Shiva Yoga Retreats

03/09/2025

After 5 wonderful years of Yoga at Casa Shiva in Garajau, this cycle has come to a close. Like in life, endings open the space for new beginnings. 🌿

It has been such a gift to share the practice, the energy, and so many special moments with you.

I carry deep gratitude in my heart for each of you who has been part of this journey. 🙏

A new journey is on the horizon.
For now, I will take a little break, to rest, recharge, to breathe, and to prepare to rise and vibrate high again. 🌸 and prepare for what’s next.

New chapters are about to begin💫
Stay tuned, and until we meet again… keep your light shining bright. 🌸

I’ll be sharing more soon.

With love,
Shiva

17/06/2024

Happy International Yoga Day🧘‍♀️🕉️ from the Magnificent 7 🤩
Let’s flow together in celebration of peace, harmony, and love. 🪷
Join us to connect with a global community dedicated to well-being and mindfulness. 🤍
FRIDAY 21st at 19:30
Santa Catarina Park 🌲🌳🌴
Don’t forget your mat and positive vibes! 🕊️🌞

03/05/2024

Unlocking the Power of Pranayama: Benefits for Mind, Body, and Soul

Are you looking to enhance your overall well-being? Dive into the transformative world of pranayama! Pranayama, the ancient practice of breath control in yoga, offers a variety of benefits that can positively impact every aspect of your life.

**Stress Reduction**: In today’s fast-paced world, stress has become a common companion. Pranayama techniques, such as deep breathing and alternate nostril breathing, can activate the body’s relaxation response, helping to alleviate stress and anxiety.

**Improved Respiratory Function**: By practicing pranayama, you can enhance the capacity and efficiency of your lungs. Deep breathing techniques expand lung capacity, increase oxygen intake, and remove toxins from the body, promoting better respiratory health.

**Enhanced Mental Clarity**: The rhythmic breathing patterns of pranayama help calm the mind and improve concentration. Regular practice can sharpen focus, boost cognitive function, and promote mental clarity, making it easier to navigate the challenges of daily life.

**Balanced Energy Levels**: Pranayama balances the flow of prana, or life force energy, throughout the body. By regulating energy levels, pranayama practices can help combat fatigue, increase vitality, and promote a sense of overall well-being.

**Emotional Balance**: Our breath is intimately connected to our emotions. Through pranayama, you can learn to regulate your breath and, consequently, your emotional state. Techniques like Bhramari (humming bee breath) and Ujjayi (victorious breath) can calm the mind, soothe frazzled nerves, and cultivate inner peace.

Much more …

26/04/2024

What I would do in my life without yoga?
To have a healthy day, start with a gentle morning yoga routine, include a mix of yoga poses focusing on strength, flexibility, and relaxation, stay hydrated, eat nourishing foods, and end the day with a calming meditation session. Remember to listen to your body and honor its needs throughout the day.

17/04/2024

Kundalini Yoga is an ancient spiritual practice that aims to awaken the energy at the base of the spine.
This discipline combines physical posture (asana), breath control (pranayama), body lock (bandha), hand positions (mudra), meditation and recitation of sacred mantras.
By balancing the chakras and raising Kundalini energy, practitioners can experience a deep sense of self-awareness, inner peace and harmony.

Kundalini Yoga incorporates dynamic and static physical postures, organized into sequences called Kriyas.
These sequences are designed to release tension and blocked energy in the body.
The Kriyas dedicated to improving the health of the nervous system, the liver and the kidneys, as well as those aimed at releasing stress

Meditation and mantra recitation are crucial for calming the mind and developing self-awareness

There are meditations that use particular mudras in combination with breathing patterns that have a calming and balancing impact on the brain..

Come to discover and experience this amazing practice

16/04/2024

Summer schedule 18:00

15/04/2024

“A young woman heard a knock on her door one day. When she went to open it, she found an old man on her door step. ‘Come in, come in,’ she said. The man asked, ‘Is your husband home?’ The woman explained that her husband was not home, but she invited the man inside anyway.

He refused, however. ‘I am here with my two friends,’ pointing to two elderly men waiting in the front yard. ‘However, we will wait outside until your husband returns.’

That evening as soon as the husband came home, his wife told him what had happened. ‘Quick, quick, call them inside,’ the husband exclaimed. ‘We cannot leave old men standing in the cold outside.’ 

