#ChakraChatter

Well it is true that Yoga is one of the challenging things to do. It is also of the most suitable form of exercise for all levels of Fitness & age. 

Yoga brings us out the best & worst in us, but is ultimately in a way in our lives that it can be easier. Debunking some myths on YOGA. Teacher Mae Evangelista ( @pixieyogini ) shares her view on many myths & notions on yoga. Learn from her decade of practice - how to know that it is easy if you are willing to do it. 

Tune in our conversation! Hurray to our 11th Episode!

Climate change : Our country Philippines is a highly vulnerable to the impacts of Climate change including sea level rise, increased frequency of weather events, rising temperature & heavy rainfall. We are one of the world's most cyclone prone region which has an average of 19 to 20 per year of which is 7 to 9 landfall. According to PAG-ASA since the mid 20th century is due to human activities. 

Dave Albao ( @dave.albao , @danjuganisland )  is the Executive Director of the Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation Inc. (PRRCFI), the nonprofit behind Danjugan Island, a wildlife sanctuary with environmental education and sustainable tourism programs. He was once its island manager, as a 'Keeper of the Wild' funded by the World Land Trust; finding himself at home with “rewilding”, passionate about freediving, indigenous spirituality, and our interconnectedness with nature. In the last four years, Dave and his team has expanded the Foundation’s portfolio in supporting a network of marine protected areas, as well as implementing USAID-funded projects reducing ocean plastic, such as the "Wala Usik" campaign towards local circular economy with social enterprises (by redesigning sari-sari stores). He was a 2016 Professional Fellow on Environmental Sustainability in Oregon, USA, and is currently in the 2020 cohort of Swedish Institute Management Programme on Sustainable Business.

Tune in! A good way to start discussion on Climate change advocacy.

Nicole Abas Datayan  ( @nikitv40 ) will share her journey to us on self care,motherhood and how she use her influence during pandemic.

Let us learn from her as shares to us on how to use your influence to make an impact. Tune in and learn from her! 

The landscape of teaching and learning has immensely changed as a result of this pandemic and it is no different with Yoga. It would be interesting therefore to create a space for conversations for yoga teachers and practitioners to talk about their reactions, responses and reinventions

Gracing our #ChakraChat session are two inspiring and thriving yoga teachers of the country, Teacher Ben and Teacher Rianna.

Ben Bernabe  is a Vinyasa yoga teacher and teacher trainer based in Manila, Philippines. ( @yogawithben) 

He started his yoga practice in 2010 with Yoga for Life, a community-based organization that offers yoga as complementary therapy for people living with and affected by HIV. He took his teacher training in 2012 at the Victorian Institute of Yoga Education and Teacher Training (VIYETT) in Hampton, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He obtained his 500H Diploma in Yoga Teaching (DYT) on December 15, 2012.

He has been teaching Vinyasa and Power Yoga at Beyond Yoga since coming home to Manila in 2013. He led his first Vinyasa yoga teacher training with Rianna Gatus in July 2017 at Beyond Rockwell, Makati City, Philippines.

Ben is also the President of The Red Whistle, an HIV awareness organization in the Philippines. He was also formerly the President of Yoga for Life and the Executive Director of the B-Change Foundation, an Asia-Pacific regional NGO.

He has a Master of Development Studies degree from The University of Melbourne and a Bachelor of Arts in European Languages degree from the University of the Philippines Diliman.

On the other hand, Rianna Gatus ( @riannayoga ) has been teaching yoga for more than ten years. She teaches smart, dynamic, and intuitive yoga classes. Rianna found the mat through tough times of personal grief. As one of the founders of Beyond Yoga studios in Manila, she opened the space with the desire to share yoga to people around her.

She is trained in Vinyasa, Ashtanga, and Hot Yoga, with more than 1,000 hours of training and continuing education under her belt. Her goal as a teacher trainer is to train people with emphasis on skillful and precise sequencing, hands on assists that are connected and confident, and the ability to create an experience that brings people back to themselves.

​Her vision is a world with more yoga because everybody deserves it. Tune in and learn from these two amazing Teachers! 

A lighthearted chat with our very own  Misamis Oriental- Caroline Joy Veronilla ( @carolineveronilla ) 

 in the  recently concluded Miss Universe Philippines 2020.  Join her as she shares her journey, her unexpected placement as top 16 and sharing her story!

Celebrate Beauty, passion and purpose with us. 

Namaste 

Happy 10th episode with our very own, Teacher Sam ( @rekindleyoga with Sam )

 What an inspiring and engaging conversation Namaste!

Learn from Teacher Sam's journey & how his practice deepened. eacher Sam is an educator and currently the principal of Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan Grade School. He was introduced to yoga by his wife. He initially considered yoga as purely a form of exercise in his weight loss journey. Eventually, yoga became a vital aspect of his healing process and an outlet of his creativity.

In order to share yoga with friends and colleagues, Sam completed yoga teacher training with KEW Academy, an accredited institution of the Complementary Therapist Association, as well as Ayuverda Center’s Online Yoga School with Steph Mitchell. He recently finished his Inside Flow Yoga Teacher Training course with TINT Yoga. He now teaches at Chakra Yoga Studio and One Yoga Studio, both in Cagayan de Oro City.

Tune in! 

With Teacher JC for our Friday habit on how to develop meditation practice at home.

Opening our September for #ChakraChat with an Abundance mind setting.

She teaches Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Yin, and Perinatal Yoga. Her specialization is alignment and anatomical based yoga with 500 hours of training with Align and Refine.

We always want to pause and rest for awhile. Being reminded on how to be mindful with our life. Living each day as if its our last will make so much difference in our paradigm.

Your Students need you, How yoga Teachers show up in this pandemic?

A lot of people took to their mats during lockdown to calm their minds and lift their spirits. Yoga brings a connection and good vibes, whether in a studio or through a computer screen. For some, an online class was an easier first step on the yoga path than entering a real studio,” Belgian yoga teacher in France Greet De Ryck .

Australia based Yoga Teacher Monaliza Hilario ( @moonala.yoga ) Yoga, Meditation & Relaxation teacher providing sustainable practices & programs that support mental, physical & emotional health & wellbeing. She's passionate about helping trauma survivors & families. You can check her page ( https://www.facebook.com/moonala.yoga ) 

Credits ( https://unric.org/.../international-day-of-yoga-yogas.../ )

Tune in for our 9th Episode!