Even a little walk or small bits of exercise add up real fast.

Even a little walk or small bits of exercise add up real fast! Do everything u can to keep moving during the day even for 5 min intervals! #fitness #healing #weightloss #wellbeing #exercise #prevention #fit #yoga #vinyasayoga #poweryoga #miamiyoga #gratitude #fredbuschyoga #brickell

Here You Can See And eat less fried foods .

It never stops! The evidence and the research that says that daily exercise is the most important thing we can do!! And eat less fried foods!!! #vegan #vegetarian #fitness #yoga #poweryoga #vinyasayoga #hotyoga #miamiyoga #cancer #prevention #yogamiami #davieyoga #yogadavie #fredbuschyoga

You can See Here Lecture time!.

Lecture time!!! #yogateachertraining #yogateachercertification #yogainstructorcourse #yoga #poweryoga #hotyoga #vinyasayoga #miamiyoga #brickellyoga #kendallyoga #davieyoga #yogadavie #yogamiami @lulumale @erizafra 

Here You Can See That is a pretty decent grouping.

That is a pretty decent grouping! #robinhoodyogi #archery #yogamiami #miamiyoga #gratitude #blessings #fredbuschyoga #miamiyoga #brickellyoga #davieyoga #yogadavie #miami #tantra #givethanks #hathayoga #yogaeverydamnday #poweryoga #vinyasayoga #loveyourself.

Here you can see Gaby is the best.

Core Time!!! Gaby is the best!!! #miamiyoga #yogadavie #yogamiami #brickellyoga #davieyoga #kendallyoga #poweryoga #core #miramaryoga #fredbuschyoga #vinyasayoga — 

Last nights 8pm class with the WORLD CLASS Malela Quintana.

Last nights 8pm class with the WORLD CLASS Malela Quintana #gabysarmy #brickellyoga #miamiyoga #fredbuschyoga #hotyoga #poweryoga #vegan #pembrokepinesyoga #miramaryoga #davieyoga #yogadavie #yogamiami #yogateachertraining #yogaeverydamnday —

Inaugural Year Fred Busch Teacher Training in London!

Inaugural Year Fred Busch Teacher Training in London! Is almost 8 years now and i still remember all the time spent together and fun we had in that room! I love you all Amelie Uteza Marie Marie-Laure Desire Wayne Leal Vicky Fox Golnaz Maleki and everyone from my first London Training! The Power Yoga Company in London is the BEST! 

Here you can see we have Started The FAMOUS FOOD TALK.

Starting the ‪#‎famous‬ ‪#‎foodtalk‬ ‪#‎food‬ ‪#‎nutrition‬ ‪#‎vegan‬ ‪#‎vegetarian‬ ‪#‎rawvegan‬ ‪#‎rawfood‬ ‪#‎yoga‬ ‪#‎yogateachertraining‬ ‪#‎fredbuschyoga‬ ‪#‎yoganutritionist‬ ‪#‎hotyoga‬ ‪#‎poweryoga‬ ‪#‎hotyogateachertraining‬ ‪#‎miamiyoga‬ ‪#‎yogatherapy‬ ‪#‎yogaalliance‬ @fredbuschyoga

Fred Busch's Mixed Martial Yoga™ - Yoga Alliance Teacher Training Module

Fred Busch's Mixed Martial Yoga™ 

Mixed Martial Yoga™ is made for everyone who wants the best possible workout with the most powerful and beneficial aspects from both the Yoga and Martial Arts systems in one complete experience.  Benefits of Yoga Meditation and Body Strength with Range of Motion  and Benefits of Martial Arts Conditioning and Kicking, Punching and Blocking sequences.   In Mixed Martial Yoga™ we channel our Inner Light Warrior to prepare for the only battle worth waging... the battle against unconsciousness, in other words, darkness.  

Mixed Martial Yoga™ is a perfect combination of challenging Fred Busch Power Yoga with Chi Kung and Cardio-based martial arts Kicking and Punching sequences! Yes it is designed to help us all express our Inner Warrior!

Tuition - $2950

To register or for an application email fredb@miamiyoga.com or call 305 606 2169

Equanimity...

“Yesterday i slipped down the stairs and landed without injury... also yesterday my foot slipped while walking indoors and I almost fell badly but managed to stay on my feet.


I learn two things from these events. One is that at any moment...at any time ...it could be our time to die and that life is precious and not to be taken for granted.

