fulltime caretaker, night guard (plus two security dogs). Chef and other staff in house included.
Price includes Transfers to and from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi!
Hope to see you there!
fred
Contact Information
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
fbusch911@gmail.com
phone:305 606 2169 for Questions or to register
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Greetings from Fred in Tuscany!
I have to say that believed i knew that Tuscany was nice...
I thought i knew how nice the property would be...
I was sure i would like it here from the pictures i had seen..
The fact is though, that this place is so much beyond my expectations that i am forced to share with you in hopes that perhaps next year you will be lucky enough to join me.
As we left Florence airport on the 1 hour drive to the Borgo (farmhouse) it was instantly obvious why Tuscany state is so famous. Rolling hills and fall colors of the forests make for a very different feel from Miami. We passed through the countryside just amazed at how beautiful the surroundings were. After passing through the village of Bucine and crossing over a 2000 year old Roman Bridge we found the dirt road that leads to the property Borgo Ieosalana.
This much i can tell you: It can NOT BE NICER. It is so nice here that i almost lost my breath. I am still shocked as i walk along this huge property which is surrounded by forest and grapevines and olive trees.
The accommodations are the best i have ever experienced... and i am well traveled. Huge villas with living rooms, big bedrooms, and the nicest bathrooms and showers (i have rarely seen higher end details). It is such a pleasure to come to my room in between the yoga and hiking and wine tasting. I literally feel like a king around here. Everything is so incredibly nice! It is like a 5 Star property that is authentic Tuscan style in every way from the tiles, to the 800 year old foundations of the perfectly renovated structures.
And the FOOD! My gosh the Tuscans know how to live! They eat only fresh grown food with lots of vegetables and rely upon their newly pressed olive oils to create food that is so wholesome and delicious. And being vegetarian here is so easy too! The meals are like occasions each time and gives us the old world experience of eating together not in a hurry as the multiple courses of food present themselves.
And the WINE! I am not a big wine drinker normally but being in Tuscany i decided to see what it was all about. I learned a lot already about Italian wine and how italy’s original name in greek was “land of vines” and that the Etruscan people who were here before the Romans had been making wine here for over 5000 years! so cool! And the wine IS GOOD! Grapes for wine are indigenous to Italy so no wonder!
And the Yoga Room! Wood floors with huge window overlooking the Tuscan Valley.
This room could not be better! Today i taught a Power Yoga Workshop to a group from Florence mixed into the Miami group. They were enthusiastic and wondering when i would be back. It is such a blessing to share the multi-dimensional benefits of Power Yoga.
And the Hiking! The rolling hills and fall foliage make hiking around here a truly meditative and blissful experience. The fresh air and long gentle trails remind me why hiking, after yoga, is my favorite way to be in my body! I love hiking and connecting to nature and i am so pleasantly surprised to see how many forests surround the farms making for hiking trails that pass though vineyards, olive trees and forest paths ... it is so nice go outside hike!
The service here is great. The owners of the property, Francesco and Gianni have been incredible hosts and so interested in making sure everything is Perfect... which around here is not hard! This place is AWESOME.
I have decided to share my experiences with you in hopes that for next year...with some advanced planning.. you can join me here in this paradise called Tuscany. Many say that only the summer is the season, but i disagree. Fall is incredible here. Not so many tourists-- we have this whole place to ourselves... and the air is fresh and cool in the evening... a welcome respite from Miami’s tropical heat.
God willing around November of 2010 we can recreate this trip! It is so much nicer than i imagined and i am sure without doubt that this trip will be one of the greatest of your life. It already is for me!
I will be back in Miami in just one week!!! Please continue to support the studios in my absence! It is very important for the Shala and more importantly, for YOU.
Blessings!
I thought i knew how nice the property would be...
I was sure i would like it here from the pictures i had seen..
The fact is though, that this place is so much beyond my expectations that i am forced to share with you in hopes that perhaps next year you will be lucky enough to join me.
