“Lokah Samastah Sukhinoh Bhavantu.” My 5 year old daughter spent Sunday afternoon singing this mantra. It had been the “lesson” at family yoga that day. I smiled to myself because she had not seemed to be paying attention during a lot of the family yoga class, and so I was a little surprised when I [...]
» Read more(By Guest Contributor Lakshman Fontaine.) The planets in Vedic Astrology are called Grahas which means ‘to seize’ or ‘to take hold of’. They represent forces that have influence on us in different ways. In Sanskrit, the word Shakti has to do with energy or power. It is related to the feminine aspect of Divine Consciousness. [...]
» Read moreBe Present. Focus Inside. Relax the Breath.
» Read moreIt is both amusing and frustrating that my daughter does not really like to do yoga with me. When she was a baby, before she had a say, we practiced “Itsy Bitsy Yoga” together. When she was about 2 years old, we went to a toddler yoga class. She spent the whole time wanting to [...]
» Read moreThis past weekend, we held a Mantra Immersion. Taking a full day to do mantra practice is like soaking oneself in the most soothing and refreshing of inner baths.
» Read moreMeditation can be defined as a state of mind that is without thoughts, AND it is a mind that is at peace despite thoughts.
» Read moreFounder, Austin Big Heart Yoga
Anita began her studies in yoga in 1999. In 2001, she became certified to teach hatha yoga in the Shambhava Yoga tradition. Since that time, she has become a Certified Shambhava Meditation Instructor and continues to practice and study meditation, yoga philosophy and hatha yoga in the Shambhava tradition. She has also had the privilege of learning from senior teachers of the Ashtanga, Viniyoga, and Anusara traditions of hatha yoga. Anita is an experienced psychotherapist, student of Ayurveda, and mother to a preschooler. Her teaching style reflects her keen interest in how the ancient practices of yoga can help us to create emotional, mental, and physical balance, as well as spiritual transformation.
