Mysore Style with Matt Corigliano - July 20th - 28th 2013

Matt Corigliano will be teaching in Vila Nova de Milfontes from July 20th - 28th.

Vila Nova de Milfontes is located 200km South of Lisbon / Portugal in one of the most pristine and beautiful coastlines in the world. This will be the second consecutive year that Matt comes to this part of the planet to share his experience not only as a Yogi but also as a Surfer and Lover of Nature and the Ocean. There are few Yoga teachers Today taking a consistent path towards a more healthy life-style directly connected with Nature, Matt spends most of his time surfing in Bali and Hawaii eating healthy, doing his practice and spending many hours in the Ocean. This will be his first and possibly only stop in Europe. Don't miss this chance to practice with him.

Matt's bio: Matt's parents started practicing Ashtanga Yoga with Sri. K Pattabhi Jois in the early 80's. His parents have been a big influence on many of the teachers and students that practice Ashtanga Yoga today. 
 Their devotion and love for yoga had a huge effect in his life.   He experienced his first yoga classes at the age of six.
 Raised a vegetarian and growing up on the Hawaiian Islands with the ocean and nature was a great path into the yoga.
 Matt hopes  to share the yoga in a way to inspire and empower  the student to live life with the fullest of potential.
 His classes are for  both beginner and advanced student giving a space to learn and grow at your own pace.  Matt  has been traveling teaching Ashtanga Yoga internationally for more then 12 years.  He continues to travel  today spreading the powerful affects ashtanga yoga has on the world. 
 Matt  is  one of very few Advanced student of Guruji and Sharath and is  Authorized  to Teach by KPJAYI (Ashtanga Yoga Institute) of Mysore, South India. Matt's web: www.pureashtanga.com

The Yoga Shala: http://www.herdadedofreixial.com/

Where to Stay: Students can choose to Stay ate Herdade do Freixial or can choose from many other places around the area.

here are some options:

http://www.ecosurfcamp.blogspot.pt/p/accommodations.html/ (surf camp and surfing school)
http://www.herdadedofreixial.com/ (where the Yoga Shala is)
http://www.moinhodaasneira.com/ (very close from the Yoga Shala)
http://www.apartamentoscintradovale.com/ (a nice walk away)
http://www.herdadedamatinha.com/ (close but you would need a car or bicycle)
http://www.campingmilfontes.com/ (camping)
http://www.dunaparque.com/ (hotel by the beach and village)
http://www.casasbrancas.pt/ (many other options for housing)
http://www.casaamarelamilfontes.com/ (nice guest house)

This site is very useful also: https://www.airbnb.com just search for "Vila Nova de Milfontes, Odemira" 

Price for the Workshop: 200€ for Mysore Style (housing and food not included) 

Please contact us for further information

loveashtangayoga@gmail.com

+351 91 4094330

Tarik & Lea 

ASHTANGA YOGA, SURF AND SUN - JULY AND AUGUST 2013

In Vila Nova de Milfontes - Portugal

During the months of July and August 2013, we will be teaching Morning Mysore Style 7 days a week at (except moon days) www.herdadedofreixial.com.

The Yoga Shala is located on a very traditional Portuguese old style "Monte Alentejano" and is five minutes from some of the most beautiful beaches in Europe. We have students from all over the world coming for the traditional Ashtanga Yoga classes, the empty beaches,great surfing, wild nature, and the laid back life style that is characteristic of this region of Portugal. 

Vila Nova de Milfontes has one of the most beautiful coast lines of all of Europe and it is sunny everyday. There are waves for all levels of surfers, from the first timers to the most experienced of surfers. The surfing experience in the Alentejo is very special as there are still many uncrowded spots left to be discovered. 

There are many places to stay and students can choose to stay in a place that most adequately fits their budget. Contact us via email or Facebook and we will help you plan your trip.

Fees for Yoga classes only:

One month: 200€
One week:   75€
Drop in:    20€

Surfing Classes:

Begginers:

We don't teach begginers but we work in partnership with http://surfmilfontes.blogspot.com/ and they have a special prices for Yoga Students.