As we left Florence airport on the 1 hour drive to the Borgo (farmhouse) it was instantly obvious why Tuscany state is so famous. Rolling hills and fall colors of the forests make for a very different feel from Miami. We passed through the countryside just amazed at how beautiful the surroundings were. After passing through the village of Bucine and crossing over a 2000 year old Roman Bridge we found the dirt road that leads to the property Borgo Ieosalana.
This much i can tell you: It can NOT BE NICER. It is so nice here that i almost lost my breath. I am still shocked as i walk along this huge property which is surrounded by forest and grapevines and olive trees.
The accommodations are the best i have ever experienced... and i am well traveled. Huge villas with living rooms, big bedrooms, and the nicest bathrooms and showers (i have rarely seen higher end details). It is such a pleasure to come to my room in between the yoga and hiking and wine tasting. I literally feel like a king around here. Everything is so incredibly nice! It is like a 5 Star property that is authentic Tuscan style in every way from the tiles, to the 800 year old foundations of the perfectly renovated structures.
And the FOOD! My gosh the Tuscans know how to live! They eat only fresh grown food with lots of vegetables and rely upon their newly pressed olive oils to create food that is so wholesome and delicious. And being vegetarian here is so easy too! The meals are like occasions each time and gives us the old world experience of eating together not in a hurry as the multiple courses of food present themselves.
And the WINE! I am not a big wine drinker normally but being in Tuscany i decided to see what it was all about. I learned a lot already about Italian wine and how italy’s original name in greek was “land of vines” and that the Etruscan people who were here before the Romans had been making wine here for over 5000 years! so cool! And the wine IS GOOD! Grapes for wine are indigenous to Italy so no wonder!
And the Yoga Room! Wood floors with huge window overlooking the Tuscan Valley.
This room could not be better! Today i taught a Power Yoga Workshop to a group from Florence mixed into the Miami group. They were enthusiastic and wondering when i would be back. It is such a blessing to share the multi-dimensional benefits of Power Yoga.
And the Hiking! The rolling hills and fall foliage make hiking around here a truly meditative and blissful experience. The fresh air and long gentle trails remind me why hiking, after yoga, is my favorite way to be in my body! I love hiking and connecting to nature and i am so pleasantly surprised to see how many forests surround the farms making for hiking trails that pass though vineyards, olive trees and forest paths ... it is so nice go outside hike!
The service here is great. The owners of the property, Francesco and Gianni have been incredible hosts and so interested in making sure everything is Perfect... which around here is not hard! This place is AWESOME.
I have decided to share my experiences with you in hopes that for next year...with some advanced planning.. you can join me here in this paradise called Tuscany. Many say that only the summer is the season, but i disagree. Fall is incredible here. Not so many tourists-- we have this whole place to ourselves... and the air is fresh and cool in the evening... a welcome respite from Miami’s tropical heat.
God willing around November of 2010 we can recreate this trip! It is so much nicer than i imagined and i am sure without doubt that this trip will be one of the greatest of your life. It already is for me!
I will be back in Miami in just one week!!! Please continue to support the studios in my absence! It is very important for the Shala and more importantly, for YOU.
Blessings!
Greetings from Fred in Tuscany!
I have to say that believed i knew that Tuscany was nice...
I thought i knew how nice the property would be...
I was sure i would like it here from the pictures i had seen..
The fact is though, that this place is so much beyond my expectations that i am forced to share with you in hopes that perhaps next year you will be lucky enough to join me.
As we left Florence airport on the 1 hour drive to the Borgo (farmhouse) it was instantly obvious why Tuscany state is so famous. Rolling hills and fall colors of the forests make for a very different feel from Miami. We passed through the countryside just amazed at how beautiful the surroundings were. After passing through the village of Bucine and crossing over a 2000 year old Roman Bridge we found the dirt road that leads to the property Borgo Ieosalana.
This much i can tell you: It can NOT BE NICER. It is so nice here that i almost lost my breath. I am still shocked as i walk along this huge property which is surrounded by forest and grapevines and olive trees.
