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# Rina Yoga

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- [Holiday Locura](https://rinayoga.com/2018/12/holiday-locura/) - Que Holiday Locura! There’s definitely a craziness that happens during the Holidays! The reasons for this locura is because of a few ingredients that happen all at once… Traveling in and of its own can be stressful with the flights, ubers, packing, luggage, accounting for all the kids, going through security and trying to find
- [Our Time with the Guru](https://rinayoga.com/2018/10/our-time-with-the-guru/) - Our time with our guru touring around the US and Canada for 19 straight days was priceless and honestly, impossible to explain. Unless you've been in the presence of a master so great it's hard to describe the frequency he and his satsang are on. In this episode Eric and I try to share some
- ["Time" Management and Loving Boundaries](https://rinayoga.com/2018/08/time-management-and-loving-boundaries/) - When people talk about not having time they think it has to do with bad time management, but in fact it has to do with self management and having one's priorities straight. Also knowing how to set healthy boundaries is essential for your self management. It's all connected! Learn how on this podcast!
- [Cheating Reasons, Intentions Over Actions](https://rinayoga.com/2018/09/cheating-reasons-intentions-over-actions/) - As humans, we have to act every day. What differentiates us is our intentions behind our actions. No two minds are alike which is what causes all the misunderstandings and miscommunication in the world. So our actions might anger others even if our intentions are pure. The Bhagavad Gita states that all that matters are
- [Get "Schooled" Every Day!](https://rinayoga.com/2018/08/get-schooled-every-day/) - Although this time of year is when all the kids are going back to school, as adults, our form of going “back to school” should be a daily duty. Just because we don’t get grades or graduate from certain external levels, our spiritual and internal studies can graduate from being more selfish to less selfish
- [Pussy and Perceptions](https://rinayoga.com/2018/08/pussy-and-perceptions/) - Episode 10 brings all sorts of goodies. Per usual, Eric and I aren't afraid of sharing truths and being real because we don't know any other way to be. When we say "You're a pussy" to someone we tend to mean it in a derogatory way like they are being cowards, but when we analyze
- [Aging + Yoga + Sex = Intimacy](https://rinayoga.com/2018/08/aging-yoga-sex-intimacy/) - As I approach 40 years of being a human, I've learned many things about how to have a healthy sexual relationship. And it has NOTHING to do with the physical connection. It's all mental and spiritual. After my last relationship, I decided I could only be with someone who wanted to spiritually grow and evolve.
- [Rina's Hip Opening and Core Strengthening Sequence](https://rinayoga.com/2018/07/rinas-hip-opening-and-core-strengthening-sequence/) - The amount of tension that we carry in our hips can lead to all sorts of other imbalances in our bodies. If you are feeling tight, try this easy to follow sequence to elongate, strengthen, and bring balance back into your body. Be sure to start with a minimum of 3 Sun Salutations A and
- [Sneak Peek Part 1: The Buddhi (Not that kind of booty. Get your head out of the gutter.)](https://rinayoga.com/2018/01/sneak-peak-into-the-buddhi-not-that-kind-of-booty-get-your-heads-out-of-the-gutters/) - I am so excited to reveal a sneak peek from my new book! You get to see first hand some samples of my upcoming book. It’s an honor to share with you all. Be gentle with me. ;) The Yoga Mind: 52 Essential Principles of Yoga Philosophy to Deepen Your Practice Intrigued? To order your own
- [Sneak Peek Part 6: Svdharma- One's True Nature](https://rinayoga.com/2018/04/sneak-peek-part-5-svdharma-ones-true-nature/) - The Yoga Mind: 52 Essential Principles of Yoga Philosophy to Deepen Your Practice Although we are all the same, we each have a unique Svadharma, or true nature. Our lives are most successful and peaceful when we are tuned into our special skill set and disposition. But how do we discover our true nature? Find
- [Sneak Peek Part 5: Saucha- Purity](https://rinayoga.com/2018/04/sneak-peek-part-4-saucha-purity/) - The Yoga Mind: 52 Essential Principles of Yoga Philosophy to Deepen Your Practice Saucha means purity. And YES it does mean you should be mindful of keeping your body healthy and clean before, during, and after your practice! But Saucha also relates to being pure with our thoughts and our actions. To find out more
- [Sneak Peek Part 4: Sakshi- To Witness](https://rinayoga.com/2018/03/sneak-peek-part-3-sakshi-to-witness/) - The Yoga Mind: 52 Essential Principles of Yoga Philosophy to Deepen Your Practice Sakshi is the ability to see everything, but most importantly to see without judgement. When we learn to see things with a more complete perspective we are less likely to react and more able to act with intellect! Interested in learning more!
- [Sneak Peak Part 3- Jnana Yoga The Path of Knowledge](https://rinayoga.com/2018/03/sneak-peak-part-3-jnana-yoga-the-path-of-knowledge/) - The Yoga Mind: 52 Essential Principles of Yoga Philosophy to Deepen Your Practice Drum Roll Pleeeease..... So, I'm sure some of you noticed but my publisher wanted to revisit the title and the design so that we get maximum everything out of it... So alas, it's back.. the new book and the promotion to go
- [Sneak Peek Part 2: Ahimsa- Nonharming. Hint: Harming can happen in the subtlest ways...](https://rinayoga.com/2018/02/sneak-peak-part-2-ahimsa-nonharming-hint-its-more-than-physical/) - The Yoga Mind: 52 Essential Principles of Yoga Philosophy to Deepen Your Practice There is so much to share! I hope you enjoy this second sneak peak into my new book. Please feel free to reach out with questions. I would love to hear from you :) We may not notice how we harm others
- [Word on the Street for The Yoga Mind](https://rinayoga.com/2018/02/word-on-the-street-for-essential-yoga-philosophy/) - The Yoga Mind: 52 Essential Principles of Yoga Philosophy to Deepen Your Practice Each one of these endorsements has special meaning for me. In my personal yoga philosophy journey these people have played profound roles: asking me to go deeper, giving me challenging questions, helping me find answers, and inspiring me to search. The lovely
- [Packing List and 10 Tips When Traveling to India](https://rinayoga.com/2017/02/packing-list-and-10-tips-when-traveling-to-india-by-rina-jakubowicz/) - (This is from an email I wrote in 2006 to a dear yogi friend who was traveling to India a few months after I went there. I gave him all the information I wish someone had told me. I read this email for the first time today after five years and I feel that it
- [Using Yoga to Keep Holiday Travel Merry](https://rinayoga.com/2017/12/using-yoga-to-keep-holiday-travel-merry/) - Traveling during the holidays is both exhilarating and stressful. So many people trying to get to their friends, families and vacations. Expectations are high so disappointments are bound to happen. Mentally and physically prepare yourself by anticipating that things won’t go the way you want them to and allow things to flow as they need
- [Happy Holiday Heart Openers](https://rinayoga.com/2017/11/holiday-heart-openers/) - As we come around to the end of another year, we can't help but reflect on what's happened and where we are today. What have we done to close ourselves up and what have we done to open up? As humans, we are given the gift of choice. The problem lies in not understanding from
- [It's Never Enough, But It's Always Enough](https://rinayoga.com/2017/08/its-never-enough-but-its-always-enough/) - Every time I travel to Miami I return to Los Angeles more tired because of the hustling, teaching, driving and constant plans. I make sure I see everyone I can because I know the attention is needed on both parts. I want to see them and they want to see me. Plus, my intention every
- [Stories from Mexico](https://rinayoga.com/2017/05/stories-from-mexico/) - I sought out and interviewed 11 Mexicans for a magazine but unfortunately it wasn't published. Nevertheless, I wanted to honor them and share their stories here to show that, though we may be from different backgrounds and walks of life, we are all the same in the deepest sense. We are the Pure Self! Pure
- [Be a True SUPER Yogi!](https://rinayoga.com/2017/05/be-a-true-super-yogi/) - Children are truly our future. It may be cliche, but it’s true. In today’s world of endless screens, it’s even more important to introduce children of all ages to yoga. Kids are incredibly wise: they come into this world full of curiosity and creativity. Yoga helps them hone those skills, while also teaching them tangible
- [The Story of Us](https://rinayoga.com/2017/05/the-story-of-us/) - Photo credit to Jeff Skeirik Recently, I've had the pleasure of answering some questions about the story of Eric Paskel and I - our relationship, our adventures teaching together and being together. In honor of our Paradise Found Yoga Retreat beginning tomorrow, here is the story of us (so far!) told by me, Rina.
