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Under the Bhodi Tree - Corporate Yoga

December 15, 2018

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Awilda Rivera

Corporations are no longer satisfied with being the best in their industry, or the marketplace. The new end game is “Being the best place to work”. Making a place the “best” can include all manner of things from LinkedIn’s free gourmet cafeteria to Google’s internal co...

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Under the Bhodi Tree - Bhakti Yoga

October 4, 2016

For the last 12 months, we have explored questions around the practice, purpose and benefits of Yoga Asana. We have taken time to explore some of the philosophical underpinnings of this historically rich tradition; and we have also discussed how to identify & begin a p...

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Under the Bohdi Tree - Yoga and Change

September 1, 2016

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Awilda Rivera

The only thing constant in life is change.  From the moment we are born  we are changing, and we are also acutely aware of all that is changing around us. Change is something that needs no catalyst - it is always happening. Over time we grow to understand that we canno...

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Under The Bodhi Tree

August 1, 2016

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Awilda Rivera

Yoga seems to have taken over the…right? We see celebrities doing it. We see Yoga in commercials, in Movies, on Billboards.  At this point everybody is on board, and riding the Yoga train, right?  Wrong.  While Yoga has gotten a lot of attention and its popularity has...

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Under the Bodhi Tree (Yoga)

July 4, 2016

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Awilda Rivera

Yoga can be a mystical and enchanting love.  For some Yoga is an experience of love at first sight,  and yet others have to spend time cultivating their yoga love affair. What happens when you fall out of love? What happens when you no longer have the same zeal for the...

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Under the Bohdi Tree - Yoga Insights

May 31, 2016

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Awilda Rivera

For many Yoga consists of going to a studio to move mindfully, taking time to just be on the mat, in the moment without judgment. For some there is no interest in intellectualizing Yoga through study of its ancient philosophies or the methods at its core. Yet for other...

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Under The Bohdi Tree: Yoga, Privilege and Public Schools

May 6, 2016

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Awilda Rivera

Underfunded and over populated Public Schools are not a new phenomenon. For decades there has been a call to improve the quality of the education and experience in public schools. However, I know from my own experience growing up in New York City, that not every public...

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Under the Bohdi Tree - The Sutras

April 3, 2016

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Awilda Rivera

There are hundreds of books available about Yoga. Some of these books address the How of yoga, explaining to you the mechanics of poses, transitional movement and basic anatomy.  There are also books that the attempt to explain the why.  Ancient philosophies about man,...

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Under The Bohdi Tree - Yoga and The Mind

March 2, 2016

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Awilda Rivera

Yoga is an individual practice, and we all begin our Yoga journey at different spots. It is easy in athletic pursuits like Tennis, Climbing, Swimming & Running to mark your development. Progress is not so easily measured in Yoga.  The question becomes: How do I know if...

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Under the Bohdi Tree - Yoga and Memory

January 3, 2016

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Awilda Rivera

 

 

My Grandmother was instrumental in my upbringing. A spitfire, funny, go-getter she only has a 2nd grade education; yet, she taught me many things about my culture and history. She educated me in the ancient ways of the Taino & African Spiritualist healers through ora...

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