AYAMA™ RESOURCES & ARTICLES BY AARON
How I Regained My Power in Costa Rica’s Remote Corcovado National Park
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 been into the Corcovado National Park, the closest I had come was a beautiful fly over in a plane. Then,...
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 yoga, and what the ultimate purpose is, and yet, it seems that people keep...
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. More People are Seeing the Benefits Of Fasting! For as long as I can remember, the health, fitness and medical industry have said that fasting is not...
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 realize how easily we can transform ourselves. But we can. We do it everyday. We...
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 connect to the divine. - When they pray they ask for guidance, give gratitude and express forgiveness of others and of...
How To Find The Yoga Retreat Center That’s Right For You
Yogi Aaron has led more than 100 yoga retreats worldwide since 2002. In this article, he offers his advice to yoga teachers on what they need to know before choosing a yoga retreat center for their retreats and trainings. Did you know the travel industry is worth more than 1.9 trillion dollars? Yes, that's TRILLION! And there is no sign of the travel industry weakening as the world we live in...
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. It can change your life if you pick up the right kinds of books. If you...
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 forget our lofty goals of achieving the final goal of life - happiness and inner peace - and sacrifice them to...
Why Aren’t More Men Doing Yoga? Are Men Afraid?
I've been teaching yoga for over 25 years. To my surprise, in that amount of time, the number of men doing yoga hasn't really increased. I've seen incredible transformations with the men that I have taught. I've seen men break through self-limiting beliefs. I have seen them open their hearts in ways they never thought possible. Filled with gratitude and a new lease on life, these men have...
Into The Cave Of The Heart Meditation Practice
So many of us crave inner peace, but few of us know how to get there. Every year at Blue Osa, we receive hundreds of seekers looking for guidance on how to find inner peace. One of my most favorite practices to offer these sincere seekers is called, “The Cave Of The Heart” meditation. "The Cave of Heart" meditation practice comes from Sutra 1:36 from the yoga sutras. Patanjali, the author of the...
