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What Comes After a Yoga Teacher Training? How to Integrate
You have completed your yoga teacher training. You feel open, inspired, maybe even transformed. And then everyday life begins again. This is exactly where many people lose their practice and their inner balance. Not because they lack motivation, but because no one showed them...
From Hype to Devotion: What Remains of the Yoga Boom
What was once a quiet inward path has in many places become a mass-market body cult. Now the yoga market is cooling noticeably, and many are turning to alternatives such as Pilates. This essay explores why the end of the yoga hype is precisely the chance to return yoga to its...
Top 5 Yoga Teacher Training in South America
Top 5 Yoga Teacher Training Programs in South AmericaSouth America has become a hub for yoga teacher training programs, offering stunning landscapes, rich cultural heritage, and a deeply spiritual atmosphere. Suppose you want to immerse yourself in a 200-hour Yoga Alliance...
The Next Big Yoga Teacher Training Destination is Colombia: where Culture, Nature, and Healing Unite
India, Portugal, Bali, and Costa Rica have long been favored destinations for yogis seeking transformative experiences. Yet, just off the beaten path emerges Colombia, a vibrant alternative that harmoniously brings culture, nature, and holistic practice together. Here, you can...
Discovering the Heart of Yoga: The Power of Bhakti Beyond the Mat
The hidden gem of yoga reveals itself through the magic of music—a realization that unfolded over time for me. Within the four paths of Yoga, Bhakti emerges as the most potent avenue to union. This is exemplified in Kundalini practices, where the transformative blend of Mantras...
10 reasons to do a yoga teacher training – even if you don’t plan to teach afterwards
Step into a world of boundless possibilities, where lasting friendships bloom, purpose finds its voice, nature becomes your sanctuary, and new routines seamlessly entwine with your days. Explore the myriad reasons why a yoga teacher training is a life-altering experience1....
How to Prepare for Ayahuasca: Special Recommendations for a Profound Experience
When we hear the call to take part in an Ayahuasca ceremony, it's completely normal that many questions, uncertainties, and sometimes fears arise. We'll share with you how we at Ancestral Retreats will best prepare you for your experienceI remember the first time I was going...
Yoga Techniques and Ayahuasca: Three Powerful Experiences Revealing the Transformative Combination
Unlocking the Potential: Overcoming High Expectations, Transcending the Mind, and Embracing Self-Love. A Glimpse into Our Yoga Ayahuasca Retreats with Three Short Stories to Show Why it's About More than just Drinking Ayahuasca.May, 2023. Over the past six months, we have been...
Grandma Aya, San Pedro, Mushrooms and Me: The Medicine Chronicles of a Spiritual Transformation
Mushrooms taught me about life, Ayahuasca showed me my path and San Pedro connected me to my ancestors - But it's yoga that really changing my life every day. Despite all these experiences, I've learned that the best medicine is within myself. Follow along as I share how each...
The Spirits of Ayahuasca – why we can see mystical creatures in the other world
It is well known that with Ayahuasca we can see colors, patterns and sometimes mythical creatures or monstrous beasts from the jungle. People report jaguars or anaconda snakes, see dragons or witches. What does that mean? Are these beings real or just figments of our...
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