- [It's All in God's Grace](https://rinayoga.com/2017/04/its-all-in-gods-grace/) - I am writing this while traveling on a Delta flight from Los Angeles to NYC and have to admit that I’m still slightly traumatized from my experience traveling last week. I had some intense series of events that I know I will never forget. To be specific, it was 36 hours of the most chaotic,
- [Love in an Elevator](https://rinayoga.com/2017/03/love-in-an-elevator/) - "We met in an elevator. Eric his shirt on. Rina was not amused..." For the full article on how Eric Paskel and I began our adventure together, check out our story in the March 2017 issue of Today's Yoga! CLICK HERE to read the full story! :)
- [Forzando La Creatividad Para Forzar Un Cambio](https://rinayoga.com/2016/07/forzando-la-creatividad-para-forzar-un-cambio/) - Mientras me recuesto para reflexionar sobre qué tema debería escribir para mi próximo blog, me doy cuenta que estoy en una niebla creativa. No he conseguido inspirarme en nada en particular, así que he procrastinado escribir toda la semana y todo el día. (Y es para hoy) A las 11:33 de la noche mientras trato
- [Forcing Creativity to Force a Shift by Rina Jakubowicz](https://rinayoga.com/2016/07/forcing-creativity-to-force-a-shift-by-rina-jakubowicz/) - As I lay here pondering what to write about for my next blog, I realize that I've been in a creative fog. I can't really get inspired to write about anything in particular so I've procrastinated writing this all week and all day. (It's due today.) As I lay here at 11:33pm at night trying
- [Promesa a mi Ser](https://rinayoga.com/2016/08/promesa-a-mi-ser/) - El fin de semana pasado le hice una promesa a mi mama: que seria yo misma completamente. Se que suena obvio, ¿Quien seria si no yo misma? La realidad es que, como resultado de los todos los cambios recientes en mi vida, he tratado de adaptar y conformarme a mi entorno de forma que
- [Reflexiones de una Aprendiz de “Rina Yoga” - Por Kristen Spillane](https://rinayoga.com/2016/08/reflexiones-de-una-aprendiz-de-rina-yoga-por-kristen-spillane/) - Hace como 3 meses atrás, me estaba preparando para una aventura; como parte de la Inmersión del Entrenamiento de Maestro de Rina Yoga en Costa Rica. Mi lista de empaque sonaba algo así: Libros de texto- listo Mat de Yoga- listo Equipo de supervivencia tropical (aka repelente de mosquitos, bloqueador solar) - listo Irrefutablemente,
- [La Verdad detrás de la Verdad](https://rinayoga.com/2016/12/la-verdad-detras-de-la-verdad/) - Ante todos los acontecimientos políticos y sociales que están ocurriendo actualmente, probablemente muchos de ustedes se preguntarán: "¿Qué se necesita para que la humanidad despierte?" Esta pregunta es inútil sin preguntar primero, "¿Qué se necesita para que tu despiertes? " A mi me tomó, incesante sufrimiento, confusión y la conciencia de que las personas
- [The Truth Behind the Truth](https://rinayoga.com/2016/12/the-truth-behind-the-truth/) - With all the current political and social events, many of you are probably asking yourselves, “What will it take for humanity to wake up?” This question is pointless without asking first “What will it take for you to wake up? “ For me, it took incessant suffering, confusion and awareness that the people who were
- [Love vs. Attachment](https://rinayoga.com/2017/02/love-vs-attachment/) - Friendly Warning: The contents of what you are about to read may strike you as harsh and may create an emotional reaction you may not want to feel. Therefore, read with caution or choose to opt out. :) According to the ancient teachings of yoga, the true definition of love is defined as being universal, unconditional,
- [Por qué es importante entender la filosofía del yoga](https://rinayoga.com/2016/10/por-que-es-importante-entender-la-filosofia-del-yoga/) - Imagina, si quieres, que te han dado un reloj especial para que lo repares. Todas las piezas del reloj están fuera de lugar y no está funcionando como debería. No puede dar la hora y todos los números están en el lugar equivocado. El reloj tampoco está pulido y se ve viejo y maltratado. Oh,
- [Why Learn the Philosophy of Yoga](https://rinayoga.com/2016/09/why-learn-the-philosophy-of-yoga/) - Imagine, if you will, you are given a special clock to fix. The clock parts are all out of place and it’s not ticking rhythmically like it should. It can’t tell time and the numbers are all in the wrong place. The clock is also not polished and looks old and battered. Even if you
- [The Promise to the Self](https://rinayoga.com/2016/08/11502/) - I made a promise to my mom this past weekend: that I would completely be myself. I know it seems as though, "well who else would you be?” The reality is, that as a result of major recent changes in my life, I’ve tried to adapt and conform to my surroundings in a way that
- [Reflections of a Rina Yoga Trainee by Kristen Spillane](https://rinayoga.com/2016/08/reflections-of-a-rina-yoga-trainee-by-kristen-spillane/) - Just about three months ago, I was preparing for an adventure as part of Rina Yoga’s 200-Hour Teacher Training and Immersion in Costa Rica. My simplistic packing list looked something like this: Textbooks - check Yoga mat - check Tropical survival gear (aka bug spray, sunscreen) - check Arguably more important than my list of things to bring was the
- [El Movimiento Consciente](https://rinayoga.com/2016/05/el-movimiento-consciente/) - Naci en Venezuela. Mi mama es cubana. Mi papa es Argentino. Ellos se conocieron en Puerto Rico. Me criaron en Miami, donde todos los latinos se mezclan. Mi acento y uso de las palabras es unico por esta combinacion. Espanol es el tercer mas hablado idioma en el mundo y el Segundo mas hablado en
- [The Conscious Movement](https://rinayoga.com/2016/05/the-conscious-movement/) - I was born in Venezuela. My mom is Cuban. My dad is Argentinean. They met in Puerto Rico. I was raised in Miami, the melting pot of all Hispanic countries. If you hear me speak Spanish you will see how unique my accent and choice of mixed words are. Spanish is the third top language
- [Photo Album: Wanderlust 108 in Chile!](https://rinayoga.com/2016/04/photo-album-wanderlust-108-in-chile/)
- [I've Been Afraid!](https://rinayoga.com/2016/04/ive-been-afraid/) - Fear is more harmful than the pain of a physical injury. Fear is the driving component behind tension, resistance, and paralysis. Lately, because of my transition to a new city, with a new environment, with a new job, a new family, a new everything, my level of fear has risen. It has been scary to
- [Overcoming Obstacles You Don’t Know Exist](https://rinayoga.com/2016/03/overcoming-obstacles-you-dont-know-exist/) - You don’t need to be an advanced physical yoga practitioner to gain this knowledge. You just have to be willing to learn – which is actually not always easy to find.
- [Is Your Inspiration Sourced in Truth?](https://rinayoga.com/2016/03/inspiration-sourced-in-truth/) - For me, inspiration comes from within. There’s an internal spark that lights up and communicates with me somehow. It tells me “Okay, Listen to this… This has depth…. This has meaning… Keep fueling this… Keep going… Keep working on this… Follow through no matter what…This has a purpose… Stay connected… You’re on the right track…
- [Riding the Waves](https://rinayoga.com/2014/03/riding-the-waves/) - Every moment of the day can create a rise or a fall in your mood, thoughts, emotions, and life. In fact, the certainty that we have at least our five senses assures us that we will live in constant fluctuations. Our senses pull us in all directions. If our senses are pleased we are happy.
- [A Rina Yoga Trainee Reflection](https://rinayoga.com/2016/02/book-report-choose-peace/) - This is an essay from one of my teacher training trainees, who wished to remain anonymous. I hope you find her story inspiring and I am grateful that she chose to share. - Rina This has been a rough few weeks. After an intensive process of application preparation and traveling to 12 different cities for
- [Tackling Yoga as the Challenge ](https://rinayoga.com/2016/02/tackling-yoga-as-the-challenge/) - I’m often asked if I used to be a dancer, a gymnast or had some kind of physical training as a child after people see me practice yoga. They are surprised when I share with them that I was actually one of the most inflexible and least graceful girls in ballet (pictured above on the
- [A Monumentous Month in Review](https://rinayoga.com/2016/02/a-monumentous-month-in-review/) - Moving across the country has had its moments of being exciting and scary. I have to make an effort to make new friends, to find balance and to find my groove here within the already-set rhythm of the family I’m walking into – which of course has it’s own set of challenges as well. Every
- [More Cuban Reflections](https://rinayoga.com/2015/11/more-cuban-reflections/) - I know I left you on Day 1: Morning 1 and I haven't had a chance to write in a bit because of the Yoga Journal Conference... But I'm back. Day 1: Afternoon 1 Robert and I took a break in the middle of the day which consisted of trying to find lunch... which of
- [What Are You Grateful For?](https://rinayoga.com/2015/11/what-are-you-grateful-for/) - With many of us celebrating Thanksgiving this week, it is also a time to remind ourselves to reflect in gratitude about everything there is in our lives to be thankful for. The little things, the big things, people, pets, places, moments, experiences, sunsets, sunrises, opportunities, disappointments - because we often learn and grow in hard time,
- [Cuban Reflections y Mas](https://rinayoga.com/2015/11/cuban-reflections-y-mas/) - I know you have all been eagerly awaiting more stories of Cuba... Or maybe it's just I've been eagerly wanting to share more. Regardless, here we are on the second day of our photo shoot / discovering-Cuba trip. Upon waking in our casa particular in Havana, I had a cafecito waiting for me from the