The accommodations are the best i have ever experienced... and i am well traveled. Huge villas with living rooms, big bedrooms, and the nicest bathrooms and showers (i have rarely seen higher end details). It is such a pleasure to come to my room in between the yoga and hiking and wine tasting. I literally feel like a king around here. Everything is so incredibly nice! It is like a 5 Star property that is authentic Tuscan style in every way from the tiles, to the 800 year old foundations of the perfectly renovated structures.
And the FOOD! My gosh the Tuscans know how to live! They eat only fresh grown food with lots of vegetables and rely upon their newly pressed olive oils to create food that is so wholesome and delicious. And being vegetarian here is so easy too! The meals are like occasions each time and gives us the old world experience of eating together not in a hurry as the multiple courses of food present themselves.
And the WINE! I am not a big wine drinker normally but being in Tuscany i decided to see what it was all about. I learned a lot already about Italian wine and how italy’s original name in greek was “land of vines” and that the Etruscan people who were here before the Romans had been making wine here for over 5000 years! so cool! And the wine IS GOOD! Grapes for wine are indigenous to Italy so no wonder!
And the Yoga Room! Wood floors with huge window overlooking the Tuscan Valley.
This room could not be better! Today i taught a Power Yoga Workshop to a group from Florence mixed into the Miami group. They were enthusiastic and wondering when i would be back. It is such a blessing to share the multi-dimensional benefits of Power Yoga.
And the Hiking! The rolling hills and fall foliage make hiking around here a truly meditative and blissful experience. The fresh air and long gentle trails remind me why hiking, after yoga, is my favorite way to be in my body! I love hiking and connecting to nature and i am so pleasantly surprised to see how many forests surround the farms making for hiking trails that pass though vineyards, olive trees and forest paths ... it is so nice go outside hike!
The service here is great. The owners of the property, Francesco and Gianni have been incredible hosts and so interested in making sure everything is Perfect... which around here is not hard! This place is AWESOME.
I have decided to share my experiences with you in hopes that for next year...with some advanced planning.. you can join me here in this paradise called Tuscany. Many say that only the summer is the season, but i disagree. Fall is incredible here. Not so many tourists-- we have this whole place to ourselves... and the air is fresh and cool in the evening... a welcome respite from Miami’s tropical heat.
God willing around November of 2010 we can recreate this trip! It is so much nicer than i imagined and i am sure without doubt that this trip will be one of the greatest of your life. It already is for me!
I will be back in Miami in just one week!!! Please continue to support the studios in my absence! It is very important for the Shala and more importantly, for YOU.
Blessings!
I thought i knew how nice the property would be...
I was sure i would like it here from the pictures i had seen..
The fact is though, that this place is so much beyond my expectations that i am forced to share with you in hopes that perhaps next year you will be lucky enough to join me.
As we left Florence airport on the 1 hour drive to the Borgo (farmhouse) it was instantly obvious why Tuscany state is so famous. Rolling hills and fall colors of the forests make for a very different feel from Miami. We passed through the countryside just amazed at how beautiful the surroundings were. After passing through the village of Bucine and crossing over a 2000 year old Roman Bridge we found the dirt road that leads to the property Borgo Ieosalana.
This much i can tell you: It can NOT BE NICER. It is so nice here that i almost lost my breath. I am still shocked as i walk along this huge property which is surrounded by forest and grapevines and olive trees.
The accommodations are the best i have ever experienced... and i am well traveled. Huge villas with living rooms, big bedrooms, and the nicest bathrooms and showers (i have rarely seen higher end details). It is such a pleasure to come to my room in between the yoga and hiking and wine tasting. I literally feel like a king around here. Everything is so incredibly nice! It is like a 5 Star property that is authentic Tuscan style in every way from the tiles, to the 800 year old foundations of the perfectly renovated structures.
