Asanas at SSD Tagaytay

      Warrior 2, virabhadrasana 2. Firms the legs, tones the arms, enforces determination


Launching of Cocogreen; Plant-based and Wholefoods

  Cocogreen and Co, after three years of catering and deliveries opens its first branch in Yakal, Makati Philippines. 85 guests arrived to feast on over 50 Plant-based and wholefoods sponsored brands.        


Asia Yoga Conference 2013, Wanchai HK

You can always distinguish western-trained teachers by the playful beat of their sequence. Asians tend to be more  structured in the way they lead a class. Each year the numbers attending AYC gets bigger and bigger, that speaks volumes on how fast the zen virus is spreading in the populace. Or shall I say, antidote? Clark emphasizes on breath-work. It was the first class wherein I really felt my inhale and exhales  settling me in … Read the rest


Aumnie Shanghai, the making

Aumnie is Canadian born and raised in Shanghai. A true global citizen. Fitting: We tend to gear away from flashy prints and seasonal cuts. Classic styles are always safe and preferable although a few risky designs here and there wouldnt hurt as well. I hate wearing black for Yoga. (Except for bottoms). It makes me feel like Im projecting dark energy somehow, besides outside my yoga wear Im often already in black and white. I … Read the rest


Mushroom field tour

It wasnt the most convenient of days for a roadtrip, but it isnt everyday youre invited to a mushroom farm. So we obliged.   JJ Ortoll, (below) our friend from the local organic market owns the farm (Ministry of Mushrooms) and was kind enough to give us a tour. JJ really gave us the blow by blow information on how to farm mushrooms. I lost most of the details to thin air but got the … Read the rest


Yoga for the masses

  We drove early Sunday for a Yogathon in response to an invitation Donna recieved from co-yoga teacher, Dennis.       The Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), true its name prides itself for this scenic view we indulged in. The style of yoga we joined in was Hatha Yoga, which means anything goes. A welcome break from our usual Vinyasa Flow routine. Yoga and the Vegan way of life have officially gone … Read the rest


Bliss Yoga Teachers Training; 30 days, 200 hours.

  Three months into my Vinyasa yoga practice and already I had the guts to apply for Teachers Training. No second thoughts, only a prayer [Bliss Yoga] that they would they me in. They did. I was the baby of the group, being the second youngest with the least experience practicing the Asanas (Poses), nevertheless I didnt feel the handicap. That’s the beauty of Yoga, no one’s ever too good or too lame for it. … Read the rest


Beyond Yoga: Fort branch launch

Mushroom head they call me. Shrooms!”   I remember being asked by my friend Mike, (the brother of Pat Pelayo, one of the owners of Beyond Yoga) if it will be a conflict for me to drop by at the opening of Anti-Gravity yoga as I am a member of another studio, Bliss Yoga Makati. I understand that in the business scheme of things there might be some clashes of interest but this is yoga were … Read the rest


Global yoga mala 2012: Rockwell Grove

RECENT GLOBAL YOGA MALA 2012 ROCKWELL GROVE Watch the Video: LINK: Global Mala 2012., (Opening Video) SCHEDULE   If you’re lucky enough to find what you love, you must have the courage to live it. The first time I did yoga was back in 2010 through Al Galang of Bikram Greenhills. He gave me free passes. Since then my love affair with yoga has been on and off with me constantly wondering if I’ll be happier … Read the rest