- [Your Life, Your Happiness and Our Yoga](https://rinayoga.com/2015/12/your-life-your-happiness-and-our-yoga/) - What is life? How do we find happiness in this life? These are questions that people have and try to answer for themselves without sometimes looking deeper for solutions that could last longer and have more benefits. We tend to look for the easy quick fix like taking an anxiety pill or watching TV. Very
- [Angels with No Wings](https://rinayoga.com/2015/12/angels-with-no-wings/) - The holiday season is typically thought of as the time of giving. But maybe it's because we just notice this gesture more often during this time of year. And I've definitely been given a lot this season. I've gone through a few stressful weeks of adapting and adjusting to a lot of changes in my
- [Rina Yoga Love](https://rinayoga.com/2015/12/rina-yoga-love/) - Disclaimer: Rina Yoga Studio in Downtown Miami is STILL open! Dearest Rina Yoga Miami Community, Ten years ago I started Rina Yoga on December 2, 2005. I had 3 classes a week at the studio and began to build it up one day at a time. I had no business plan, no loans, some students
- [My Life is a Movie](https://rinayoga.com/2015/11/my-life-is-a-movie/) - Night 1 and Morning 1 of Cuban Reflections As I start this reflective journey, I want to establish that you and I are both processing my trip at the same time. So many realizations, so much gratitude, so much disgust, so much sadness, so much joy, so much fear, so much trust, so much of
- [Rekindling Our Roots](https://rinayoga.com/2015/10/rekindling-our-roots/) - Last week I shared my journey throughout these two years of traveling. Today, I will share what my real roots are… and they happen to be yours too. Our roots are all the same. Not the ones where our ancestors or cultures come from but from where we all originate. According to the Bhagavad Gita
- [Rina Rekindles Her Roots](https://rinayoga.com/2015/10/rina-rekindles-her-roots/) - The past two years of my life have been a journey through the world of yoga outside of Miami and within myself. Since I've traveled to so many places in such a short amount of time and have been teaching at the top conferences and centers, I have experienced many different styles and approaches to
- [Six Daily RY Tips to Maintaining Stability](https://rinayoga.com/2015/09/six-daily-tips-to-maintaining-stability/) - These steps seem so simple because they are consistent with what we hear every day as to what should be our approach to having a healthy lifestyle. Unfortunately, because it's so simple, we tend to neglect these easy ways to live happier, healthier lives. So this serves as yet another reminder for you to see
- [Four RY Steps to Finding Stability](https://rinayoga.com/2015/09/four-rina-yoga-steps-to-finding-stability/) - 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
- [Trainees Share](https://rinayoga.com/2015/09/trainees-share/) - 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
- [17 RY Tips to Make Friendships Last](https://rinayoga.com/2015/09/17-tips-to-make-friendships-last/) - 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
- [All Grown Up](https://rinayoga.com/2015/09/all-grown-up/) - 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
- [3 RY Tips to Seeking Your Truth with Lion’s Pose](https://rinayoga.com/2015/09/3-tips-to-seeking-your-truth-with-lions-pose/) - 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
- [To Teach or Not to Teach](https://rinayoga.com/2015/09/to-teach-or-not-to-teach/) - 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
- [4 RY Tips to Keeping Balanced While Juggling Life](https://rinayoga.com/2015/09/tips-to-keeping-balanced-while-juggling-life/) - 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
- [What To Expect from a Rina Yoga Teacher Training](https://rinayoga.com/2015/09/what-to-expect-from-a-rina-yoga-teacher-training/) - 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
- [Labor ToDay](https://rinayoga.com/2015/09/labor-today/) - 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
- [Higher Love: A Philosophy that Explains True Love.](https://rinayoga.com/2015/06/higher-love-a-philosophy-that-explains-true-love/) - 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
- [6 Sexy Qualities Yogis Look For In A Partner](https://rinayoga.com/2015/06/6-sexy-qualities-yogis-look-for-in-a-partner/) - BY RINA JAKUBOWICZ ON MIND BODY GREEN Sexy has many forms and interpretations. There's the clichéd sexy with a half-naked woman leaning up against a car and flaunting her assets, and there's the man with that sultry look that seems to say, "I'm mysterious and you can't have me." Both of these forms of sexy
- [Just Because You're Into Yoga Doesn't Mean You Have To Meditate](https://rinayoga.com/2015/06/just-because-youre-into-yoga-doesnt-mean-you-have-to-meditate/) - BY RINA JAKUBOWICZ ON MIND BODY GREEN In the 15 years thus far of my yoga journey,the act of meditation has always been difficult for me. I found it incredibly challenging to just sit still, as all my thoughts and agitations would constantly come up as if to say, "Hello! I'm still here!" After years
- [4 Reminders To Keep You Curious About The World](https://rinayoga.com/2015/06/4-reminders-to-keep-you-curious-about-the-world/) - BY RINA JAKUBOWICZ ON MIND BODY GREEN My deepest passion is learning. I’ve travelled far and wide to study with different teachers, but I’ve also consciously developed a daily practice of learning. Every day I dedicate myself to learning about the way things work — communication, nature, music, love, emotions, healing, science, and most importantly,
- [11 Yoga Poses To Calm Your Mind & Invigorate Your Body](https://rinayoga.com/2015/06/11-yoga-poses-to-calm-your-mind-invigorate-your-body/) - BY RINA JAKUBOWICZ ON MIND BODY GREEN Editor's note: When Miami-based yoga teacher Rina Jakubowicz stopped by mindbodygreen before the start of Yoga Journal LIVE! in NYC, she showed us a few dynamic poses to help us New Yorkers find a bit of bliss amidst the hustle and bustle of the big city. I designed
- [9 "Selfless-Partner" Yoga Poses To Create Conscious Connection](https://rinayoga.com/2015/06/9-selfless-partner-yoga-poses-to-create-conscious-connection/) - BY RINA JAKUBOWICZ ON MIND BODY GREEN Rina Jakubowicz and Eric Paskel own 10 yoga studios between them in three separate states, and their families are dispersed all over the world. Always on the go, the conscious connection they actively create in partner yoga poses likes these is essential to their relationship. This post was
- [4 Fun Ways To Rock Your Headstand Practice](https://rinayoga.com/2015/06/4-fun-ways-to-rock-your-headstand-practice/) - BY RINA JAKUBOWICZ ON MIND BODY GREEN Finding variety in your inversions will help you develop your core, your balance and your focus in a way you never thought possible. It’s time to play around being upside down! Here are four fun variations of Headstand (Sirsasana) for you to try on your mat. New to
- [5 Steps To Conquering Crow Pose](https://rinayoga.com/2015/06/5-steps-to-conquering-crow-pose/) - BY RINA JAKUBOWICZ ON MIND BODY GREEN Most people who want to do Crow Pose are able to do it on the first or second try with these simple tips, which can help you practice in a safe manner. My students are always excited and relieved after doing Crow — usually it turns out that
- [7 Poses for the 7 Chakras: A Healing Sequence for the New Year](https://rinayoga.com/2015/06/7-poses-for-the-7-chakras-a-healing-sequence-for-the-new-year/) - BY RINA JAKUBOWICZ ON YOGA JOURNAL Rina Jakubowicz is a Yoga Journal Live! presenter and the founder of Rina Yoga in Miami. Look for her on the March 2015 cover of Yoga Journal. RETURN TO Chakra Tune-Up This practice kicks off YogaJournal.com’s #ChakraTuneUp2015. Join us all month to tune in to and tune up your energy centers
- [5 Poses to Build Balance + Stability in Toestand](https://rinayoga.com/2015/06/5-poses-to-build-balance-stability-in-toestand/) - BY RINA JAKUBOWICZ ON YOGA JOURNAL Balance, core strength, and range of motion in the ankles and hips will help you master this unconventional yet empowering standing balance. Miami Vinyasa and Vedanta teacher Rina Jakubowicz shows you how to warm up for and master her March cover pose. Standing Hip Opener Start by warming up
- [5 Steps for Getting into Dragonfly Pose](https://rinayoga.com/2015/06/5-steps-for-getting-into-dragonfly-pose/) - BY RINA JAKUBOWICZ ON YOGA JOURNAL This intricate arm balance relies on arm, core, and leg strength, balance, and spinal and hip flexibility. Miami Vinyasa and Vedanta teacher Rina Jakubowicz shows you how to warm up and take flight. Reclined Figure Four Start with gentle hip stretches. Come onto your back and cross your right
- [5 Hamstring Openers to Find Freedom in Compass Pose](https://rinayoga.com/2015/06/5-hamstring-openers-to-find-freedom-in-compass-pose/) - BY RINA JAKUBOWICZ ON YOGA JOURNAL Compass Pose can demand a lot of your shoulders, hips, and hamstrings. Learn how to warm up safely for this complicated seated pose with Miami Vinyasa and Vedanta teacher Rina Jakubowicz. Bound Standing Forward Fold Baddha Uttanasana Start to open your shoulders and hamstrings in this variation of Uttanasana (Standing
- [Rina Jakubowicz’s 15-Year Journey to Find Her Teacher in India](https://rinayoga.com/2015/06/rina-jakubowiczs-15-year-journey-to-find-her-teacher-in-india/) - BY RINA JAKUBOWICZ ON YOGA JOURNAL In this series of posts, YJ contributors share their experiences of yoga in its birthplace. If you’ve considered traveling to India to practice, to find your teacher, or to find yourself, learn more here weekly about what you can—and can’t—expect. Finding someone to practice “yoga” with in India is easy.