Also reinforced is how Yoga and my Asana and meditation practices are so beneficial in my everyday life. I remember falling my foot sliding off that stair and being very relaxed and ready.

The physical dexterity and mental equanimity that Yoga gives us is invaluable in tough moments.”...Fred Busch

*Commentary on Fred’s experience...”Equanimity” (upekṣhā) is mentioned in Patañjali's Yoga Sutras (Raja Yoga - 1.33[2]), as one of the four sublime attitudes, along with “loving-kindness” (maitri), “compassion” (karuṇā), and “joy” (mudita). This list is identical to the four immeasurables in Buddhist literature. These are the qualities of true, authentic, and unconditional love. Both Patañjali, the Indian sage who compiled the Yoga Sutras in the second century BCE, and the Buddha taught the importance of cultivating these four states of mind.

Coming Up - Epic Teacher Training Event In Colorado!

I hope you can consider coming to Colorado for this special 200 or 500 hour level Training! STARTS FEBRUARY 17th


It will be Fred and Rae Indigo, from Sunrise all day each day for 17 Days! We are going to be instructing the new Mixed Martial Yoga set we are developing along with the advanced insights into the Fred Busch Power Yoga sets... and be real heavy with Bodywork, Energetic Anatomy, Alignment, Food, and Pranayama.

It will be a real ashram like experience in the middle of the best nature possible! The cold weather will keep us happy to be inside and focusing on our Yoga! Tuition is $3950 and that INCLUDES ROOM AND BOARD! I hope you can do it!

For graduates of my Teacher Trainings the tuition is $3250

"Hunzas" - the Longest Lived People (Video)

In the early 70s, National Geographic ran an extensive series of articles investigating claims of long-lived people around the world. The Hunza (pronounced hoonza”) People, who live in the North of Pakistan, were one of those peoples. It is believed that among these people centenarians are a common occurrence. The Hunza and the valley in which they live was famous in the region. The Hunza Valley is a high altitude, fertile valley that supports agriculture and provides isolation from the rest of the world. Some say that the Hunza Valley was the basis for Shangri La in the book “Lost Horizons”.

Hunza valley - terraced gardens

No one really knows exactly how long they live because it has never been documented and they did not measure the quality of their lives in years. Physicians examined the Hunza and made their best guesses to how old they people were. Without focusing too much on documented maximum age, the truly extraordinary fact is that all reports from the Hunza mention that even the most elderly population is fit, full of vitality and virtually free from disease.

How did they remain disease free, you might ask?

In short, diet, exercise and proper attitude. The mountain terrain where the Hunza live is extremely rough and the Hunza people spend their lives moving among the rough passages and steep ridges. They are said to be hardier than even the famous Sherpa people of the Himalayan region.

How and what do they eat?

Hunzas eat only two meals a day and eat very little. The first meal is taken about noon, although the Hunzas are up every morning at around five a.m. This may sound surprising, since most nutrition experts here in the west stress the importance of a hearty breakfast, even though our life-style is relatively sedentary compared to that of the Hunzas; who engage in demanding physical labor all morning long on an empty stomach.

Their primary died consists of mostly plants, eaten raw. The Hunza do not have access to a large amount of fuel for cooking, nor are there many animals available for eating, so they plant what they can and gather the rest. Apricots (they have a particular fondness for apricot pits), cherries, grapes, plums and peaches are all cultivated by the Hunza. They also eat a lot of grains such as wheat, barley, and millet. During the off season (the cold winter months) milk and cheese are important sources of animal protein. Meat, although not completely eliminated, is consumed only very rarely, reserved for special occasions like marriages or festivals. This fact is no doubt one of the reasons why the Hunzas have such healthy digestive systems. Even when meat is served, the portions are very small and are generally cut into small pieces and stewed for a long time. Beef and mutton are rarely used, chicken being their most common source of animal protein. The important thing to remember is that although the Hunzas are not wholly vegetarian, meat forms a minimal part of their daily diet. In addition, all Hunza food is completely natural, containing no chemical additives whatsoever.

And their attitude, where they happy?

Absolutely. In fact, many researchers have claimed that they’re "The Happiest People on Earth". The Hunza have a certain relish and passion for life -- perhaps brought on to some extent by their daily rigorous exercise and simple lifestyle.

What Can We Learn from the Hunza?

