Having a hard time relaxing? Need to get some Zen on…Finding that you spending night’s awake “sweating” it out? Well maybe you really do need to sweat it out…in a sauna. In an infrared sauna to be exact. To be even more precise, in the Sunlighten infrared sauna that we just installed…We’re going to be […]
Global data involving more than 290 million people confirms what we’ve been saying for years: Time outdoors could save your life. This is but one of many reasons we are trying to coax you out into the woods for the next Gangsta Goddess retreat…We know that you want to join us but if you need […]
This week’s teacher spotlight is super big and super bright because we’ve got 3 beauties to bring into the hot center of your attention. Mailoha Albaladejo, Suzanne Aronoff and Melissa Vogt all share a love for giving it to you hot! hot! hot! (yoga, I’m talking yoga here folks…) and while they are each extraordinary […]
This Gangsta Goddess retreat is really shaping up to be spectacular…and while we don’t want to give every detail away know that we will start each morning with a period of silence (no talking) that we will hold from waking until lunch time. This practice of Noble Silence is very healing and will allow the […]
Retreating to the river within the woods isn’t the only thing that we will be doing on the Gangsta Goddess retreats. Our last blog discussed our plans for daily forest bathing and this blog will unveil our plans for doing a nidra on the daily! I started the research for this blog by looking up the […]
Need another reason to sign up for a weekend away? Let me give you a glimpse of but one reason why you should get your name on the Gangsta Goddess list…Forest Bathing Baby! It’s going to happen each and every day that we are in retreat. Go to a Forest. Walk slowly. Breathe. Open all […]
Michelle Zivkov was drawn to teaching yoga after nine years as an elementary school teacher. Always an avid traveler and learner, she was inspired to take a break from teaching to travel the world and deepen her yoga practice by completing her yoga teacher training with Zuna Yoga while in Bail, Indonesia. […]
Carrie’s journey with yoga began in 2008 at the ripe age of 14. A lifelong equestrian, she was determined to reach her toes and combat hips that seemed to be permanently locked into place. As she noticed the shifts in her gaining mobility and the peace she seemed to find with every yoga class, she […]
Dana Kaplan is the leader & co-founder of the Orlando-based Kirtan band, To Bring Devotion. Kirtan is an age-old practice of Bhakti Yoga, the yogic path of unconditional love. In this call & response form of musical chanting, our minds soften & focus, while our hearts open to the Divine light that resides within us […]
Meet Michelle! She joins the Kodawari teaching Krewe today! She has a love for yoga and whether it’s an event close to home, a class or a yoga retreat far away, Michelle feels inspired to create opportunities for others to re-connect with themselves and others. In her words, “These experiences (of reconnection) are moments that change […]