- [3 Powerful Lessons Learned from a Deep Dive into India’s Yoga](https://rinayoga.com/2015/06/3-powerful-lessons-learned-from-a-deep-dive-into-indias-yoga/) - BY RINA JAKUBOWICZ ON YOGA JOURNAL Prepare yourself for a very different experience when you unroll your mat in yoga’s motherland, Rina Jakubowicz says. Here’s what to expect. In the West, yoga and meditation often translate to physical postures and sitting mindfully yet thoughtlessly. Conversely, in the East, the practice of yoga is much less
- [17 Poses to Prepare for Meditation](https://rinayoga.com/2015/06/17-poses-to-prepare-for-meditation/) - BY RINA JAKUBOWICZ on YOGA JOURNAL Not all meditation practice has to happen sitting perfectly still in Lotus Pose. By focusing your awareness inward, on the breath and the way your body moves through transitions and feels in poses, you’ll reap many of the same rewards that seated meditation provides— heightened focus, balanced energy, a sense
- [Wisdom from a Pre-Trainee](https://rinayoga.com/2015/04/wisdom-from-a-pre-trainee/) - As part of the application for signing up for our Resolve to Evolve Retreat or Training, I ask every participant to write an essay about why they want to do the training. It's not formal but I just want to have a window into the minds of those whom are intrigued by this kind of
- [Rina Is A DisCover Girl](https://rinayoga.com/2015/02/rina-is-a-discover-girl/) - Sitting here at the Vedanta Academy in India, I reflect on this phenomenon of being on the cover of Yoga Journal's March issue. I am both excited and inspired to be able to represent what yoga has taught me in my short 15 years of studies. Throughout this process of 1. being asked to shoot
- [Rina Brings Yoga to Chile](https://rinayoga.com/2014/12/rina-brings-yoga-to-chile/) - In November I had the honor and the privilege to teach two yoga classes in Santiago, Chile as part of Feria Mujer’s beauty and wellness conference. The venue was amazing and although the students were being introduced to this style of yoga for the first time, they were very receptive to it. I could tell
- [Who is My Family?](https://rinayoga.com/2014/11/day-after-thanksgiving-reflections/) - It's the day after Thanksgiving and this year was the first time I spent it away from Miami and my family. I kept telling this to myself and others - the part of being away from my family - which I came to realize only made me feel more distant from those in front of
- [Encontre La Latina Perdida](https://rinayoga.com/2014/11/encontre-la-latina-perdida/) - En Agosto de este año fuí a enseñar un taller en Nueva York y por primera vez en mi vida sentí el orgullo de estar representando a los latinos en el mundo del yoga en los Estados Unidos. Nunca me sentí que era latina pura porque me crié en Miami y aunque tenía tantas influencias
- [Park on Your Mat](https://rinayoga.com/2014/11/park-on-your-mat/) - Recently Rina Yoga announced that we are merging our Coral Way classes to the Roads studio for November and December. It's exciting news because we will all be able to practice together in one room and build up the yoga community in this one space instead of splitting us apart. I have heard some people
- [Consciously Emoting](https://rinayoga.com/2014/10/emotional-release-during-exercising/) - Time just published an article I thought was interesting and very relevant, about emotional release during exercise. The article states that more and more studio owners (think yoga, Pilates, spinning, bootcamp) are seeing a rising trend in their students using exercise as an emotional release. Some instructors even construct their classes to have a moment
- [The True Power of The Pepu](https://rinayoga.com/2014/10/the-true-power-of-the-pepu/) - Since I was little my mom taught me that the “proper” word for boobs in Spanish was “pepus” pronounced “pep-oos.” For those of you who speak Spanish, you may have never heard of this word because I’m convinced that my mom made it up. I was asked to reflect on this month of October being
- [OMG! What is Going to Happen to Rina Yoga?](https://rinayoga.com/2014/06/omg-what-is-going-to-happen-to-rina-yoga/) - ONLY MORE AMAZING, AWESOME THINGS as always!!! Everyone is bombarding me and the Rina Yoga angels with this question. Although I am leaving on July 1 to Los Angeles, I AM COMING BACK in August!!! Rina Yoga will continue to grow and succeed as it has for almost nine years. Just because I decide to
- [Discovering I'm Not a Puddle of Shit](https://rinayoga.com/2014/06/discovering-im-not-a-puddle-of-shit/) - This weekend was a shift for me... and for the 23 people who shared in this journey too. But it almost didn't happen. Why? Because I was being an idiot. For years I have been attached to my idea of how a training "should" be. It "should" be this way and that way, with this
- [The Cards "I Am" Dealt](https://rinayoga.com/2014/04/the-cards-i-am-dealt/) - My journey continues... As I sit here on the plane moving hundreds of miles per hour across thousands of miles, I am sitting still in my "comfortable" flight seat by the window. I like the window because although I am enclosed in these small quarters with tight individual space I can see out to
- [Getting Lost and Found... And Lost Again.](https://rinayoga.com/2014/03/getting-lost-and-found-and-lost-again/) - Life is a cycle… of thinking you know what you are doing, realizing that you are ignorant and then thinking you know what you are doing again. of commitment, letting go and committing again. of ups and downs and ups. of stepping forward, stepping backward and taking another step forward. This never stops. It is
- [The Techi Yogi Speaks](https://rinayoga.com/2014/02/the-techi-yogi-speaks/) - Stop what you are doing and go outside or near a window to get a breath of fresh air! Take ten deep breaths. Yup! Now! I have been called to create a new persona per se called The Techi Yogi, who's vision is to help Stop The Burnout!!! It's a little cheesy but I do
- [Love is a Ninja](https://rinayoga.com/2014/02/love-is-a-ninja/) - Love comes in many forms and can sneak up on you like a ninja – a Love Ninja – and strike when you least expect it, knock you off your feet, change your “reality” and hopefully kill away any doubts, fears, resentments and unresolved issues from your past. Of course, before it kills anything off,
- [There Are No Coincidences](https://rinayoga.com/2014/02/there-are-no-coincidences/) - A few weeks ago I was in L.A. and a thought sparked into my head that I needed to gift something for my special someone, triggered by a comment he made. Fast forward to last night when I started my search for this said object and decided to call my best friend to help me
- [As U Wish](https://rinayoga.com/2014/01/as-u-wish/) - As I end one training, I start the next. Am I am workaholic? Yes. Although I’d prefer to call myself a yogaholic and a love-aholic, but tomato – tomatoe. This last training was a cathartic experience for me. I was able to break down barriers I had built up from many years before and was
- [You Can't Just GTS (Google THIS Shit)](https://rinayoga.com/2014/01/you-cant-just-gts/) - How do you know if you are in the right yoga class... for you? Many beginners ask me which class is best for them and it can be hard for me to answer because I know that every class can be a great learning lesson for anyone regardless of the style, teacher, pace, music, etc.
- [A Quality Fix for Kids... and Parents](https://rinayoga.com/2014/01/a-true-quality-fix-for-kids-and-parents/) - Meditation comes naturally for children once they are introduced to it. They are much more connected to this present state than us adults. One of my 7-year old Super Yogis kids said, “Yoga feels like I’m going home. Yoga is very peaceful.” She is right. Meditation is one of the tools taught in Yoga in
- [Piercing Through the BS](https://rinayoga.com/2014/01/piercing-through-the-b-s/) - I never completed my yoga training. In fact, I am still in my training and I don’t suspect I will ever be done with it. My life is my training – whether I am aware of it or not at times. I consciously chose to take a yoga teacher training over 10 years ago in
- [Your Inner Wake-Up Call: Your Sankalpa](https://rinayoga.com/2013/12/734/) - In September of 2012 I began my days with a sankalpa. I experienced a deep heartbreak and my world as I knew it shattered. I sought guidance from my teacher and she suggested, among many Ayurvedic practices, to start applying my sankalpa as part of my dinacharya, my daily ritual. Healing myself was my first
- [Make a Right onto Blessings Road](https://rinayoga.com/2013/12/make-a-right-onto-blessings-road/) - This holiday season I am surrounded by so many interesting and mysterious blessings. They may seem like challenges instead of blessings but I have chosen to perceive them positively. I have been consciously choosing to surrender to "the will of the universe" for about 6 months and I have had direct experiences with the truth
- [Giving and Receiving during the "Holy Days"](https://rinayoga.com/2013/12/giving-and-receiving-during-the-holy-days/) - This past weekend a group of beautiful souls dear to my heart and close to my soul gathered together to receive their first degree of Reiki from my teacher John Latz. Since I am apprenticing under him to become a Reiki teacher, I got to observe the training from a different perspective. The experience was
- [Living in Gratitude for Yoga: Living in Rina Yoga](https://rinayoga.com/2013/11/living-in-rina-yoga/) - When I first did yoga, it slapped me in the face. It knocked me down, spun me around and picked me back up, just to knock me down again. It tasted both sweet and sour. I knew I knew nothing but I knew I wanted to learn more. I didn’t know what I was getting
- [See Through Child-Like Eyes](https://rinayoga.com/2013/10/see-through-child-like-eyes/) - This marks the first article I write to parents on behalf of children and a bystander who used to be a child, just like you. My background is in yoga and my “frontground” is in fun and joy. I see the world as one big cartoon so I am able to relate easily with children
- [Top Ten Tips for Superyogis Teens: How to Manage Stress in a Happy, Healthy Way](https://rinayoga.com/2013/10/top-ten-tips-for-superyogis-teens-how-to-manage-stress-in-a-happy-healthy-way/) - 10. Identify three things that cause you stress. It is very difficult to change a current situation if you don’t know what is causing the problems in your life. Take a few moments to list three areas in your life that cause you stress. Awareness is the first step to making a change. 9. Ask
- [What's Wrong with Our Society?](https://rinayoga.com/2012/06/whats-wrong-with-our-society/) - I have recently been introduced to the video below titled Alice Herz-Sommer. It is one of the most profound and beautiful videos I have seen in awhile. I'm sure it will be one that stays with me my whole life. Unfortunately it only has 124,000 right now and it was posted at the beginning of this
- [Five Points of No Return](https://rinayoga.com/2012/06/five-points-of-no-return/) - It’s hard for me to pinpoint one exact moment in my life where I felt was the most impactful transformation of all. This is due to the feeling that every little breath and every little action I take is impactful in its own way. Although this article is meant to show a transformation through yoga,
- [Thank You Swami Bua](https://rinayoga.com/2012/06/thank-you-swami-bua/) - "No special practice is necessary for God Realization, I see God everywhere. If God is not there, how do so many things happen?" "My contention is that sickness is sin… Don't kill other animals, don't make the belly as a burial ground. I teach hatha yoga, but I don't subscribe to the idea that hatha
- [Am I Getting Closer To Enlightenment?](https://rinayoga.com/2012/05/am-i-getting-closer-to-enlightenment/) - During every yoga training I teach, there is always a confrontation with a very lucky or unlucky cockroach. We periodically meet in a room where it seems there is a colony of roaches within the walls that on occasion come out to say hi or to scare the crap out of us. And each year
- [I Make Love with Myself…](https://rinayoga.com/2012/05/i-make-love-with-myself/) - Every time I practice asanas I connect to a deeper place. With each breath, each movement, each taste, each smell and each sensation, I make love. Yoga has taught me to love myself first as I am, with all my imperfections. So as I practice yoga on my mat, I make love with myself and
- [I Found My ZEN in NYC.](https://rinayoga.com/2012/05/i-found-my-zen-in-nyc/) - A couple weeks ago I had the “F&*k-it! I-gotta-get-out-of-here” moment and the first place I thought of, or rather my intuition connected with, was New York City. In fact, it felt like I was being called by Mr. NYC himself and he was sounding like an angry boss saying, “Where the heck are you? You’re supposed to
- [Day 90: Are You Booming With Me?](https://rinayoga.com/2012/04/day-90-are-you-booming-with-me/) - Hey everyone, So I had decided to stop posting because no one was posting with me. This is ideally a community collaborative effort. What incentive do you guys need in order to help us all share here together? Maybe you just like to read the posts and you BOOM on your own time but you
- [Top 13 Movies/TV Shows For Yogis. And Why?](https://rinayoga.com/2012/04/top-13-moviestv-shows-for-yogis-and-why/) - Below is a list of 13 movies or TV shows that I think would be great for yogis to watch and get inspired. They have similar messages as to the teachings in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. (If you are interested in me linking up the movies with their respective yoga sutra then please comment
- [My Technology Zaps Me From Being Present](https://rinayoga.com/2012/04/my-technology-zaps-me-from-being-present/) - Today, after I finished teaching a private on Miami Beach, I walked outside and immediately started checking my email. All of a sudden, an impulse came over me to put my phone away and just look around. I lowered my iPhone, lifted my head here’s what I saw… I saw the sun illuminating the city
- [I Am (Not) A Good Writer](https://rinayoga.com/2012/04/i-am-not-a-good-writer/) - I have been racking my brain all week trying to figure out how to express my feelings in the first article I post as a regular contributor for Elephant Journal. There is so much I could say regarding this phenomenon… So, naturally, I have writer’s block! The reason I call this a “phenomenon” is because I have had
- [Day 89: Meditation BABOOM!!!](https://rinayoga.com/2012/03/day-89-meditation-baboom/) - Today I went early to the studio and decided to sit in meditation before class started. I was sitting for about 30 minutes as people needed to start entering the class. At first I closed the door, but then I let Heidy let people in quietly. I was hoping to instill some curiosity from those
- [Day 88: The China Diet BOOM](https://rinayoga.com/2012/03/day-88-the-china-diet-boom/) - Today I had the pleasure of meeting with a friend, chef and nutritionist in the making... all in one, Alex Bulnes! We went to Milam's Market, not Milan's Market, and he taught me how to shop. I have a few videos of it but I will spare you for now. Then I went home and
- [Day 87: Migraine Boom](https://rinayoga.com/2012/03/day-87-migraine-boom/) - So my body has been communicating quite clearly with me lately and it has been saying, "LEAVE ME ALONE!!! I NEED TO HEAL!!!" Stop working, stop doing, just chill. So I have been listening. I taught a class and got a migraine halfway through it. I haven't gotten a migraine in a year because I
- [Day 86: Blubbering Boom](https://rinayoga.com/2012/03/day-86-blubbering-boom/) - Hey all, So monday was a SLOW day! In fact, I was supposed to teach 3 classes but after my 2nd one, I felt horrible and had to go home. My body passed out at 7:30pm and didn't wake up until the next day. I obviously needed the rest... So no booming today! how about
- [Day 85: Inversion Beach BOOM](https://rinayoga.com/2012/03/day-85-inversion-beach-boom/) - Today was fun! During teacher training, we had inversion day on the beach where they learned how to fall first and then learned how to jump up into their handstands, headstands, forearms stands, galore! Afterwards I relaxed in Savasana for a bit on the beach and just let the sun and the sand ground me.