Intermediate and Experienced:

We will surf together with no charge ;)

Private Lessons:

50€

We have a private surfing instructor who also Practices Ashtanga Yoga, if you want to have him you should book in advance.

We will be updating our Facebook page often with more information: 

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Love-Ashtanga-Yoga/194771180584573?ref=tn_tnmn

Please contact us for more information

loveashtangayoga@gmail.com

00351 91 409 4330

Blessings

Tarik & Lea

  

Um texto que escreví em 2003... primordios do Ashtanga em Portugal ;)

O BAMBU

O Bambu e a planta que cresce mais depressa no mundo...
e no seu crescimento ele não se engana no caminho...
  traça uma linha reta e ascende em direção ao céu...

  também o Yogi...

É mais flexível e resistente que o aço...
mas não
é eterno... sua estrutura externa é perecível...

  também a do Yogi...

A resistência do bambu reside no seu interior...
mas o que esta no interior do bambu para ser tão resistente?
NADA... não existe nada... o bambu esta vazio por dentro... e sua
forca,
  resistência e flexibilidade reside exatamente no seu vazio... e esse
vazio
é eterno...

  também no Yogi...

A utilidade das coisas residem no vazio... um copo cheio não pode ser
enchido... num shala só se prática por não haver nada dentro... um computador e rápido e
eficiente quando o disco esta limpo... mas quando o disco esta
cheio...
deitamos a maquina fora...

portanto tudo o que e útil no mundo tem que estar vazio... só acontece pois esta vazio por dentro...

  Mas o bambu apodrece quando a agua entra dentro...

por que é que entupimos a mente e o coração com coisas??? mal a mente
esta
cheia... perde a utilidade como um carro cheio ou como um shala
abarrotado... ou então apodrece como o bambu...

o yogi procura esvaziar a mente... todo e qualquer conhecimento
intelectual
  éinútil... só serve para ocupar espaço...

O bambu não resiste... por isso é tão difícil destrui-lo ou quebra-lo... ele
deixa-se levar pelo vento... e como esta enraizado no vazio nada
pode
perturba-lo... ele cresce ao sabor do vento...

o Yogi sabendo disso não resiste... se entrega... também vive ao sabor
do
vento... vai onde o vento da vida o leva e renuncia
qualquer tipo de conhecimento que não o conhecimento verdadeiro...
O Yogi não faz nada... o Yogi não age... quem move o bambu? é o vento
(energia) ou ele se move por vontade própria?

um Yogi inteligente sabe que nenhuma ação é dele e entrega entrega
todas as
suas ações à energia cósmica (Prana)... ao Tao... deus... não
importa...
aquilo que quiserem chamar!!!

o Yogi sabe que "Aquilo" e ele são o mesmo... e esta e a única
verdade...
  também o bambu sabe (mesmo sem saber)... ele é aquilo que esta
dentro...

portanto observem as coisas... mas a partir do vazio sempre... observem
o bambu... se conseguirem viver como o bambu... nenhum tipo de
conhecimento
terá mais utilidade... pois encontrastes resposta para tudo que sempre
  quisestes saber...

como o bambu...
  crescemos sempre em movimento ascendente...

se assim o fizeres nunca te enganaras no caminho pois só existe um...

como o bambu...
desenvolva a flexibilidade e a resistência do aço... mas lembra-te de
onde
vem a força... não é da estrutura (corpo) mas sim do teu interior...
do
vazio (Prana)...

como o bambu...
  apesar de estar dentro de ti saiba que o vazio não te pertence... mas
tu
pertences ao vazio...

como o bambu...
acredita no teu interior(mesmo sem acreditar)... deixa-te levar ao
sabor do
vento pois a flexibilidade e resistência te preservarão...

como o bambu...
entrega-te sem medo... que a noção do vazio seja bem clara... faca
chuva ou
sol... na ausência do vento ou na maior tempestade... confie sempre no
teu
vazio interior... pois ele não resiste... e não resistindo chegas ao teu
destino...

como o bambu...

  será que temos que ir a algum lado??? será que já não estamos no
destino...
  será que o destino e o inicio do caminho não são o mesmo...

  será que o bambu se faz estas perguntas... acho que não... se não
qualquer
tempestade o derrubaria... ele não cresceria tão depressa e seu caminho
não
seria traçado numa só reta...

ele sabe que nada sabe, que cresce sem saber como, que resiste
exatamente
por não resistir... que existe exatamente por não existir...

afinal não há nada dentro dele...

