AYAMA™ RESOURCES & ARTICLES BY AARON
I know how to defeat ISIS. Will you join me?
Okay, maybe I don’t know all the answers to defeating ISIS. But I do think I know how we can start. The answer is simple, but the solution is not so easy to put into place. How do we defeat ISIS? The answer is gratitude. Yes, gratitude. That's it! Practice gratitude. As I said, practicing gratitude it is not so simple. To do any spiritual practice requires willful commitment and conscious...
11 Ways to Create the Perfect Team for Your Yoga Retreat Center
If this is your first time hiring employees…watch out! The journey to create the perfect team for your yoga retreat center will take you on the ride of your life. If you are planning to open a yoga retreat center in your dream location, you are probably planning to build your life there as well. Your team will be a part of that life, and you will be a part of their lives. When these goes...
14 Hidden Challenges That’ll Happen When Opening a Yoga Retreat Center
Most people who come to our yoga retreat center only see what we want them to see. What they do not see is the blood, sweat, and tears that went into making our oasis a reality. Building Blue Osa Yoga Retreat & Spa has been one of the hardest challenges I have ever faced. And one of the most rewarding. My business partner, Adam, once said that we must have been drinking the Kool-Aid when we...
I Don’t Care What I Look Like! I Care What I Feel Like.
What would the older me like to say to my younger me? I am 44. I just turned 44. My older self would tell my younger self, "Chill out! Don’t worry about how much you weigh. Don't worry about what you look like! Take care of yourself!" My older self would tell my younger self: Eat well and eat clean food. Exercise every day. And remember to enjoy life! I used to be obsessed with putting on weight...
Open The Door To Possibility
Open The Door To Possibility Recently through various introductions, one of which happened in an emergency room, I shared with a friend my desire to do a TED talk. And so I got a referral. It got me thinking about how important it is to stay open to new possibilities that arise in our life. Many of you have heard about my new book, "Autobiography of a Naked Yogi” and one of the...
When Is The Best Time To Meditate?
How often should you meditate and when is the best time to mediate? Video Transcript: When Is The Best Time To Meditate There’s two answers for that: 1. The best time of day to meditate is in the morning. First thing in the morning. Yogis like to start meditation before the Sun is rising and enter mediation while the sun emerges. 2. The second answer is that, the best time to mediate is really...
Death Is Coming And You Are Wasting (Precious) Time
We have a hard time believing that death will seek us out. We live a life as if we are in a dress rehearsal for the real show. We go out of our way to invent a life where death does not exist. But when death does come, we act surprised. We are shocked. We say things like “I can not believe that she is gone!” Of course! she is gone. And one day, sooner than you think, you will be gone as well. So...
How To Find Your Way Home
How To Use Yoga To Find Your Way Home Video Transcript: Find Your Way Home Today’s episode is about going home. It all starts from a quote that says: “All memories can be distractions" The practice of yoga helps us start looking at those memories just as they are and to return back to the moment. In the first Yoga Sutras it’s interesting to point out that Patanjali talks about this...
Yogi Aaron’s Top Five Miami Hangouts
Get ready…Yogi Aaron is coming to Miami! As a former New York resident for many years, I always appreciate taking a little break from Blue Osa and the Costa Rican jungle for a change of pace. Miami is exciting, stimulating, dangerously fun and I am ready to take it by storm! Every time I’ve visited Miami I felt a truly energetic vibe. Miami is bustling with vitality, gorgeous bodies, exciting...
Why I’ve Returned To Teaching Yoga – My Yoga Journey
Teaching yoga is one of the hardest jobs that you can ever imagine. It pays little, the hours are long, and students can be demanding. But I LOVE it! I love being a yoga teacher. After some debate, I've decided to share my yoga teaching journey with all of you. To show that each process is different. That sometimes, we need to pause and reflect before charging ahead. And yet other times, we just...