- [Day 84: Psych Boom](https://rinayoga.com/2012/03/day-84-psych-boom/) - I'm addicted to the TV show Psych! Do you know it? Sean Spencer and Gus whatever-sean-calls-him? Well, today ION had a marathon of Psych and although I have seen most of the episodes, I decided to watch them anyways. I am calling it a boom because the character Sean reminds me to be hyper observant
- [Day 83: I'm Healthy And I Know It BOOM!](https://rinayoga.com/2012/03/day-83-im-healthy-and-i-know-it-boom/) - OK, so my body still can't handle any physical booming, so I will say that today, no booming for me... :( I know my body is craving it badly but it needs to recover a bit more before I start pushing it again... My mantra all day has been, "I'm Healthy And I Know It....
- [Day 82: Sick Boom](https://rinayoga.com/2012/03/day-82-sick-boom/) - I woke up the next morning after the Latin star-studded event with aches on my body, a cough and fever. Oh the price of a fun night! No, I did not drink any alcohol. In fact, I only had water the whole night, but I guess my body wasn't used to staying up so late
- [Day 81: Red Carpet Boom](https://rinayoga.com/2012/03/day-81-red-carpet-boom/) - Tonight was incredible! I had my first red carpet experience and it was a hoot! (Yes I said hoot!) Why? Because it was quite a spectacle of fancy people mingling, drinking, posing, and eating! I made it a point to turn it into a conscious exercise: I observed myself and my surroundings without letting myself
- [Day 80: Crying Boom](https://rinayoga.com/2012/03/day-80-crying-boom/) - Today I had a beautiful experience during my BOOM. I took Joan Zone's class and I was flowing nicely when all of a sudden she puts us in Pigeon Pose and I can't help it but to start crying. There was something trapped that obviously needed to be released. I decided to sit in meditation
- [Day 79: Boohoo Boom](https://rinayoga.com/2012/03/day-79-boohoo-boom/) - So, it's been a week since I updated on my BOOMs! Sooooo sorry! It's been a crazy week; I had two late night with events, I got sick for two days and of course the regular teacher training! :) But, I'll update them now in further detail... Thanks for your patience... So, Monday, I did
- [Day 78: Surfing BOOM](https://rinayoga.com/2012/03/day-78-surfing-boom/) - Today was Esteban Salazar's workshop at our studio and it was BOOM-A-LICIOUS! The three hours went by so quickly and I really felt that I could go much deeper into the poses. Deep hip openers, deep back bends, strong inversions, galore! This kind of boom I could do every day! In fact, it makes
- [Day 77: Spinning, Smiling and Sweating BOOM](https://rinayoga.com/2012/03/day-77-spinning-smiling-and-sweating-boom/) - Today was Heidy's Bday and we went Latin Dancing! What an amazing BOOM!!!! We were dancing all night and I was enjoying each moment surrounded by my yogi friends putting on a different hat for the night. Observing how my body moved, observing other's body's moving and having a pure, happy time. Spinning around in
- [Day 76: TGIBOOM!](https://rinayoga.com/2012/03/day-76-tgiboom/) - My friday boom consisted of getting some Vitamin D, Sun Rays, at the outdoor cafe! I know it doesn't seem like a regular boom, but I was listening to the sounds of the birds, feeling the sun hitting my face, being aware of my surroundings and enjoying each moment as much as possible. I went
- [Day 75: Children's Hospital Boom](https://rinayoga.com/2012/03/day-75-childrens-hospital-boom/) - Today I had the honor of going to bring Christmas gifts to Jackson Pediatrics Children's Hospital. I went with my mom, Heidy, Susana and Jackie. I know it's a little late or a little early for Christmas but it just didn't happen before for whatever reason... I want to share with you the beautiful moments
- [Day 74:  Bhakti Boom](https://rinayoga.com/2012/03/day-74-bhakti-boom/) - Tonight I had the pleasure of booming in Radha's Dharma class. It was very refreshing and delightful. I love singing with the harmonium afterwards. We are Joy, We are Light, We are Love, Let's unite... Something like that.... haha! I forgot the exact words. But it's Bhakti Yoga so it doesn't matter. Right? ;-) We
- [Day 73: Bloooos Boom](https://rinayoga.com/2012/03/day-73-bloooos-boom/) - What a beaoooootiful practice with none other than Joan Zone! She played some blues music which makes me moooooove... and my breath made it smoooooooth... My practice made me groooooooooove.... and it's all part of my boooo00ooom! (Oh the poet lives inside of me.... watch out Emily Dickinson!) Namaste Joan yours, Rina P.S. Who
- [Day 72: Booming is FUN!](https://rinayoga.com/2012/03/day-72-booming-is-fun/) - Today I boomed alone at Rina Yoga! Nothing crazy, pretty regular stuff except the music was BOOMING! Heard some Nina Simone, some Etta James, some Eddie Vedder, some Ray Charles, some Buddha Bar. A little bit of everything rocks the yoga practice! Namaste muse, Rina
- [Day 71: Mantra Massage Meditation Boom](https://rinayoga.com/2012/03/day-71-mantra-massage-meditation-boom/) - Hey all, I got a massage today and while I was getting it done, I was consciously letting go of everything. I was repeating a mantra in my head over and over again and allowing myself to use it as a meditation time, not just a check-out time. More of a check-in time. It was
- [Day 70: Yoga Sutras BOOM](https://rinayoga.com/2012/03/day-70-yoga-sutras-boom/) - Today in the Teacher Training, we were discussing the yoga sutras of patanjali in depth! Any time we read the sutras, it's BOOM time! Way to shake up your understanding of reality! I love it! I've read the sutras over 10 times now and I am still learning something from it every time. So wise,
- [Day 69: Mini-Boom](https://rinayoga.com/2012/03/day-69-mini-boom/) - Hey All, so today, I didn't BOOM my butty all the way, but I did a mini booming session! It was ok though, but I am definitely feeling a need to have a BIG BANG BOOM!!!! Any suggestions of fun awesome kick butty classes? Namaste, Rina
- [Day 68: Brunello Booming is the BEST!](https://rinayoga.com/2012/03/day-68-brunello-booming-is-the-best/) - Hey Everyone, Since I hadn't seen my parents since before I went to NYC, I decided to have dinner with them last night instead of practicing asanas. And we had the pleasure of enjoying my favorite wine, Brunello di Montalcino! YUMMMM!!!! If you haven't tried this wine, you must! If you like wine of course.
