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Life Lessons Learned from Volunteering

How To Live In Service and Volunteer

There are so many lessons learned from volunteering. But when was the last time you engaged in the act of community service? Today’s world is filled with many incredible ways that we can offer our time to volunteer projects or activities. It can be highly beneficial for our mind, body, and spirit to offer more…

How To Keep Your Vision As A Yoga Instructor In Sight

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Are you a yoga teacher wondering why some instructors seem to thrive while others struggle to gain traction? Do you feel like their success is just a matter of luck—or that the yoga world is already too saturated for you to stand out? You’re working hard teaching class after class, but you worry your yoga…

A Traveling Yogi Discovering India

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By Brian Gorman Even now, almost seven years later, I cannot articulate why I decided to travel to India. Traveling to India was never on my “have to go there” (or even “want to go there”) list of places to visit. My knowledge of India, its people, and its culture was superficial, and not overly…

What does being on a pilgrimage to India mean?

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COURAGE LETTING GO TRANSFORMING EMBRACING SPIRITUAL LESSONS SEEING THE BIGGER PICTURE TRUST LOVE These are a few words I’d use, to sum up traveling through India. I’ve traveled through this amazing country four times, and I continue to go back for more. There are so many stories and lessons I could share and it’s difficult,…

True Confessions: What It’s Really Like To Be A Yogi In India

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My fascination with all things India started in 1967 when John, Paul, George, and Ringo befriended the Maharishi (‘Great Seer’), Mahesh Yogi. He introduced transcendental meditation to the West and gained fame in the 1960s as the spiritual guru to the masses. I was transfixed by his voice, look, and gestures. While studying at Florida…

What I Learned From My Journey to India: A Life-Changing Yoga Pilgrimage

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Journey to India doesn’t just change your yoga practice, it changes your entire understanding of what yoga means. When Yogi Aaron, founder of Blue Osa Yoga Retreat & Spa, announced he was leading a a yoga trip to India, I knew immediately that I had to go. The opportunity to explore the birthplace of yoga…

Why Costa Rica is a Great Place for a Yoga Retreat with Elise Joan Bliss

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One of the great things about Blue Osa is the opportunity we have to welcome yogis and retreat leaders from all over the world, such as Elise Joan Bliss. Created to feel like your home away from home, Blue Osa is a place where you enter through the gates and instantly become part of our…

The Kind of Yoga Teacher the World Needs: Why Blue Osa’s 200 & 300 Hour Teacher Trainings Transform Lives

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After decades of teaching yoga around the world, I’ve learned one essential truth: the success of any yoga teacher, and any teacher trainings, depends entirely on the caliber of students it attracts. This might sound controversial in a yoga world that preaches “everyone is welcome,” but the reality is more nuanced. Yes, yoga is for…

8 Signs of Burnout and How to Prevent It: A Guide to Reclaiming Your Energy

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In today’s fast-paced world, we are constantly surrounded by advanced technology designed to simplify our lives and entertain us. With endless choices at our fingertips, we can decide how to live and where to focus our energy. Despite these conveniences, many find themselves time-poor, overwhelmed, and struggling to maintain balance in their lives. A noticeable…

How Yoga Leads to True Freedom (And Why You’re Not Free Yet)

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What does freedom truly mean to you? For most people, freedom is an illusion—a word we use without understanding its depth. Yoga offers a radical path to discovering genuine freedom, not through escaping the world, but by confronting the wild, untamed, and unmentionable parts of our own humanity that keep us imprisoned. Unlike mainstream spiritual…

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