Three things:

1. Eat primarily raw fruits and vegetables  
2. Exercise daily
3. Maintain a positive outlook

In the following video Fred speaks to his teacher training students and covers several subjects relating to energy and life. Mentioned in this clip are the Hunza people of the Pakistani Himalayas who are the oldest lived people in the world and Fred explains the secrets to their longevity.

Did you know? Balance is basically strength!

Did you know? Did you know that there is not a magical skill called Balance?

Do you believe that you ‘don’t have good balance’? Fact is that there is no magical (or mythical) skill called balance that some people have and others don’t. Balance does not really exist in that way. What it is... is strength. Because you have the strength to do it is the reason why you are able to stand on leg, not because you were born with ‘good balance’. The best way to put it simply is: Balance = Strength and Strength is simply a function of practice. Guard against having unrealistic and unfair expectations of your body to perform poses that you have not practiced everyday for months. And of course keep your eyes fixed (or still) and keep breathing. ☺

Sun Salutation - Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga (VIDEOS)

Since ancient times yogis taught that each of us replicates the entire universe, embodying stars, planets, rivers, seas, mountains, fields, the moon and the sun. Our outer sun, they asserted, is in reality a token of our own "inner sun," which corresponds to our subtle, or spiritual heart. Herein lies the seat of consciousness and higher wisdom (jnana) and, in some traditions, the domicile of the embodied self (jivatman).

Surya Namaskar, or Sun Salutation, is a common sequence of both hatha and ashtanga yoga asanas, practiced to warm-up the body at the beginning of yoga practice, whether in a class or at home. Embracing the ancient yogic tradition of prayer and prostration to the sun, this series (performed dynamically) pays homage to the life-giving power of our sun’s energy while preparing the body for subsequent asanas. There are many variations of Sun Salutation, which generally include 12 progressive poses. The Ashtanga Vinyasa primary series begins with Surya Namaskara “A” and “B” (or Sun Salutations A and B), which are traditionally repeated five times each. Surya Namaskara “A” consists of nine movements and Suyra Namaskara “B” consists of 17 movements, all in conjunction with the breath.

Sun Salutation strengthens and stretches the entire body, keeping the spine flexible while enhancing endurance, increasing energy, improving circulation and balancing the spirit. The following video is an introduction and brief tutorial on Sun Salutation “A”...

Sun Salutation “B” extends the flow of first sun salutation. As shown in the following video, the Sun Salutation “B” sequence is longer and includes additional standing postures such as Virabhadrasana I (Warrior I) and Utkatasana (Chair Pose)...

Both these video presentations of Sun Salutation as taught by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois in the Ashanga Vinyasa Yoga system are also taught in the Fred Busch Power Yoga Teacher Training.

For more on the subject of yoga, from beginner’s instruction to all levels of teacher training and certification visit the following sites...
www.fredbusch.com (Fred Busch's Website - Director of Teacher Training)
www.miamiyoga.com (Miami Yoga's Main Site)
www.brickellyoga.com (Brickell Hot Yoga Studio Site)
www.salamadhi.com (Fred's retreat center Colorado

Did you know? - Eating meat does NOT make you a man! (VIDEO)

Did you know? Did you know there is nothing inherently manly or masculine about hunting and killing or eating animals? The idea of the cavemen being some sort of masculine role model for modern men should be challenged. Perhaps it comes from some idea of being a 'provider' and some romantic image of the hunting male bringing home the prey to feed the family... Providing for family is the paramount responsibility of the man in many cases... let’s just provide the foundation for a healthy family and stop fooling ourselves into thinking we are more manly because of eating a certain way. And the oft used expression that ‘real men eat meat’ is some dark ages stuff. Real men get really healthy and really vital by eating with intelligence and compassion. Only being a man can make us manly... you can't eat yourself to manhood! :)

The opinion of a cross section of people's opinion (source - Sodahead). Survey says...

Only conservatives seem to think so...

Maraka Ewoi - Greatest Person and our Guide in Kenya

Elogita Maraka Ewoi is one of the greatest people i have ever met in my life.  He has influenced me in many positive ways as he does for all he meets!  I met Maraka in 1995 and we have been close friends ever since! Maraka and our mutual best friend Mboya are two of our main guides for the Africa Yoga Safari.

Becoming friends with these amazing people is a priceless opportunity.  We are supporting Paige Elenson's Africa Yoga Project as i will be teaching a huge Workshop in Nairobi on the last day! We will practice Yoga everyday... travel with our own chef... and be on SAFARI in a reserve that is very exclusive and wild.