- [The "Paradox" of Freedom](https://rinayoga.com/2012/03/the-paradox-of-freedom/) - To be completely honest, I am afraid of true freedom… Correction: my mind and ego are afraid of true freedom. Why? Because they don’t know how to exist without having the job of controlling me. I have always thought that if I allowed myself to go deep into meditation for an extended period of time
- [Day 67: Banana BOOM Today](https://rinayoga.com/2012/03/day-67-banana-boom-today/) - Hey all, I regret to inform you all that I did NOT boom today!!! Well, I don't really feel regret for anything I do because it's conscious, but I guess I would have liked to practice today if I chose to, but I didn't... Instead I BOOMED at Banana Republic. A yoga teacher's closet has
- [Day 66: Booming to Nina Simone](https://rinayoga.com/2012/03/day-66-booming-to-nina-simone/) - Hey all, So today I boomed listening to Nina Simone. So smooth, so silky, so beautiful! What kind of music do you like to BOOM to? Namaste Nina, Rina
- [Day 65: Boomed on a Plane?](https://rinayoga.com/2012/03/day-65-boomed-on-a-plane/) - Hey guys, So today I flew back to Miami from NYC which made me very sad. Me miss New York already! :( Anywho, my boom consisted of conking out in first class. But I was aware of myself during sleeping... lol!!! I really was. The first few times I had my mouth open unconsciously. And
- [Day 64: Boomed with Mormons](https://rinayoga.com/2012/03/day-64-boomed-with-mormons/) - Hey all, So I had the pleasure of going to see The Book of Mormon last night. If that's not BOOMING, I don't know what it. In my opinion, It was a wonderful expression of how much us humans base our faith and lives on these physical books such as the bible, the quran, the
- [Day 63: Sharing My Boom](https://rinayoga.com/2012/03/day-63-sharing-my-boom/) - Hey yogis, So today I didn't get to do my own asana BOOM but I got to teach my Choose Peace workshop to ten lovely souls at Bamboo Moves and that to me is an honor and is a kind of BOOM. It's more of a BOOM, BAM, BANG, ZONK, CRACK! At least that's what
- [Day 62: Booming To the People](https://rinayoga.com/2012/03/day-62-booming-to-the-people/) - Hey everyone, So today I went to Yoga To the People on St. Marks street with my cousin, Stefano. He kept telling me it was free. I doubted that it was totally free and I was right. It was donation-based which naturally I gave my donation. So this place was cool. It was a 4
- [Day 61: Rush-Hour Booming](https://rinayoga.com/2012/03/day-61-rush-hour-booming/) - Hey all, So this was a funny Booming day! I arrive to NEW YORK CITY; my new favorite city in the world, and I decide to take a little nap... There's a class at 6:30pm that is about 26 minutes walking distance according to my mapquest on my phone; who was my best friend on
- [Day 60: In a Whirlwind kinda BOOM](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/day-60-in-a-whirlwind-kinda-boom/) - Hey Yogis, So today has been INSANE! I haven't stopped which means I haven't physically boomed. I have to pack for NYC still and I have clients all day. But I love my life! And I took about 15 minutes today to just watch the ocean. I guess that's a kind of BOOM...Soaking in the
- [Day 59: Catching up on Booms](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/day-59-catching-up-on-booms/) - Hey Everyone, So sorry I've been MIA. So Tuesday... how did I boom? haha!! I can't remember it was so far back... Oh, I believe I boomed before my Rocket class. Yes I did. In fact, I did a restorative and yin practice in order to stretch out my back and shoulders. They were ubber
- [Day 58: Humble BOOM](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/day-58-humble-boom/) - Hey everyone, So I had a chance to practice today before my 24hour fitness class. It was great! The only thing was that a student started to talk to me while I was finishing so I didn't get to savasana, but it was totally worth it. This beautiful soul, Jessica, told me that she had
- [Day 57: TV booming is OK?](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/day-57-tv-booming-is-ok/) - Hey everyone, So I know that the TV is NOT booming time, but what if I aware that I am watching TV and using peripheral vision... like a meditation??? OK OK, so it's not really a BOOM time... So maybe I'll just do some restorative stretches while zoning out... Man, I'm pooped!!! Namaste TV, Rina
- [Day 56: Dancing BOOM](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/day-56-dancing-boom/) - So, between Friday night and Saturday night I boomed by DANCING my butty off!!! My feet are sore, but it's so worth it. Who likes to DANCE with a BOOM too? Namaste music, Rina
- [Day 55: Booming fizzzzzzz](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/day-55-booming-fizzzzzzz/) - Hey all, So, I have to jump back into the BOOM of things.... HELP!!!! Can anyone give me a nudge? Any suggestions? it's been such a crazy week that I'm exhausted and I still haven't gotten completely healed from my throat and sniffles... But I'm not sick! haha! Rina
- [Day 54: Booming with Love](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/day-54-booming-with-love/) - Hey everyone, So today I had the honor of being the keynote speaker at an event for supporting Caregiving Youth! I met some young amazing courageous souls who really made me think about how blessed I am to have such an amazing family and friends. Thank you all who have touched my heart in such
- [Day 53: Boomer is MIA](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/day-53-boomer-is-mia/) - Sorry again everyone... So, wednesday, I didn't post and my boom was a yoga nidra... OK, so it was a nap... lol! How are you booming? Namaste bed, Rina
- [Day 52: Bad Boomer, Bad Boomer](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/day-52-bad-boomer-bad-boomer/) - Ok, So it's been a few days since I have posted on the blog. So sorry! :( It's been an INSANE week! Tuesday, I do not recall what my BOOM was because it was so long ago. lol!!! Well, I did go to the heat game, so maybe it was a HOT BOOM! haha! OK,
- [Day 51: Classical/Piano Boom](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/day-51-classicalpiano-boom/) - Hey ya'all, So, today's boom was a combo of practicing my piano with bhakti love and practicing some asana to my favorite genre of music; classical, specifically Angels and Demons soundtrack. How was your boom? Rina
- [Day 50: Bathing Boom](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/day-50-bathing-boom/) - Hey everyone, I am as pale as a white ass... So, I consider my BOOM today to be getting the Vitamin D my skin needs... Plus, some pranayama helped too! How was your Sunday boom? Namaste Sun, Rina
- [Day 49: Inner Child Booming](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/day-49-inner-child-booming/) - Hey guys, So today was teacher training day plus our Wellness World event for the family and I had the trainees do the kids martial arts, kids yoga and the kids cardio kickboxing class! The whole point was for them to find their inner child and act as the little kiddies we acting... I wanted
- [Day 48: Chicken with my Head Cut Off Boom](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/day-48-chicken-with-my-head-cut-off-boom/) - Hey guys, So I'm still in insane mode... planning for the signing, plus Daily Candy is taking pictures of the studio today for a deal coming soon... Will find time to boom... will find time to boom... will find time to boom... how are you booming? Rina
- [Day 47: Insane BOOM](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/day-47-insane-boom/) - This week has been INSANE in the MEMBRANE!! I have been remodeling Rina Yoga and balancing a lot of balls in the air... It has been hard to get in a set boom this week... Hopefully I will settle down as weekend comes.... oh wait, there's teacher training... haha! and my book signing and a
- [Hindu Gods in a Nutshell, I think…   by Rina Jakubowicz](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/hindu-gods-in-a-nutshell-i-think-by-rina-jakubowicz/) - Since I started learning about yoga, all of the Hindu gods and goddesses have intrigued me, but have also confused the crap out of me. I have read information about it online. I have bought about six different books on Hinduism. I was even gifted a “simplified version” from a fellow bhakti yogini in an
- [Day 46: Shoulders still yelling BOOM!](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/day-46-shoulders-still-yelling-boom/) - OMG, my shoulders are not happy with me. Especially my right one. I have been trying to massage it all day and using blocks, bolsters, etc. to try to let it relax and soften. I guess I need to balance out my individual booms better so that I don't get this kind of tightness. They
- [Day 45: Restorative Boom](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/day-45-restorative-boom/) - After my intense handstand-strengthening BOOM with Joan, my shoulders were not so happy with me, so I decided to do restorative poses in an arched and reclined position. I even tried sleeping in fish pose with a block under my back. It worked for about 10 minutes and then I had to lay flat. But
- [Day 44: Choosing To BOOM!](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/day-44-choosing-to-boom/) - Hey yoga teachers, Today, I boomed with Joan Zone. We started with the idea of practicing the Rocket sequence, but as we got to our 6th Sun Salutation, we started analyzing and breaking down the handstand float up from Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend) back into our chaturangas. We decided to do some drills against the
- [Day 43: Bandha Boom!](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/day-43-bandha-bomb/) - Hey teachers, So today during teacher training we went over the bandhas, so I had the pleasure of practicing the bandhas with my students after I observed them doing it. I miss doing some of those individual practices... Gets my energy up for sure!!! :) How was your BOOM today? Thank you yoga, Namaste self
- [Day 42: Fartner Booming!!!](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/day-42-fartner-bombing/) - Hey guys, So today Joan and I taught a partner yoga workshop and we actually got to do all of the poses too because Heidy was our joint partner, so all three of us boomed !!! Namaste Joan, Heidy and our students! So much fun! I don't think I have ever laughed so hard in
- [Day 41: Who's da BOOM?](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/day-41-whos-da-boom/) - Hey all, So, I'm obviously NOT da BOOM cuz as usual I didn't blog during the teacher training weekend... I apologize... although technically this is for the friday before the teacher training, but who's counting? (apparentely I am. haha!! ) But that doesn't mean that you arent' DA BOOM! Keep on booming... Rina
- [Day 40:  40 days and 40 nights of BOOMING!!!](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/day-40-40-days-and-40-nights-of-booming/) - So, did you BOOM today??? I had the honor of taking Joan Zone's class...while it was raining outside and you could hear the pitter patter of the drops... I stopped halfway through because my body was starving and getting dizzy, so I just sat in meditation for 30 minutes instead, but it was full of
- [Your Perception = Your Peace](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/your-perception-your-peace/) - So I decided to venture a little out of the routine of Day 1,2,3, blogging and share with you an article I wrote for a publication... Your Perception = Your Peace by Rina Jakubowicz Every new year we reflect on the previous year and make resolutions to make this year a better one than the
- [DAY 39: An Oxymoron: A Quiet Boom!](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/day-39-another-oxymoron-a-quiet-boom/) - Hello yogi friends, So, my voice has still not decided to return so I had to teach today silently. We did yet another monkey see-monkey do class! :) I will be honest... it's not completely silent... My ujjayi breath really envelops the room including my body. There is such a beautiful simple power in never
- [Day 38 continues: I found my BOOM voice in Silence](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/day-38-continues-i-found-my-boom-voice-in-silence/) - Namaste students of my rocket class... Awesome class today. No words just deep ujjayi breathing and monkey see monkey do practice... It all felt so harmonious. Thanks students for letting me practice with you and for being open-minded enough to now having to have me lead you all the time... As we know, we are
- [Day 38: Finding my BOOM voice](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/day-38-finding-my-boom-voice/) - OK OK OK, so i have been slacking... I can admit it. Between teacher training and losing my voice, I have had no extra drive to get on my mat.... boohoohoo rina... who has the world's smallest violin for me? Anywho, today is a new day and I'm a coming backa strong! Or at least
- [Day 37: Mouthing the word b-o-o-m...](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/day-37-mouthing-the-word-b-o-o-m/) - Yes, I have LOST my voice.... It's an outpouring of my 5th chakra during my teacher training... must find verbal balance... So I can't talk... but that doesn't mean I can't boom... I haven't decided yet how though... Any suggestions? Thanks, Rina
- [Day 36: boooooOOOOOOOMMMMM!](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/day-36-boooooooooooommmmm/) - Hey everyone, So I suggest getting a group of friends and do a group meditation with chanting OM repeatedly. Feels pretty cool. We did it in teacher training and it feels very calming... Maybe that's what the Patriots needed during their halftime break... A circle of OMimg! Now, that's an idea that Madonna could have
- [Day 35: Does Snuggling Count as BOOMING?](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/day-35-does-snuddling-count-as-booming/) - So, Another day of teacher training... and as suspected I didn't blog. So my apologies... And I spent the rest of the evening snuggled on the couch... If snuggling counted as BOOMing, I would be a MASTER!!!! Just call me Master Snuggler! lol! :) How did you boom? Blessings, Rina P.S. Dino and Apu snuggled...
