10 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Opening A Yoga Retreat Center
Opening a yoga retreat center is the new black. Everyone wants one. Every aspiring yogi or yoga teacher I talk to these days asks me the same question: “How did you do it? How did you open a successful yoga retreat center in paradise (aka Costa Rica)?” The truth is,...
How to Start Your Own Yoga Retreat
It’s happened quite a bit. Too many times to count actually. I’ll be introduced to someone new; we’ll exchange platitudes for a short while before the individual will lean in close, as if letting me in on a big secret, and whisper “You know…I’ve been thinking of...
How To Regain Control And Find Freedom In Your Life || The Four Fountains Of Life
We all experience suffering and in our life. This suffering can usually be traced back to disturbances that exist deep within our mind. Retracing our steps back to our most inner sanctuary becomes difficult and challenging. But where do our disturbances come from? The...
Defining Asana: The Purpose of Yoga Postures and What Happens When You Master Them
Patanjali created the eight limbs of yoga known as ‘ashtanga’, ‘ashta’ meaning eight and ‘anga’ meaning limbs. These eight limbs are a pathway to living a yogic life, and the third limb is the practice of asana. So often you hear this phrase, “Yoga will change...
Open Your Heart + Open Your Life || Yogi Aaron’s Secret Backbending Sequence
Sometimes the weight of the world seems to be pressing in on all fronts. The desire to breathe and feel freedom is great. For many of us, we seek out a release valve for the pressure of life by indulging in pleasures. We hope that for just a moment, we can forget our...
Heal Your Lower Back Problems || Deep Thigh Stretch
Is your lower back constantly in pain? Do you feel debilitated and sometimes can not move? Do you often see a chiropractor for relief from back pain only to have the suffering return the next day? I have some solutions for you, and I think they might change your life....
Harnessing The Power Of Wheel Pose || How To Master A Supported Yoga Wheel Pose
Do you feel burnt out? Are you at the end of your creative life? Have you forgotten all of the possibilities life has to offer? Do you feel like giving up? I often do. Yes, I Yogi Aaron, at times have felt as if the world is closing in on me. To have the feeling that...
The Key To Unlocking Forearm Balance || How To Do Pincha Mayurasana
Like all balancing inverted postures in the yogic system, some of us embrace the practice while others avoid them at all costs. But let’s be clear about something. An inverted balancing posture is either energizing or calming. Once in a while, they are balancing...
How To Master Handstands || Yogi Aaron’s Secret Handstand Practice
Yoga is a practice of walking into your fear every day and facing it head on until there is no more fear. – Yogi Aaron Handstands are one for the hardest poses to master. And let’s face it, to master handstands are really scary! Well at least for most people...
Yogi Aaron, a master yoga teacher, muscle specialist, podcast host, and yoga retreat owner, currently serves as the co-owner of Blue Osa Yoga Retreat + Spa on the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica. Read More