So, the woman went outside and beckoned the men in. One of them rose and said, ‘Ma’am, all three of us cannot actually come in. You see, I am Love, and with me are Success and Wealth. Only one of us can enter your home. Please, go and ask your husband which of us he would like in the home.’ So, the woman went and after relaying the story to her husband, said, ‘I think we should invite Success in. Then, you will get the promotion you’ve been waiting for and we will become more prosperous.’ 

However, the husband thought and said, ‘But, Honey, I only want the promotion so we can be rich. If we invite Wealth into our home, then it won’t matter if I get the promotion, because we will already be rich. I think Wealth is a better choice.’ 
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10/04/2024

Some of my advises that helped me all these years through my yoga journey
Learn Basic Poses:
Start with foundational yoga poses such as Mountain Pose (Tadasana), Downward-Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana), and Child’s Pose (Balasana). Focus on proper alignment and breathing techniques.

Incorporate Breathing Techniques:
Pranayama, or yogic breathing, is integral to yoga practice. Learn basic breathing techniques like Ujjayi breath (victorious breath) to synchronize with movement and promote relaxation.

Listen to Your Body:
Honor your body’s limitations and avoid pushing yourself into discomfort or pain. Modify poses as needed and focus on gradual progress over time.

30/03/2024

What is Restorative Alignment ?

Due to a sedentary lifestyle and elevated levels of stress people suffer more and more physical and psychological problems.

It involves gentle poses and stretches that are held for longer periods, allowing the body to relax and release tension. The Props are used to support the body in passive poses, making it accessible for people of all fitness levels.
It is ideal for those seeking to unwind, improve flexibility, and cultivate a sense of inner calm.

With the practice of Restorative alignment the focus is on achieving proper body positioning and support to promote relaxation and healing. It involves using props such as blankets, bolsters, and blocks allowing muscles to relax deeply without strain.
It also involves the use of supportive tools, such as the BackMitra®, helping to relax the superficial muscles of the back and lower part of the body, preparing them for sequences that will give them greater mobility and strength.

29/03/2024

24/03/2024

PENUMBRAL LUNAR ECLIPSE
MAR 25 12:12AM PDT / MAR 25 8:12AM CET / MAR 25 6:12PM AEDT

MOONTHLY THEME:
ACTION, CONFIDENCE + LEADERSHIP

LIBRA FULL MOON ILLUMINATION:
I release all seeds of doubt in my relationships, this helps me make the best decisions for my wellbeing.

The turning of the wheel continues.

We just passed through the Equinox; the beginning of Aries season and the astrological new year. The beginning of a new cycle through the 12 signs once again. And now eclipse season is upon us, fast tracking a clear out with the Libra full moon, leading us to a total eclipse on the Aries new moon.

Eclipse pairs are pathways of realignment through polarity. I see them as an energetic detox or spinal adjustment.

The Aries-Libra axis pushes and pulls us between individuality and partnership, self-expression and cooperation, and independence and interdependence. These opposing forces invite us to find balance with these aspects within ourselves and in our relationships.

We have the opportunity to go deep, to create change and adjustments, move limitations, and alter the structure and integrity of our connections. We can explore growth in how we relate, how we define ourselves and where our edges are, how we find balance and harmony when different beliefs or perceptions meet, and how we navigate collectively without losing our individuality, and vice versa.

Think timeline jumping but amplified. Think transformation through opposing forces. Think closures and endings to make space for a different reality.

Eclipses have intrigued humans since the beginning of time and have been observed as times when past karma is resolved, new paths are illuminated, and we are guided towards our higher purpose or life’s mission. They are not something to be afraid of.

Observe your experience this eclipse cycle, write down what you noticed before, between the two moons, and at the moments of eclipse.

Article from Magic of I

19/03/2024

Yoga is not just keeping the feet up to the ground and the head up in the clouds.
It is of course a lifestyle, a way of thinking and behaving which mostly wants to be based on compassion, kindness, care, patience and awareness of mind and body. Although does not mean can be based on guidelines in order to respect each others and share what is called Karma Yoga.

As a yoga teacher, I care to make sure the safety of my students and maintain a professional and respectful relationship with all of them.
Here some guidance I would like to share, in order to have you participating to my classes with more awareness and a yoga concept.

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