We will be scouting for Leopards one minute...and walking to our Cabins the next.  This is the real thing everybody with an infrastructure of my best friends who are Kenyans who have experience guiding americans on Safari for over 18 Years!   Kwame my main partner is the owner of Shimei House our Nairobi base camp and we have been friends since University of Michigan in 1990's.

Going to Kenya with a better 'tour' i think is not possible!  Nobody could have arranged a trip anything close to this since we are using exlusively my connections throughout the entire Safari!  If you can't make it this year... Mungu Akipenda...Swahili for God Willing... you can make the next one!

We have 4 places left!  Message me to register or ask questions.

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Cell Phone Radiation Underestimated according to LA TIMES

As i always say energy is real whether you can see it or not. This radiation is effecting us even though our eyes don't perceive it! Always use speaker phone and dont sleep in the same room as your phone and don't keep in your pockets near your reproductive organs!

LA TIMES Reports:

"Measuring radiation exposure using current FCC guidelines underestimates how much radiation most people receive from their cellphones, researchers said Monday in a study published in the journal Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine.

The authors of the study, including several members of Environmental Health Trust, a nonprofit organization devoted to identifying and controlling environmental health risks, pointed to several reasons why. One is that the current assessment method bases evaluations of how much radiation people are exposed to from their phones on measurements taken using a quite large, liquid-filled plastic model of the adult human head (known as the Specific Anthropomorphic Mannequin, or SAM). Smaller people -- 97% of the population, the authors wrote -- will have higher proportional exposure than what is assessed. Children receive twice as much microwave radiation to the head from phones as adults, the study estimated, and 10 times the amount to bone marrow.

Also, current assessments don't examine exposure to parts of the body other than the head, the study noted. Even when a phone is stowed away in a pocket, it continues emitting radiation that could pose a health concern.

The authors reviewed examples of research demonstrating negative effects of cellphone use, including recent epidemiological studies suggesting correlations between cellphone use and brain cancer. (Whether microwave radiation from cellphones can damage DNA and cause cancer is a subject of debate; click here to read a National Cancer Institute fact sheet on the subject.)

Gratitude is the Key! No days off a Yoga Sadhana

Obstacles to well being are fear, greed, anger, hatred, all of the negative frequencies that can come up for us that are all stopping us from experiencing peace in our hearts. So as I said, I could have spoken this entire talk in five minutes because it’s overwhelmingly simple. It all comes down to, “Can you use awareness to improve the quality of your daily life by suspending your thoughts when they’re not related to gratitude or surrender or compassion?”

Can you practice asana everyday so that you can sit still? This is a spiritual practice. The word is called Sadhana. If you don’t know it, you’ve got to write it down. Sadhana is your spiritual practice. It’s a daily thing. So in our teacher’s training, our sadhana, a lot of it, some of it will be on the mats, there will be meditation at home. I will give you what your Sadhanas are. The sum total of everything that I tell you to do for your spiritual practice is your sadhana. There are no days off for sadhana, ever.

You already had your last day off from yoga. You already took it. Now your days off in yoga are over, every single day for the rest of your life, no exceptions. This is yoga. This is the real spiritual practice. If your physical practice is just physical and you go to the gym, say you’re really disciplined and you decide “I’m going to go to the gym every day for the rest of my life. I’m going to the gym; I’m going to work out every day.” Work out, physical stuff. Well someone gets in the way one day and tells you “It’s not easy to work out.” So what do you do? Just skip it! Big deal. Seriously, who cares? I dieted 58 straight days, I’ll get a day off. It’s not a big deal, who cares? Sadhana never takes a day off.

You don’t take a day off in giving thanks to God.

Yoga Videos on my You Tube Channel

There are many yoga videos found on Youtube that can be helpful in your yoga practice, and also many lectures of my teacher training programs that can be helpful for your daily life.

Fred Busch Yoga Channel

Allaine Stricklen's Teacher Training at Brickell HOT Yoga

It is such a pleasure and honor to be co-teaching the Power Yoga Teacher Training with Allaine Stricklen here in Miami. Everyone in Miami knows that Allaine is the senior most teacher and her mastery of yoga is being exuded at all times! These few pics were taken during Allaine's most recent training hours as part of the 200 and 500 Yoga Alliance Teacher Training Certifications offered with Fred Busch at Brickell Hot Yoga in Miami, Florida.