And the FOOD! My gosh the Tuscans know how to live! They eat only fresh grown food with lots of vegetables and rely upon their newly pressed olive oils to create food that is so wholesome and delicious. And being vegetarian here is so easy too! The meals are like occasions each time and gives us the old world experience of eating together not in a hurry as the multiple courses of food present themselves.
And the WINE! I am not a big wine drinker normally but being in Tuscany i decided to see what it was all about. I learned a lot already about Italian wine and how italy’s original name in greek was “land of vines” and that the Etruscan people who were here before the Romans had been making wine here for over 5000 years! so cool! And the wine IS GOOD! Grapes for wine are indigenous to Italy so no wonder!
And the Yoga Room! Wood floors with huge window overlooking the Tuscan Valley.
This room could not be better! Today i taught a Power Yoga Workshop to a group from Florence mixed into the Miami group. They were enthusiastic and wondering when i would be back. It is such a blessing to share the multi-dimensional benefits of Power Yoga.
And the Hiking! The rolling hills and fall foliage make hiking around here a truly meditative and blissful experience. The fresh air and long gentle trails remind me why hiking, after yoga, is my favorite way to be in my body! I love hiking and connecting to nature and i am so pleasantly surprised to see how many forests surround the farms making for hiking trails that pass though vineyards, olive trees and forest paths ... it is so nice go outside hike!
The service here is great. The owners of the property, Francesco and Gianni have been incredible hosts and so interested in making sure everything is Perfect... which around here is not hard! This place is AWESOME.
I have decided to share my experiences with you in hopes that for next year...with some advanced planning.. you can join me here in this paradise called Tuscany. Many say that only the summer is the season, but i disagree. Fall is incredible here. Not so many tourists-- we have this whole place to ourselves... and the air is fresh and cool in the evening... a welcome respite from Miami’s tropical heat.
God willing around November of 2010 we can recreate this trip! It is so much nicer than i imagined and i am sure without doubt that this trip will be one of the greatest of your life. It already is for me!
I will be back in Miami in just one week!!! Please continue to support the studios in my absence! It is very important for the Shala and more importantly, for YOU.
Blessings!
Thursday, November 12, 2009
The Sadhana of Positive Attitude and Non-Resistance to the Present
The Raw Food eating and Yoga practice Sadhana leads to a more conscious awareness of mental processes. This opens the door to a power of triangulation where the Attitude is the third major point.
Core Analogy:
Consider a song which is playing on the radio as you walk in a room and you find rough and a little grating. Since the song is initially disliked you begin to resist it and wish that it would end. This resistance to the song is expressed in a resistance pattern or tension in the body as well.
But then all the sudden you realize that the voice of the singer sounds a bit familiar and then you recognize it to be your favorite artist. In fact you were listening to a brand new song by your favorite singer. Instantly upon this realization your disposition toward the song changes. You soon feel yourself accepting the music deep into your body and listening/receiving the song with gratitude. Soon you are gently swaying to the music and happy to be listening to the song which is by now recognized to be quite good.
This analogy is helpful on many fronts in understanding how a positive attitude can create your reality as you go through your life one present moment at a time.
First of all the “song” can be any “person in your life” whom you initially resist because perhaps that person has a negative energetic pattern and you are initially repulsed. But then as you look a little closer at the person there seems to be something that you recognize not as being deserved of scorn, but rather of love. And with an open heart and love in your eyes you enter the field of that person and instantly they are transformed to lovable and beautiful spiritual beings on the path to self-improvement and doing their best.
This is how a positive attitude operates to form an enlightened energy field.
Please send your inquiries and questions about Vegetarian Food, Vegan Food, Raw Food, Meditation, or Power Yoga to fred@miamiyoga.com, I also do 5-day Detox programs and Intensive Teacher Trainings at Miami Yogashala locations: Brickell Yoga, Sunny isles yoga and South Beach Yoga studios.
Core Analogy:
Consider a song which is playing on the radio as you walk in a room and you find rough and a little grating. Since the song is initially disliked you begin to resist it and wish that it would end. This resistance to the song is expressed in a resistance pattern or tension in the body as well.
