La Raíz

08/09/2025

02/09/2025

I'm so grateful for my yoga class this morning.

It gave me many insights. And it made me realize some basic principles I am faithful to (quite unknowingly up until now) in my yoga practice.

For me, the aim of practicing Yoga is surrendering to our very own, intimate higher knowing.

In the consecutive performance of the different Asanas, we feel a kind of freefall into the hands of our own divinity.
With every practice, we get to trust that inner, divine guidance more & more...And this inner, free, blank space we work with internally, will guide us -also afterwards, throughout the rest of our day- causing us to be more conscious in every situation instead of being reactive and easily thrown off balance.

I think obtaining this hugely intimate and personal relationship with our own divinity, is my greatest aim in yogic practice.

Therefore I don't intervene when my students perform a certain Asana. I want them to trust the guidance of their own higher self. I want them to rely on the nudges of their own intuition. I want them to establish a strong connection with their very own, innate divine power.

I could never know what my student is ready for, what his or her limits are or what they need to learn in order for them to progress on their highly unique spiritual journey.

Maybe falling 5 times during Tree pose and standing up 5 times, will teach them something vital. So if I would intervene, I would take that precious lesson away from them.

Yoga should therefore -in my eyes- be something sacred between YOU and your higher self only and a teacher is merely an example of what that connection could look like.

That's why every yoga teacher will teach differently. They will teach according to their own personality and to their own inner evolution.

I teach yoga the way I live life : totally immersed in the moment, improvising every moment and feeling into whatever movement/Asana feels necessary in any given moment.
That's why none of my classes are exactly the same.

I don't expect perfect ex*****on -not from myself nor from my students- but I aim to establish an inner dance with the energy that is released by every Asana.

Transforming all tension and resistance into relaxation and lightness.

That's why I talk a lot during all the different poses, because sometimes we have to be guided into noticing the subtle language our bodies/ higher self speaks to us.

I like to experiment a lot with this wide, inner, silent space during my classes. This quiet space of infinite freedom, this 0-point, this vast space of infinite possibilities.

Observing everything that arises (thoughts, feelings, sensations, sounds) without any judgement and watching it all rise & fall, not leaving any trace -I think- truly sets us free.
I teach the same way I live life : in surrender, from a perception of curiosity, all the time with new eyes. Open and alert to learn more and always willing to dive deeper.

In my classes it's never about stagnation & perfection but always about movement and transformation.

That's why I love to combine Yin Yoga with Hatha Yoga. I even implement an inner Yin approach, while performing Hatha postures.

I also combine my Yoga practice with Pranayama Breathing because if there's one thing I hate it's wasting time :). Pranayama breathing is a practice I used to do AFTER my Yoga practice. But integrating it into my Yoga practice, has made me save time and has deepened my Yoga practice tremendously. Simply because conscious breathing makes it impossible for our minds to drift off, which automatically deepens the whole experience.

If you want to follow one of my classes, you can book an individual class for 30 soles.

If you want to participate in my daily group classes, it is 10 soles/class. We practice every weekday at 6h30 AM in Urb. Santa Úrsula c14 José Luis Bustamante y Rivero.

Don't forget to sign up through WhatsApp the night before >>> +904 936 611 🧘‍♀️

Namaste 🪷

12/08/2025

Reparando tu salud intestinal, generarás un ciclo continuo de bienestar óptimo 🤸

05/08/2025

Bienvenidos/-as 🌟✨🧘‍♀️🤸

31/07/2025

And all comes at a cost 💰

01/07/2025

I want to share this, since it has been something that keeps coming back with every client I've been seeing as a nutrionist.

People obviously contact me regarding their weight... I've heard: "I gained so much weight lately, I look like a pig, you've got to help me out". Or "I am losing so much weight, I'm having panic attacks, I'm scared all the time, I eat normal but I want to look like I did before all the stress and anxiety, help me gain weight."

People think a "diet" or "nutrition" will make their bodies be balanced and healthy. And the truth is >>> it's the OTHER WAY AROUND. You have to give your body all that it requires to be balanced and healthy and ONLY THEN your body in turn will give you a healthy (or your ideal) weight.

And the other truth, is that a healthy diet, or healthy choices in general, can only be an OUTCOME, A RESULT, from having a HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP with yourself.

If you call yourself a pig, no salad in the whole wide world is gonna make you have a healthy self image. What this person needs, is to evaluate and transform her inner dialogue. Once her self talk is loving and caring, she'll eventually stop reaching out for destructive habits (this can be binge eating/ drinking). And after a while, she'll find nurturing and healthy options more & more attractive.

So, it's a CIRCULAR movement. But instead of going into the mode of shame and guilt, destruction and/or suppression, it's now a circular motion -powered by selflove- towards patience, understanding, presence and care.

You can literally eat all the best foods, organic and all the rest of it, but if you talk to yourself in contemptuous ways or repeat awful memories in your head over and over again or beat yourself up whenever something goes wrong,...then food will not bring balance nor health to your body. Even if it's highly nutritious.

If you ON TOP OF THAT, smoke & drink & eat loads of sugar AND you go to bed each night at 1 AM.... you can pretty much be certain the "food" factor will not have any effect at all.

A sidenote must be made here >>> having a "normal" weight also does NOT necessarily imply you're in good health. You can have a "healthy weight" and have insuline resistance, fatty liver and clogged arteries, all at the same time. That's why BMI is a very moronic way of "calculating" a healthy body weight.

"So I can't have any treats?" You ask.

That's the thing. If you have an overall healthy lifestyle, treats are no problem. If you have a healthy liver, it is definitely capable of removing your daily toxins and metabolising fats adequately. If your body works the way it is designed to work, you can definitely have a coffee now and then or a glass of wine occasionally.

So, we're left with the most important question >>> WHAT DOES A "HEALTHY LIFESTYLE" LOOK LIKE? WHAT IS IT COMPROMISED OF?

That greatly depends on every individual because we all have very unique & specific needs (that is why Ayurveda is so much more holistic and complete then the western perspective on nutrition, because it takes our intrinsic constitution or blueprint into account).

But in general, we could say that a HEALTHY LIFESTYLE consists of HAVING DAILY HABITS THAT BRING US INTO COHERENCE, BALANCE OR "HOMEOSTASIS".

This means that you continuously thrive and whenever you "fall out" of this alignment, you have the correct habits to put yourself back on track.

Generally we can say the following habits cultivate a state of balance/coherence/homeostasis in EVERYBODY:

• you can observe your mind and consciously cultivate a positive self imagine (this includes talking to yourself in uplifting, motivational ways)
• you have daily physical exercise (cardio & muscle mass)
• you get enough sunlight
• you go to bed early
• you drink enough water
• you maintain healthy relationships (and let go of toxic ones)
• you create a healthy microbiome (good gut health)
• you optimize your mental hygiene & work on trauma release (for example through lymphatic support, fascia stretches/release, EMDR, NLP, hypnosis, creative writing, humming, stroking the face/upper arms, yin yoga, pranayama breathing...)

So be smart and don't focus on food. Don't focus on the scale. Focus on your energy, focus on the invisible first. And the outcome will be a reflection of that.

Don't let your mind dictate what you should look like.

Give your being all it needs to thrive and be surprised of the beautiful being that arises from that.

Don't think "how can I gain weight"? Think "how can I release my stress? How can I transform my anxiety?"

Go from SELF SABOTAGE to SELF HEALING.

From SELF ABANDONMENT to SELF LOVE.

Contact me through WhatsApp if you want more information on the programs we offer at La Raíz, Holistic Healing Center (+904 936 611)

Namaste 🪷