Om Shanti

Tarik

Easter / Spring, Ashtanga Yoga, Surfing and Raw Food Retreat with Tarik, Lea and Chef Isabel Serra

 

(TEXTO EM PORTUGUÊS ABAIXO) Spring has been traditionally considered as the best season to detoxify and cleanse the body. The body is awaking from the winter and getting ready for summer, a good moment to invest in your health, strengthening your body and mind for the rest of the year.

We will teach daily morning Mysore Style at www.herdadedofreixial.com. Isabel Serra will provide amazing raw food menu for the Yogis.

Spring in Portugal is also very good time for surfing, with light morning offshore winds and medium size swells, making the waves perfect for beginners and advanced surfers.

The Alentejo fields will be totally covered by multiple colored flowers, one of the most stunning seasons to visit this coastline. We will be posting more details about the event. Contact us at loveashtangayoga@gmail.com or give us a call 00351 914094330
FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE HERE

Schedule:

Daily Morning Mysore; Raw Breakfast and Dinner; Daily Surf Trips (beach is 5 min from shala); nightly campfires to spend time wilth fellow yogis; sweatlodge.

Hope to see you there

Tarik & Lea 

Check the video from the past winter event  
https://vimeo.com/58096264

A Primavera é tradicionalmente considerada a melhor estação do ano para desintoxicar e limpar o corpo. O Corpo se despede do estado de Hibernação, dando as boas vindas ao Verão sendo um ótimo momento para investir na sua saúde, fortalecendo o corpo e a mente para o resto do ano.

Vamos estar a dar aulas de Mysore Style todas as manhãs na Herdade do Freixial (www.herdadedofreixial.com) A "Chef" Isabel Serra irá preparar um fantástico menu "Raw" para os Yogis.

A Primavera é normalmente uma das melhores épocas para o surf. Ventos offshore pelas manhãs e boas ondulações tornam as ondas de primavera perfeitas para principiantes e avançados.

Os campos alentejanos estarão repletos de flores de múltiplas cores, uma das épocas mais bonitas para visitar a região. Vamos postar mais detalhes sobre o evento em breve. Podem nos contactar por mail

loveashtangayoga@gmail.com ou telefone 914094330. 

vejam o video: https://vimeo.com/58096264

FACEBOOK DO EVENTO AQUI 
Esperamos por vocês.

Tarik & Lea

NEW BEGINNING... Retiro no Alentejo 2012 / 2013

Queridos amigos e Praticantes,

For English scroll down.

Se ainda não sabem o que fazer após o Natal e onde passar o final de 2012... Que tal no Alentejo? Vamos passar o Natal e o ano novo em Vila Nova de Milfontes e a partir do dia 26 de Dezembro até o dia 2 de Janeiro de 2013 estaremos a dar aulas na Herdade do Freixial. Além do programa diário de Ashtanga Yoga queremos fazer dos últimos dias do ano de 2012 uma celebração diária com muito Yoga, surf, boa comida, musica, fogueira, lareira, "sweat lodge",

dance party e muitas gargalhadas ;). Foi para muitos um ano cheio de desafios e "austeridades" mas de "austeridades" percebemos nós (Yogis) não é mesmo? E por isso merecemos todos uma grande celebração e encerrar o ano de forma positiva e "em grande".

Ponderem e entrem em contacto connosco caso queiram estar presentes e finalizar o ano de 2012 de uma forma saudável.

