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Not a super flexy slender Yoga chick talks "the Power of Santosha"
Santosha literally means contentment and is one of the five Niyama , which are part of the eight limbs of Yoga . Santosha teaches us...
Simi Pellegrini
Jul 232 min read
Not a super flexy slender Yoga chick talks "the Power of being OK"
"Are you ok?" How many of you really stop to think about how you’re actually feeling when someone asks that? How do you know if you are...
Simi Pellegrini
Jul 162 min read
Not a super flexy slender Yoga chick talks "the Power of Laughter"
A while back, I was lucky enough to go to the theater to see a show my two friends from Veranda Panda co-created... and I nearly wet...
Simi Pellegrini
Jul 102 min read
Not a super flexy slender Yoga chick talks "the Power of Setting Boundaries"
No. NO! Nooooo! No... How do you feel when someone replies with just a plain, simple "no"? Are you satisfied? Or do you- like most of...
Simi Pellegrini
Jul 22 min read
Not a super flexy slender Yoga chick talks "the Power of your Feet"
How often do you actually pay attention to your feet? How often do you look at them in admiration? How often do you thank them? (I’ll...
Simi Pellegrini
Jun 262 min read
Not a super flexy slender Yoga chick talks "the Power of Acceptance"
Yesterday, I wrote "this" article. It was filled with wisdom and comedy, truly a masterpiece (or so I thought). I felt inspired. I was on...
Simi Pellegrini
Jun 183 min read
Not a super flexy slender Yoga chick talks "the Power of Fudge It"
Enlightenment is not needed to understand "the Power of Fudge It"—and no, I’m not talking about candy. It’s all about learning not to...
Simi Pellegrini
Jun 122 min read
Not a super flexy slender Yoga chick talks "the Power of Non-Reacting"
You’re stuck in traffic and suddenly feel the Kraken arise from the depths of your belly… You’re standing in a queue and see someone cut...
Simi Pellegrini
Jun 52 min read
Not a super flexy slender Yoga chick talks "the Power of the Unknown "
"One is never afraid of the Unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end." – Jiddu Krishnamurti So many people find themselves...
Simi Pellegrini
May 292 min read
Not a super flexy slender Yoga chick talks "the Power of Listening"
When Was the Last Time You Truly Listened? When was the last time you really listened? Not listening to answer, not listening to express...
Simi Pellegrini
May 202 min read
Not a Super-Flexy, Slender Yoga Chick Talks "The Power of Gratitude"
Have you ever received a gift and thought, “Wow, I am so lucky”? Or gone to a concert and felt the same way? What about when you...
Simi Pellegrini
May 113 min read
Not a super flexy slender Yoga chick talks "The Power of Intention"
Intention is what you set your Mind to; it’s the means by which you achieve a goal. You may wonder, what does intention have to do with...
Simi Pellegrini
May 12 min read
And so it began: the first scratch of the ego
My First Encounter with Yoga In 2019, I was dragged to my first-ever Yoga class by my mother: Yin Yoga (the Yoga of surrender and acceptance). In those 60 minutes, I experienced the most bliss I had ever felt (and at the time, I was working as a diving instructor in the Red Sea... which is already pretty blissful). My soul had found its place... but the ego was rebelling like a little b***h. After class, the teacher came to me and said that I did really well (the aim in Yin i
Simi Pellegrini
Apr 84 min read
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