If you feel pressure or stress in your life it’s because you are far away from your natural state. Your natural state is always in bliss and at peace. It’s all the extra external circumstances that we allow to pressure us and make us worry about the past and the future. Thus getting us farter […]
SueAnn Ferrogari “Doing a teacher training with Rina was much more than I could have ever imagined, so life changing and eye opening. I uncovered so much about myself and gained the confidence to trust my intuition. Walking away from teacher training I felt that ever obstacle that I was presented with was an opportunity […]
I was emptying out some boxes the other day and came across this sculpture that one of my friends from high school made for me as a graduation present. It’s a tree trunk she made in her pottery class and she added a Winnie the Pooh, a Piglet and an Eeyore because she knows that […]
My little baby wants to grow up and be set free so what is a mother to do? Let it happen. Almost ten years ago I gave birth to a baby called Rina Yoga when I opened her doors on the unassuming 2nd floor of 2490 Coral Way. We were sharing space and we only […]
Seeking Your Truth requires your ability to be put into uncomfortable and awkward situations and make the best out of them with confidence and clarity. Simhasana (Lion’s Pose) embodies that because it requires you to dig deep within yourself and express from your gut. 3 Tips to Help You Roar! 1. You have to let […]
Making the decision to want to teach yoga isn’t something that you decide… it’s a decision that is made for you. If you feel inspired to share yoga with others it’s because yoga has touched you and changed your life in a way that you feel indebted to it somehow. You feel the need to […]
Every day our life requires us to juggle all kinds of “balls” in the air. Some seem to drop. Some seem to stay afloat without much effort and others feel like we are constantly running to catch it and throw it back up again. It can be exhausting unless you know perfect your craft as […]
Every yoga teacher training is different which is what makes this world so beautiful – all our colorful expressions of the same subject. I have always said to my trainees who go through my training, “If you found yourself here it’s because you were looking for something more in your life, not just in your […]
The Meaning of Labor Day: To honor the contributions that workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of their country. – Wikipedia As yogis we are here to serve our land to the best of our abilities… and our land doesn’t stop with the boundaries of this country’s borders; it stops when our […]
BY RINA JAKUBOWICZ ON ELEPHANT JOURNAL As we sit here on a bus in India on our way to hear a lecture about “When is Enough Enough?” from our teacher Swami A. Parthasarathy, we reflect how we have gotten to this place together. Two strangers who happen to be in the same elevator at a […]