We will be Celebrating the end of 2012 and the Beginning of 2013 with a week of Ashtanga Yoga (daily Mysore classes), Surf, Healthy Food, Sweat Lodge, and a New Year´s Eve bash in Vila Nova de Milfontes, Alentejo Portugal (160 km from Lisbon).

The auspicious and highly awaited year of 2012 has been full challenges for many of us, so come and join us for a celebration of the end to this year and to the beginning of 2013.

The dates of the event are: 26 of December to January 2

The daily Mysore classes will be give in the Herdade do Freixial. The rest of the festivities will be held in another special location.

If you would like more information on prices, lodging, etc. please contact us at:

loveashtangayoga@gmail.com or (351) 914 094 330

Abraço grande,

Lea Perfetti & Tarik van Prehn

Yoga Surf and Sun

Dear Yogis,

Join us for two weeks of Yoga, Surf and Sun. We will be teaching at www.herdadedofreixial.com in Vila Nova de Milfontes located 200km south of Lisbon. Costa vicentina has some of the most beautiful beaches in Europe. You can find amazing surfing with no crowd, even in Summer. We have a good friend who runs a small surf camp and surf school. We have arranged with him to teach the Yogis surfing after the Yoga classes. Tarik will be teaching Private surfing lessons for those wanting extra attention, There are many options for housing and we have provided a list at the bottom of the page (from rootsy to five star.)

Please contact us if you need any help, advice or traveling info. loveashtangayoga@gmail.com, +351 91 409 4330

Program:

Daily Mysore Style from 7h - 10h am

Moon day (no class) 3rd July

Place: www.herdadedofreixial.com

Early bird Price (before June 1st)
75€ per week (7 days)
140€ for two weeks
After june 1st (100€ per week)
Weekends Only 50 €

The above prices are for Yoga classes only. Housing, surfing, and food not included.

Private surfing classes with Tarik 50€ for 3 hours.

Housing:

http://www.herdadedofreixial.com/ (where the Yoga Shala is)
http://www.moinhodaasneira.com/ (very close from the Yoga Shala)
http://www.apartamentoscintradovale.com/ (a nice walk away)
http://www.herdadedamatinha.com/ (close but you would need a car or bicycle)
http://www.surfmilfontes.blogspot.com/ (surf camp and surfing school)
http://www.campingmilfontes.com/ (camping)
http://www.dunaparque.com/ (hotel by the beach and village)
http://www.casasbrancas.pt/ (many other options for housing)

Travel info: there are three airports, Lisbon (200km), Faro (160km), and Beja (107km).

GPS coordenates:
Lat. 37º 44' 25.4º N
Lon. 8º 45' 21.7º W

Keeping the Practice Alive: Tips for Yogini Moms

I was recently asked for some tips on helping mothers keep a daily yoga practice with the demands of motherhood. As the mother of two small girls, I have experienced firsthand the the process of of having children and maintaining an Ashtanga Yoga practice. My advice is to start at the beginning - birth.

Birthing is not only an incredible experience for every woman, it is one of the most intense moments she will go through in her lifetime, regardless of whether the birth was "easy" or difficult. It is a moment in which the woman transforms into a whole new state of being: woman to mother. Before becoming mothers it was "relatively" easy to work yoga into our lives, but after having children, our personal needs no longer come first, and the needs of our children often seem to be limitless. Often you try to work around a new schedule and end up practicing at inopportune times, almost always resulting in frustration. In addition, it's not just the struggle to find the time to practice, but also to muster the energy and will to follow through with it (while most of us would prefer to fit a nap, in any downtime we have).

My Ashtanga teachers in Mysore, India (Sri K Pattabhi Jois, R. Sharath, and Saraswati) recommend that mothers take off at least three months after birth before returning to full practice. If you are able to respect that, then I recommend it. You will most likely avoid unnecessary stress regarding your practice, and will be more likely to avoid injury if your body is not yet ready. A woman's body is still very fragile in the first months after birth. While hormone levels are very high, making ligaments and joints much more flexible than normal, it is imperative that women remember to rest, and enjoy this special time afterbirth to bond with their baby. However, some women have a very difficult time refraining from practice for very long. I, for example, was unable to wait three months before starting my asana practice again. Waiting just made me feel anxious. If this sounds familiar, you can try returning to practice earlier, but you must go slowly and and try not to push.


