Do you REALLY know how far you can push yourself? Do you know your limits? I just discovered my new limits. I found out exactly how far I could push myself while trekking through Costa Rica’s remote Corcovado National Park. I have lived in Costa Rica for the past ten years and yet had never […]
9 Signs You Have Reached Enlightenment
You have been doing this yoga stuff for how long? And you haven’t reached enlightenment yet! You want it now and you’re taking every yoga class and doing every meditation possible to get there. BUT!!!! Do you even know what enlightenment looks like? There is all this talk these days about enlightenment, the goal of […]
The Benefits Of Fasting and Why You Should Do It
Do you want to lose weight? Do you want to reclaim your health? Do you want to gain control of your life? I have the answer. And it costs absolutely nothing. It is FREE! The answer is called “Not Eating.” It is a simple practice known as fasting. For as long as I can remember, […]
Your Words Have Power || How To Have More Power In Your Life
You have no idea how incredibly powerful you are! No really… you have an amazing ability to create the unimaginable, to do the impossible, and manifest anything in your life. You have an enormous ability to will your ideas into existence. You can transform yourself and the (entire) world around you. We do not […]
The Power Of Prayer || What Do You Pray For?
When I recently asked the current group of yoga teacher training students why they pray they gave me a variety of reasons. – They said they pray to cultivate hope, to gain strength. – They pray as a last resort when they feel there’s nothing else to do. – They pray as a way to […]
3 Books That Will Change Your Life This Year! || Yogi Aaron’s Favorite Books
Reading is a very important practice. It is the greatest form of connection to ideas and thoughts formed miles, hours, and millennia before. Think about the words you’re reading now. Can you imagine what I am doing while I write this? Where am I writing this? What motivated me? Reading is very important for self-development. […]
The 9 Obstacles That Get In The Way Of Our Happiness + Spiritual Practice
All of us want to be happier. This is a universal truth. Thus many of us have turned to yoga. But in turning to yoga and meditation, we have fallen short of attaining that final rung on the ladder to happiness. Why? When confronted by any of the obstacles along the path, we tend to […]
5 Reasons Yoga Teachers Make Unlikely Gurus
The need to have a spiritual guide is not new. For as long as man has roamed the earth, there have been people putting themselves in the role of teacher, religious leader, master, or guru. Perhaps it comes from this constant quest to figure out what our humanity is all about. So what is new? […]
What We Can Learn From The Tides
It’s no secret that the moon is the ultimate puppet master behind the flow of our oceans. When the moon is full or new, the moon and sun are aligned with the earth to create an exceptionally strong force on the ocean’s tides. These tides are known as spring tides and vary from extremely high […]
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 source of all our disturbances in life can be traced back […]