But then all the sudden you realize that the voice of the singer sounds a bit familiar and then you recognize it to be your favorite artist. In fact you were listening to a brand new song by your favorite singer. Instantly upon this realization your disposition toward the song changes. You soon feel yourself accepting the music deep into your body and listening/receiving the song with gratitude. Soon you are gently swaying to the music and happy to be listening to the song which is by now recognized to be quite good.
This analogy is helpful on many fronts in understanding how a positive attitude can create your reality as you go through your life one present moment at a time.
First of all the “song” can be any “person in your life” whom you initially resist because perhaps that person has a negative energetic pattern and you are initially repulsed. But then as you look a little closer at the person there seems to be something that you recognize not as being deserved of scorn, but rather of love. And with an open heart and love in your eyes you enter the field of that person and instantly they are transformed to lovable and beautiful spiritual beings on the path to self-improvement and doing their best.
This is how a positive attitude operates to form an enlightened energy field.
Please send your inquiries and questions about Vegetarian Food, Vegan Food, Raw Food, Meditation, or Power Yoga to fred@miamiyoga.com, I also do 5-day Detox programs and Intensive Teacher Trainings at Miami Yogashala locations: Brickell Yoga, Sunny isles yoga and South Beach Yoga studios.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
The Role of Exercise
Eating well is not enough. You have GOT to exercise. Eating well is half the picture, it is precisely half, it is very important, but the other half is exercise. We are, all animals are, designed to express our bodies physically daily. We are designed to have to earn our food. So it is worked into our physiology that we are going to function better, we are going to heal faster, by exercising daily.
There are all sorts of exercises out there, you can do whichever ones you want, but the best ones are the ones that are daily, are systematic, and are as vigorous as you feel is appropriate for you and then always moving up. Starting slow and always moving up, from where ever you start, it does NOT matter. I am a yoga teacher so I say do yoga.
Because this style of yoga is cardio-vascular, it is opening up the muscles, it is benefiting the endocrine systems, it does everything. If you have other exercise fine, just make sure that they are not hurting you. If you are running, make sure that your knees are not going bad. If you are lifting weights, make sure that you don’t have shoulder injuries. Make sure that whatever you are doing that is in the effort of benefiting you is really benefiting you.
So vigorous exercise! Do something everyday. Vigorous walking do it, if it is Yoga do it, what ever you are going to do do it. Just do something! Otherwise you can eat well all you want but it isn’t the whole story, it isn’t the whole picture. You got to move your body.
You may visit my site, Miami Beach Power Yoga Studio: South Beach for questions regarding Vegetarian Food, Vegan Food, Raw Food, Meditation, or Power Yoga. I also do 5-day Detox programs, Intensive Teacher Trainings at the following Miami Yogashala locations: Brickell Yoga, Sunny isles yoga and South Beach Yoga studios. You may also send inquiries at fred@miamiyoga.com.
Namaste
There are all sorts of exercises out there, you can do whichever ones you want, but the best ones are the ones that are daily, are systematic, and are as vigorous as you feel is appropriate for you and then always moving up. Starting slow and always moving up, from where ever you start, it does NOT matter. I am a yoga teacher so I say do yoga.
Because this style of yoga is cardio-vascular, it is opening up the muscles, it is benefiting the endocrine systems, it does everything. If you have other exercise fine, just make sure that they are not hurting you. If you are running, make sure that your knees are not going bad. If you are lifting weights, make sure that you don’t have shoulder injuries. Make sure that whatever you are doing that is in the effort of benefiting you is really benefiting you.
So vigorous exercise! Do something everyday. Vigorous walking do it, if it is Yoga do it, what ever you are going to do do it. Just do something! Otherwise you can eat well all you want but it isn’t the whole story, it isn’t the whole picture. You got to move your body.