Whenever you do decide to return to your yoga practice, I would like to share some tips on how I have kept a daily practice as an Ashtanga Mama.

1. Start out slowly. Each day allow yourself to do a little bit more, but do not force it on yourself. It is almost impossible to return to your pre-birth or pre-pregnancy practice just after having a child. If you practice ashtanga yoga, for example, you might consider sticking to the standing asanas for the first weeks, and then gradually add asanas as you are able to do them, but only if they feel right to your body. Even your teacher cannot be totally sure on how far to let you push yourself - only you can know how far to proceed. It is something you must feel, and also something you have to try to consciously observe. Take stock on how you feel afterwards. Do you have enough energy? Are you too tired to take care of children later in the day? Use these clues to adjust your temporary post-pregnancy practice. Unfortunately for me, between my own stubbornness and a teacher´s eagerness, I pushed myself unnecessarily in backbending and a few other asanas before I was ready, when my second daughter was just one. Although my body was able to do it, afterwards I did not feel well and could barely move for some days. So make sure you are patient and take your time. There is no rush. A little each day is much better than a lot twice a week.

2. Make time. Set up a schedule and try to stick to it. If you are able to do your practice before your children wake up in the morning, I feel that is the best time to fit it. If not, then wait for the morning nap, or when school starts. If you yourself work all day, you will have to plan accordingly, but in my experience the best time for practicing is when children are sleeping or when they are not there. Trying to practice when your children are present can not only be very frustrating, but also very disruptive. Having to attend to your childrens' needs after coming out of kapotasana can have some pretty uncomfortable effects on everyone involved! So try to find your best time of day, and stick to it. As mothers, you need that hour or so to yourself. If you are able to achieve it, most likely you will find yourself feeling like a more focused and loving mother the rest of the day!

3. Have a ritual. Everyone who has practiced yoga for a number of years usually has their own personal ritual, whether you have your tea and a shower, or light your candles or incense. Create the mood, and do it the same way everyday. In this way both your mind and body will feel it is time to practice, and you will be less likely to lose your motivation. Try to always practice in the same space, and make that space inviting. If you attend classes, make sure that before going you maintain your ritual to prepare you for your practice there. Do not get lost in completing chores beforehand - practicing will provide you with more energy and patience, so remind yourself the chores can wait until later, and take care of yourself first. I am certain that you will discover, that having a daily yoga practice will enable you to have more energy to do everything you need to do in a day.

4. Do not give up, and be patient with your body. With having a baby, an enormous transformation has taken place inside and outside of you, and you should respect and celebrate that. For breastfeeding mothers especially, be patient - your energy will return eventually. I breastfed my first child for almost three years, and my second for two and a half. It can be very tiring and you will not feel the same in your practice while you are nursing. Do not feel discouraged, as you are doing the best thing possible for your baby, and it requires an immense amount of energy from your body. You are feeding your child from your own body, which is an amazing thing! Take care of yourself, eat well, and know that little by little, with a slow and steady practice, you will find you again and be a great mother at the same time.

Lea Perfetti was born and raised in upstate New York. An athlete at an early age, she began practicing Ashtanga Yoga in 2001, while studying biology and women´s studies at Syracuse University. Lea first traveled to Mysore, India to study with Pattabhi Jois and R. Sharath from 2003, and continued to make anual trips until 2008. Living in Spain since 2004, Lea has taught in various yoga schools throughout the country. She currently teaches Ashtanga Yoga at CDO in Lisbon, Portugal, but holds workshops in New York, Norway, Brazil, Spain, and Thailand. Lea is passionate about organic living and living close to nature, and has dedicated the last few years to studying how the relationship between yoga and maternity influences intuition, health, and one's connection with nature.