Blog. | Monica Arellano Ashtanga Yoga

Getting on the Mat: Why is it so Hard Sometimes?

The way we practice, why we get on our mats, the directions we explore to experience something. There are so many possibilities. Do the...

The Intersection of Yoga & Dogma

I hear a lot of conversation on the difference between being dogmatic and not dogmatic. This teacher or this shala or this lineage is...

The Mysore Room Experience: IRL & Virtual

I step on the mat (or log into zoom) and I think, 'good I made it, the hardest part is over'. I remember why I’m here. How after I...

Progress in Ashtanga Yoga

Ashtanga yoga is often seen as a 'progressive' practice where you learn one posture at a time, only progressing to the next once you’ve...

In Mundane Times, Purpose

I keep coming back to the same thing... what am I here for? It seems these days we're stuck in one place, one moment in time, with no...

Community: Where Our Paths Intersect

In difficult times like these it becomes clear the role community plays in our lives. To have one life intersect with another. To walk a...

6 Tips to Keep You Coming Back to the Mat

These days staying at home and processing everything our world is going through has been uncomfortable to say the least. One place the...

How Injury Brought Me Closer to the Purpose of Yoga

I attribute yoga taking over my life to the moment I started practicing Ashtanga yoga mysore style at Miami Life Center. It affected...

An Unmoving Mountain – Reflections from a 10 Day Vipassana Course

It’s the day after I completed my first 10 day vipassana course and reintegrating into daily life is easier than I thought it would be,...