You may visit my site, Miami Beach Power Yoga Studio: South Beach for questions regarding Vegetarian Food, Vegan Food, Raw Food, Meditation, or Power Yoga. I also do 5-day Detox programs, Intensive Teacher Trainings at the following Miami Yogashala locations: Brickell Yoga, Sunny isles yoga and South Beach Yoga studios. You may also send inquiries at fred@miamiyoga.com.
Namaste
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Teaching Meditation
If you’re going to teach, with a little bit of attention, you more than you, employ it to the degree you want, you had employ immediately. Being in your presence needs to be relaxing, that will have to be transmitted at all times. In every word that you say, in every sentence that you speak you have to visualize centeredness; you have to exist from there. You have to keep it that way. You have to not make it more than that it is. First things first, you do not turn into something that it’s not. That people are spiritual by their very nature, it’s a done deal. They are human beings so you’re already there. All you have to do is let them see for themselves what they already are so there’s nothing has to be created, it’s the first thing to be understand. It won’t be like, “Oh, I got to create this sentences so that I can make you understand”, no. The whole point of this is that there’s no understanding involved. I can never convince you intellectually anything spiritually because it doesn’t operate on that level. Truth is not always operating on the level of intellectualization. First things first, relax. Spiritual part it needs to be easy going. Now, how do you do it? You realize that the spiritual part is already what you’re talking about with the breath. By telling someone to breathe perfectly or to breathe with an evenness on their breath, you’re giving them the opportunity to balance their mind and to still their mind, then the spiritual part, brushes in like a wave - it just emerges. Because all you got to do is say feel the stillness in your mind and feel how good that feels. You want them to experience that stuff for themselves but don’t make it more than that it is. As far as spiritual things are concern, I’ll give you some hints. Feel gratitude, you could say that a hundred times. And I want you to mean it, mean it, MEAN IT. When you say feel gratitude, you’re feeling it and intensely. And almost so intensely that you almost can’t even talk, that kind of gratitude. Like I can’t almost-- couldn’t start crying, because I have seen the gifts that I have been given and how incredible this is and how mystical, you have to begin to connect to that gratitude for yourself. The part of teacher sharing for you, cultivate this because it’s blissful. And again that’s the spiritual part. The gratitude is the spiritual part. You don’t have to say believe in God all you have to do is say feel gratitude wherever you want, feel it to wherever you want. Just feel it because it’s transformational. But don’t take my word for it. Always add things like that “don’t take my word for it”, feel it for yourself. These are people want to hear. They want to hear that you’re giving them the opportunity to experience it not just trying to talk to them and make them believe it.
I do 5-day Detox programs, Intensive Teacher Trainings at the following Miami Yogashala locations: Brickell Yoga, Sunny isles yoga and South Beach Yoga studios. You may also send questions and inquiries at fred@miamiyoga.com or visit my site: Miami Beach Power Yoga Studio on South Beach if you have questions about Vegetarian Food, Vegan Food, Raw Food, Meditation, or Power Yoga.
I do 5-day Detox programs, Intensive Teacher Trainings at the following Miami Yogashala locations: Brickell Yoga, Sunny isles yoga and South Beach Yoga studios. You may also send questions and inquiries at fred@miamiyoga.com or visit my site: Miami Beach Power Yoga Studio on South Beach if you have questions about Vegetarian Food, Vegan Food, Raw Food, Meditation, or Power Yoga.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
About me
When did you start your activity as power yoga teacher, and why, in which way?
I began as a Power Yoga Teacher after years of teaching Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. I started studying Yoga and Enlightenment when i was 15, and started practicing Ashtanga Yoga when i was 23. I began to evolve my classes away from the traditional Ashtanga System and it then became Power Yoga. Power Yoga is most complete system to address the multi-dimensional aspects of a person. Physical, Mental, Spiritial... power yoga has roots in the Ancient teachings while addressing the modern day human.
Which kind of people do you address your lessons?
