Tag Archives: yoga

Sneak Peek Part 6: Svdharma- One’s 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

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

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

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 1: The Buddhi (Not that kind of booty. Get your head out of the gutter.)

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Consciously Emoting

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 […]

What’s 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

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, […]