- [Day 34: Shall I Compare Thee to a BOOMERs day?](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/day-34-shall-i-compare-thee-to-a-boomers-day/) - Hey fellow yogi poets, I got inspired to be more poetic since I'm writing an article for a publication... but I think I should stay away from actual poetry. I'll keep that to you Joan Zone! :) Well I plan to BOOM today with meditation... what are you doing? Blessings, Rina
- [Day 33: Boom-a-licious](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/day-33-boom-a-licious/) - Hey yogis and yoginis, It has been hard keeping up with the booming and the blogging... but it is definitely worth it! it's yummy! :) Well at least for me... I hope it's helping others boom too! Keep us all posted. Blessings Rina
- [Day 32: Achy Breaky Boomy](https://rinayoga.com/2012/02/day-32-achy-breaky-boomy/) - Hey everyone, so today my body is achy and not so responsive to me... So, i'm going to have to find another way to boom that isn't asana... any suggestions? Blessings, Rina
- [Day 31: Taking it ONE Boom at a time...](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-31-taking-it-one-boom-at-a-time/) - Hey Boomers, I really think that it has been important for me to just think of when I am going to boom TODAY and today only. If I think too far ahead I might not do it... So, here's to taking it one boom at a time... What helps you boom? Namaste', Rina
- [Day 30: I Like to Boom it, Boom it!](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-30-i-like-to-boom-it-boom-it/) - Hey everyone, So I did boom yesterday at the 24 hour fitness. No cyclists this time so no more funny stories... :) Sowwy! But I will keep you informed if anything funny comes around... How was your booming? Blessings, Rina
- [Day 29: Oops again! Booming Temporarily Out of Service](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-29-oops-again-booming-temporarily-out-of-service/) - Hey guys, So yesterday I also didn't want to get on the computer after teaching the training... I meditated as my boom. How about you? Blessings, Rina
- [DAY 28: Oops, Boom got delayed](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-28-oops-boom-got-delayed/) - Hey Everyone, Sorry for the delayed post on booming. It seems that after I teach the training, I dont want to get on the computer and post the updates.... I will see how I feel this weekend. But how was your weekend boom? Blessings, Rina
- [Day 27: Even Paul Lekakis Likes to BOOM BOOM BOOM!](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-27-even-paul-lekakis-likes-to-boom-boom-boom/) - Namaste Self, :) Thank you for making sure I BOOMed today... cuz whenever I finish booming, I feel great!!! It reminds me of a song I used to listen to in junior high (yes the 80's) from the very talented Paul Lekakis. I've revised the lyrics a bit... "Boom, Boom, Boom, let's go back to
- [Day 26: Double Boomers!](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-26-double-boomers/) - Hey all, Today I boomed with Donato! We took some partner yoga photos for a publication and we definitely felt the BOOM. We started at 11:30am and finished at 1:30pm so it was a nice 2 hours of fun! We put our heart into it. haha! (reference the photo.) How about you guys? Thanks
- [Day 25: Awww the bliss of new boomers](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-25-awww-the-bliss-of-new-boomers/) - Hey, So today was my first day teaching the teacher training where there were new boomers-to-be... So blessed and excited for them! So, I meditated today instead of asana practice since I still woke up with a minor residue of my migraine from yesterday... Namaste', Rina P.S. Yes, another Harry Potter photo, but this one
- [DAY 24: My Head Went BOOM](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-24-my-head-went-boom/) - OK OK OK!!! I have to jump back on.... I had a migraine yesterday and I was very intrigued to attempt a 15 minute headstand as BKS Iyengar's Light on Yoga suggests for headaches, but my gut said no. So, I didn't Boom although my head definitely felt like it was BOOMING ALL DAY!!! How
- [Day 23: Have you got the BOOM in you today?](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-23-have-you-got-the-boom-in-you-today/) - Hey fellow boomers, so I haven't boomed today, but I plan on it a bit later inthe afternoon. I will report upon completion! :) I'm glad to see that so many of you are continuing to BOOM! I dont know about you, but I definitely feel motivated to BOOM more often now because I have
- [Day 22: I Broke the seal! and BOOMED once again!!](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-22-i-broke-the-seal-and-boomed-once-again/) - Hey all, So I was at the Chocolate Festival all day and asked Emily, one of my trainees, if she wouldn't mind watching the table while I boomed. She said, with pleasure! So yey! I got to boom. Now the only thing was that I practiced in the garden right where we usually give the
- [Day 21: Bad Boomer, Bad Boomer...](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-21-bad-boomer-bad-boomer/) - Hey guys, So it's day 21 and it's been a LOOOONG couple of days which would make it seem like it would be a priority for me to do my practice and BOOM! But, i haven't... gotta snap out of it.... tomorrow, i'll be at the chocolate festival so maybe i will just boom on
- [Day 20: Oops, missed a day Boom](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-20-oops-missed-a-day-boom/) - Hey everyone, so, it was day 20 yesterday and i regretfully didn't boomed. :( poopie on me.... what about you? Rina
- [DAY 19: Thursday Boom?](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-19-thursday-boom/) - Hey all, So it's Thursday! and have you boomed yet? I haven't.... poo!!!! anywho, i hope to do it after class.... i couldn't think of a clever image so here goes... Blessings, Rina
- [DAY 18: Booming or Blahing...](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-18-booming/) - hey everyone, I haven't boomed today but as one of those videos of Shit Girls Don't Say would say... I just got on my moon cycle so I'm really dizzy and about to eat someone's head from hunger! lol!!! so.... maybe no booming and more blahing for me today... But I might change my mind
- [Day 17: I haven't BOOMED today?  Have you?](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-17-i-havent-boomed-today-have-you/) - Hey everyone, So, I woke up SUPER early (for me) and watched the sunrise while I taught class. So I haven't BOOMed yet... Then I ate breakfast with Super Heidy! So I haven't boomed yet... Then I taught another class on South Beach! So, I haven't boomed yet... Then I went home and took a
- [DAY 16: Funny Booming Today!](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-16-funny-booming-today/) - Hey yoga teachers, So today was a funny booming day. I was practicing at the 24-hr Fitness in Coconut Grove before my 6pm class when six people came in to use the spinning bicycles. Is that what they are called? Anywho, I am right in front of the bikes with my back to them, but
- [Day 15: No Booming Sundays?](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-15-no-booming-sundays/) - Hey yogis, So it seems that Sundays is my no booming day... although I currently am in a pigeon pose so that I can stretch out while I type. I know one day can be good to rest the body, so I feel fine. No attachment regardless of if I practice or not... But I
- [DAY 14: What will today have in store for us boomers?](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-14-what-will-today-have-in-store-for-us-boomers/) - So, there are a lot of workshops and classes today and I'm hoping that us yoga teachers are taking advantage of some of those? Which one are you going to? How are you booming ? Blessings, Rina
- [Day 13: Oops, sorry for the late boomer!](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-13-oops-sorry-for-the-late-boomer/) - Hey guys, So I totally forgot to post yesterday.... But I did BOOM! I boomed with Benjamin so namaste' Benjamin! How was your day of practicing? :) Blessings, Rina
- [DAY 12: a little help here with booming please?](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-12-a-little-help-here-with-booming-please/) - Hey everyone, I have no idea how I am going to boom today... I have to teach a 7:30pm class at fairchild so I have to start setting up by 6:30pm... any suggestions of what I can do to keep on BOOMING? Thanks, Rina
- [Day 11: who be booming?](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-11-who-be-booming/) - hey all, Today I had the pleasure to go on a rigorous 3.5 mile walk today for an hour with my dad and sister. (photo is view of our walk.) Then I did 20 minutes of stretches in a steam room! Great different kind of yoga practice today! :) how about you? Sorry for late
- [DAY 10: BOOM anyone?](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-10-boom-anyone/) - Hey everyone, So today so far I've boomed by taking Gabriella's 9am class! I hope to BOOM a little later too! I discovered a really cool approach during the class. Since I didn't have a hairtie I couldn't see as well as I usually do (hence the long hair.) So I had to rely more
- [DAY 9: BOOMing around!](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-9-booming-around/) - Hey everyone, So I practiced today at the 24 Hour Fitness in the Grove before teaching my class. It's always fun to practice in the corner amongst spinning bikes and mirrors because it is so different than my regular hang out spots. :) To finale my practice, I did a drill of 10 press-up handstands
- [DAY 8: Boom? or Doom?](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-8-boom-or-doom/) - So, it is Sunday and it is the last day of my staycation... so sadly I haven't practiced yet... but there is still time. How was your day? Did you Boom or Doom?
