by Natale Ferreira | Apr 5, 2018 | Ashtanga Yoga South Bay Blog
Yoga is powerful. If you practice correctly you will have great success: you may even develop siddhis, special powers. In fact the third chapter, the Vibhūti Pada of the Yoga Sutras of Patañjali, are all about these siddhis which arise from sustained and focussed yoga practice.
by Natale Ferreira | Jul 27, 2017 | Ashtanga Yoga South Bay Blog
I hope you are enjoying the beauty of summer and magic of nature in beautiful southern California. I find it a useful practice to try to get to the beach and watch the sunset daily. It gives me a chance to reflect on the day, on the wonder of this life and to fully...
by Natale Ferreira | Feb 7, 2017 | Ashtanga Yoga South Bay Blog
Friday, February 10th is a moon day. Please take rest. Also, registration is now open for Sharath: SIGN UP HERE Honouring the Practice Last Friday in led class we spoke about the sanctity of this practice and of the sacrifice, hard work and discipline...
by Natale Ferreira | Feb 3, 2016 | Noticeboard/Musings
Paramparā, lineage, the direct transmission of knowledge from teacher to student: this is what draws me to this special little neighborhood called Gokulam in the city of Mysore, three hours from Bangalore in the state of Karnataka in south India. Yoga is a sadhana...