You’re so ‘lucky’ to do what you love

I get this so often from people around me. Yes, I’m really lucky to do what I love and love what I do, indeed. But…I consciously chose to make little steps over the past 5-10 years to do what I do today and it requires quite a lot of commitment, perseverance and...

Courage and vulnerability

1 year ago I thought that it will be easy to build up my classes again from scratch in another country, my country, after living abroad for 9 years. I believe that I have useful knowledge and experience and I am keen to share it with everyone who is interested in...

Mysore Magic

I have recently spent 2 months in Mysore and it’s been a very deep experience, as always. Both India and Mysore are truly magical places and the more I learn about Ashtanga Yoga, the more I feel there’s so much more to learn and experience.   My main...

Love letter to myself

Many times, deep thoughts come to me during my yoga practice, it’s so interesting! Today I felt I went through a micro realisation whilst of course, I was concentrating on my breathing! I’ve just realised that my life and personality have changed so much...

Fighting the ego

Probably it’s my martial arts background that I always want to fight with my ego when I practice. I like to enter a space for spiritual practice with my ego left at the door and open my heart and mind for the teaching. In the western culture, we often wear a...

Patience, the best quality of a yogi

Sometimes I see beginners struggling who just recently started yoga and they would like to master all the postures on the first class and feel frustrated if can’t perform everything perfectly. Yoga is a slow, deep transition, changing the body, the muscle...