- [DAY 7: BOOMing on the RISE!](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-7-booming-on-the-rise/) - Hey everyone, I will have to be completely honest. Yesterday I didn't get to do my asana practice, but I played miniature golf for more than 30 minutes and air hockey for 10 minutes. haha!! Does that count? I didn't think so.... But I was trying to be mindful and I did make a hole
- [DAY 6:  WHO's STILL BOOMING? AND WHO's JUST STARTING TO BOOM?](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-6-whos-still-booming-and-whos-just-starting-to-boom/) - Hey everyone, So, I haven't BOOMed yet today but I will later. Keep me posted. I want to see some more NAMASTE's up in here!!!! :) Where are my BOOMERS!!!???? Blessings, Rina
- [DAY 5:  BOOM! feels more like bum today?](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-5-boom-feels-more-like-boom-today/) - Hey everyone, I am going to need a bit of a shove today. I woke up super late... meaning 45 minutes ago and i'm dragging today... any suggestions? I hope you are all doing your practice every day too! Blessings and love, Rina
- [DAY 4: BOOM VAVOOM!!!!](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-4-boom-vavoom/) - Let's keep the momentum going!!! People are trickling in! I am scheduled to do my practice today at 10:30am with Joan Zone! Two BOOMS for the price of one!!!haha!! If anyone ever wants to create a group and practice together, let me know. I have space in my house for a handful of us. How
- [DAY 3: BOOM!](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-3-boom/) - Hey Yogis! Yesterday I practiced in front of my fireplace and today at the studio in front of the altar. I had to close out some of the students to wait for me to finish, which makes me feel a little badly, but my practice comes first!!! :) let them wait and know that their
- [Day Two: BOOM YOURSELVES: Back On Our Mats!](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-two-boom-yourselves-back-on-our-mats/) - Hey Yoga Teachers, So, it's the second of January and have you practiced today? I haven't!!! But I will and I'll let you know when I do! Thanks for the motivation... even if you technically haven't participated in it yet. haha!!! Do you like the new title? BOOM!! I kinda do 'cause it's what we
- [Day One of GBOYM: Get Back On Your Mats!](https://rinayoga.com/2012/01/day-one-of-cayt-calling-all-yoga-teachers/) - So, I've just completed my 45 minutes of yoga. Mostly stretchy today. Much needed after being on my feet all day yesterday preparing for our mini new years get together at our house. Was up until 7:30am which is the first time I've done that since college, aka about 10 years ago. My body is
- [CALLING ALL YOGA TEACHERS!!! LET'S GET BACK ON OUR MATS!!!](https://rinayoga.com/2011/12/calling-all-yoga-teachers-lets-get-back-on-our-mats/) - That's right!!!! I'll be the first to say it if I need to be.... I practice much less now that I'm a yoga teacher and something tells me that I'm not the only one. I started my journey as a yoga student and loved it so much that I thought, like many of you I'm
- [When is Enough? by Rina Jakubowicz](https://rinayoga.com/2011/12/when-is-enough-by-rina-jakubowicz/) - If you stop what you are doing right now and sit back in your chair, ask yourself, “If this was to be my life forever, would I be happy? Would it be enough for me?” What would you say? Would you be able to take a deep breath and say smilingly, “yes, I am content”
- [I Have Three Karmas? Oh No! by Rina Jakubowicz](https://rinayoga.com/2011/09/i-have-three-karmas-oh-no-by-rina-jakubowicz/) - I Have 3 KARMAS? Oh No! In fact, they are called Sanjita, Prarabda and Agami! The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali state that “Klesamulahkarmasayo Drstadrsta Janma Vedaniyah.” If you don’t understand sanskrit, the translation by Swami Satchidananda is “the womb of karmas (actions and reactions) has its root in these obstacles, and the karmas bring experiences
- [Heel Chakras! Heal! by Rina Jakubowicz](https://rinayoga.com/2011/06/heel-chakras-heal-by-rina-jakubowicz/) - Balancing and healing the chakras or energy centers in the body can be done in several ways whether it be through specific yoga poses, breathing exercises, meditations, visualizations, mantras, affirmations, or placement of crystals on the body. In fact, the most effective way is to truly understand the purpose of the chakras, which is to
- [My Blog is My New Therapist by Rina Jakubowicz](https://rinayoga.com/2011/04/my-blog-is-my-new-therapist-by-rina-jakubowicz/) - Since my last post about my anxious dreams of always chasing something or being chased and never getting anywhere, I am happy to announce that I haven’t had one chasing dream since! It’s a miracle. This has been going on for years and now, POOF! It’s gone!!! I have always known there is a therapy
- [A Race to Wake Up by Rina Jakubowicz](https://rinayoga.com/2011/04/a-race-to-wake-up-by-rina-jakubowicz/) - I find myself under an elevator shaft waiting for the elevator to give me enough room so that I can jump out and run from my predators. I jump out and start running along a ledge and learn that I have developed the ability to parkour. (If you don’t know what this is, YouTube it.
- [Choose Stress by Rina Jakubowicz](https://rinayoga.com/2011/03/choose-stress-by-rina-jakubowicz/) - Since the publishing of my book, Choose Peace: A Practical Guide into Consciousness, I have noticed a funny trend in how people react to it. Although there may be a handful of people who are all about it and dive in, a majority prefer to just look at it from a distance, almost afraid to
- [This Little Girl is Teaching Yoga by Rina Jakubowicz](https://rinayoga.com/2011/03/this-little-girl-is-teaching-yoga-by-rina-jakubowicz/) - With the teacher training starting soon, I am eager to see what personalities sign up and decide to make a change in their lives. But, before I find out who those new personalities are, I wanted to reflect on the past 35 trainees in the past three years and how they have impacted my life
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- [Tu Desayuno Alegre Set](https://rinayoga.com/2010/10/tu-desayuno-alegre-set/)
- [Rina With Jesika on Tu Desayuno Alegre](https://rinayoga.com/2010/10/rina-with-jesika-on-tu-desayuno-alegre/)
- [Stretching on Tu Desayuno Alegre](https://rinayoga.com/2010/10/stretching-on-tu-desayuno-alegre/)
- [Tu Desayuno Alegre with Carlos and Jesika](https://rinayoga.com/2010/10/tu-desayuno-alegre-with-carlos-and-jesika/)
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- [Rina Jakubowicz Signings with Mikel](https://rinayoga.com/2010/10/rina-jakubowicz-signings-with-mikel/)
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- [Rina in Scorpion Pose](https://rinayoga.com/2010/10/rina-in-scorpion-pose/)
- [Rina Meditating](https://rinayoga.com/2010/10/rina-meditating/)
- [Healing Myself with Jnana Yoga by Rina Jakubowicz](https://rinayoga.com/2010/09/healing-myself-with-jnana-yoga-by-rina-jakubowicz/) - Who am I? is the main question that a Jnana Yogi asks. When I got divorced a few years ago this was the question that took over my mind. I didn’t know if I was right side up or upside down; if I was coming or going, if I had a purpose in life and
- [I Am Not Craving Cheese, Bread, Sugar or Caffeine?  Am I Crazy? By Rina Jakubowicz](https://rinayoga.com/2010/09/i-am-not-craving-cheese-bread-sugar-or-caffeine-am-i-crazy-by-rina-jakubowicz/) - Since I just turned 31 years old -ahem- young, I figured it was time for a detox. I wanted my body to experience a clean slate so-to-speak. Luckily, my dear friends at Lifefood Gourmet happen to have a program just for me! Well, just for everyone else, too. It was 4 days of drinking 3 liquid meals/day
- [I AM AN ADDICT… by Rina Jakubowicz](https://rinayoga.com/2010/08/i-am-an-addict-by-rina-jakubowicz/) - Of what, you ask? Not necessarily the regular stuff you might think like alcohol or drugs, but of things that I feel I wouldn’t be able to live without. I might have withdrawal from not having these things in my life for an extended period of time. Does that make it an addiction? I don’t
- [Taking Time For Whom? by Rina Jakubowicz](https://rinayoga.com/2010/08/taking-time-for-whom-by-rina-jakubowicz/) - One of the hardest things to do is take time for yourself. I am finding this trend with everyone I meet, including myself. There are always things that can get in the way, and there is always something that can be done instead. I am a victim of this contagious and quickly spreading epidemic. Even
- [This Clicker is Humbled and Blessed](https://rinayoga.com/2010/07/this-clicker-is-humbled-and-blessed/) - I am deeply humbled and blessed. The last few weeks have been an amazing experience of selfless support and love from my fellow friends, community, students, and family. Even from before inception of my Oprah’s OWN video, I received encouraging words of confidence, support and complete belief in my ability to make it happen, even
- [El Saco De Carbon](https://rinayoga.com/2010/07/el-saco-de-carbon/) - My mom emailed me this story this morning and I think it is a perfect way to visually explain how negative thoughts will only negatively affect you… (story is in spanish… to translate go to www.altavista.com. It probably won’t be completely accurate, but it’s worth a try.) El Saco de Carbón – I don’t know
- [Our Body.  Our Vehicle. By Rina Jakubowicz](https://rinayoga.com/2010/07/our-body-our-vehicle-by-rina-jakubowicz/) - When your car needs repair, where do you take it? To a repair shop, right? Regardless if it’s an expensive repair shop or a cheap one, it doesn’t matter. What you care about is that your car gets fixed so it runs smoothly. And, in order to prevent your car from going into the shop,
- [Six Degrees of Connection: Um You Like Me One Ha! by Rina Jakubowicz](https://rinayoga.com/2010/06/six-degrees-of-connection-um-you-like-me-one-ha-by-rina-jakubowicz/) - Today in class, we had a rather fascinating experience. For no particular reason, I asked each student to say the first word they thought of. Heidy said thoughtfully, “Um…” I interrupted her pause and validated, “Um” as her word of choice. Then, I asked Liza and she said “You want us to…..” I also interrupted
- [Welcome to Personal Thoughts from Previous Years too!](https://rinayoga.com/2010/06/welcome-to-personal-thoughts-from-previous-years-too/) - As my first blog, I thought that I would talk about one of the most important things that allows me to continue to share my knowledge and passion for yoga with the world… and that is… YOU!!! I am grateful for YOU because you are the student of yoga who is dedicated to exploring and

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- [YELP](https://rinayoga.com/yelp/) - Rina Yoga hosted a yelp event at its Miami location on Coral Way. Green Gables Cafe sponsored the food for the Yelpers and yogis.
- [TEACHER TRAINING 2009](https://rinayoga.com/trainings/teacher-training-2009/) - Rina Yoga's Teacher Training 2009 gallery
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## Events

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## Episode

- [Episode 1: Why Another Yoga Podcast?](https://rinayoga.com/podcast/episode-1-why-another-yoga-podcast/) - Mr. and Mrs. Yoga: A Conversation about Philosophy, Relationships and Randomness sheds light on many lifestyle topics in order to help the listener grasp their ups and downs a bit easier. Rina and Eric share their experiences plus personal stories about how they apply the principles shared and their hardships as well. They will have people interviewed in order to shed light on others' perspectives while keeping things real, authentic and funny.

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