All kinds! I love having different kinds of people in the same classes. I love giving variations for more advanced students to express themselves while encouraging beginners to take their time and to work on their core to develop the ability to do some of the more demanding poses over time. My students are very diverse and i love working with individuals to help them realize what they need most and then suggesting the specific means to realize it.
How do you organize your lesson?
Breathing Exercises
Meditation
Warm Ups and Salutations
Standing Poses
Different Sequences Here
Closing Inversions and Back Bends
Savasana
Meditation
Which is the difference in comparison with ashtanga yoga or vinyasa yoga?
Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga is usually referred to as 'Ashtanga Yoga' but it is not quite accurate. Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga is different than Ashtanga Yoga. Ashtanga means 8 limbs and relates to the 8 Limbs of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Many masters, including myself, consider that what they teach is Ashtanga Yoga because we teach the 8 limbs in our system.
Either way, Ashtanga Vinyasa was developed by Sri K. Pattabi Jois and has him as the guru (he just passed from his body, I am sure you know). Ashtanga has sequences that never vary. Power Yoga is more flexible and can allow some creativity and exploration.
Do power yoga is grounded on?
Eight Limbs of Patanjali, Advaita Vedanta, Natural Living, Sacred Awareness, Gratitude
Do you have any suggestions for a beginner?
Start slow! No hurry. In the beginning the less you do the better. Less is More. This is a lifelong practice!
Please send your questions and inquiries to: fredb@miamiyoga.com; You may also visit me at my Miami Beach Power Yoga Studio on South Beach about questions regarding Vegetarian Food, Vegan Food, Raw Food, Meditation, or Power Yoga. I also do 5-day Detox programs, Intensive Teacher Trainings at the following Miami Yogashala locations: Brickell Yoga, Sunny isles yoga and South Beach Yoga studios.
I began as a Power Yoga Teacher after years of teaching Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. I started studying Yoga and Enlightenment when i was 15, and started practicing Ashtanga Yoga when i was 23. I began to evolve my classes away from the traditional Ashtanga System and it then became Power Yoga. Power Yoga is most complete system to address the multi-dimensional aspects of a person. Physical, Mental, Spiritial... power yoga has roots in the Ancient teachings while addressing the modern day human.
Which kind of people do you address your lessons?
All kinds! I love having different kinds of people in the same classes. I love giving variations for more advanced students to express themselves while encouraging beginners to take their time and to work on their core to develop the ability to do some of the more demanding poses over time. My students are very diverse and i love working with individuals to help them realize what they need most and then suggesting the specific means to realize it.
How do you organize your lesson?
Breathing Exercises
Meditation
Warm Ups and Salutations
Standing Poses
Different Sequences Here
Closing Inversions and Back Bends
Savasana
Meditation
Which is the difference in comparison with ashtanga yoga or vinyasa yoga?
Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga is usually referred to as 'Ashtanga Yoga' but it is not quite accurate. Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga is different than Ashtanga Yoga. Ashtanga means 8 limbs and relates to the 8 Limbs of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Many masters, including myself, consider that what they teach is Ashtanga Yoga because we teach the 8 limbs in our system.
Either way, Ashtanga Vinyasa was developed by Sri K. Pattabi Jois and has him as the guru (he just passed from his body, I am sure you know). Ashtanga has sequences that never vary. Power Yoga is more flexible and can allow some creativity and exploration.
Do power yoga is grounded on?
Eight Limbs of Patanjali, Advaita Vedanta, Natural Living, Sacred Awareness, Gratitude
Do you have any suggestions for a beginner?
Start slow! No hurry. In the beginning the less you do the better. Less is More. This is a lifelong practice!
Please send your questions and inquiries to: fredb@miamiyoga.com; You may also visit me at my Miami Beach Power Yoga Studio on South Beach about questions regarding Vegetarian Food, Vegan Food, Raw Food, Meditation, or Power Yoga. I also do 5-day Detox programs, Intensive Teacher Trainings at the following Miami Yogashala locations: Brickell Yoga, Sunny isles yoga and South Beach Yoga studios.
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