ANDREA - a full time Yoga, Pilates and Tai Chi instructor.

I fell in love with yoga over seven years ago, when I got a Nintendo DS and bought a game called Let's Yoga. From then, I began 'playing' yoga everyday, sometimes twice a day. At first, the practice was more physical for me, but after few months I started to really count on yoga to bring me a sense of calm during especially chaotic days. Soon after, I began recognizing the benefits of a regular asana and meditation practice and continued to incorporate yoga daily - not just during times of chaos. I found myself feeling more energized, more compassionate, happier, and with more awareness. Now, I teach full-time and couldn't be happier to do what I love. What began as a physical practice for strength and flexibility quickly became a lifestyle. I teach my students to take their yoga off the mat and apply the principles learned in the class to their lives outside of the studio. I do not only teach my philosophy, I live it.

Friday 12 September 2014

Accept Where You Are In The Present Moment


We change from day to day. Just as in our yoga practice, we flow beautifully through class and go deeper in every pose on a particular day. The very next, we may stumble and feel winded easily as we struggle to find even slight balance.


Life is ever changing. Who we interact with, how we are feeling emotionally, what we ate, how much we slept; all these factor into how we flow through our life. Some days we float, while others, we struggle to keep our head above water and resist every outstretched hand.

It’s so important to never judge ourselves or become attached to an identity is so important. We CAN be a yogi and have a difficult practice, just as we CAN be spiritually focused and feel moody or grumpy. Life never stops shifting around us, or within us.


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