Ashtanga Yoga

Patrick is one of Yoga For Life's Ashtanga Teacher.

After being gone for 5 months, he is back with this week's Homecoming class.

I made this video for you Teacher Patrick, hope you like it!



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With Quino Reyes, Lester Quizon, Jorell Rendon,Daphne Paruli, Stephen Balang Jr., Patrick Santos,Bea Tabuñar, Jonats Gonzales, Carlo Camilo Valenzona, Marco Philippe M. Araneta, Steve Uyand Ralph Marco Morales at Surya Fitness & Yoga.

Yoga Teacher: Bela Lipat

Thank you for the gentle flow, Teacher Bela @yogaforlife_ph @echoyoga #philippines #yogaforlife #yoga #gentleflow #echo #shala

Bela Lipat was born in the Philippines, and raised in San Francisco, California. She has been teaching Yoga since 1996. Last July 11, yours truly attended her gentle flow class in Echo Yoga.

Theres so much learnings she shared to us not just physically but mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

Thanks to Yoga for Life community!

...teachings like;

'Yoga is not about flexibility...it's about being strong'

'Are you doing a pose because you wanted to be a better person? or Are you doing a pose because you are a better person...

Yoga for Life

I am thankful for today's practice. 

Thank you for allowing me to share my effort and energy. 

This practice is my reward to myself for all the energy I gave during the entire week.

Yoga for life.

Yoga For Life : Promoting Health and Dignity Together

First posted May 22, 2012

05.20.2012 Quezon City : “With 10 HIV cases now being reported every day, there is a pressing need to strengthen our efforts to combat the disease and support those affected by the virus,” notes Charmaine Cu-Unjieng, one of Yoga For Life’s founders. “Yoga For Life has passionately committed to accomplish both through the practice of yoga.”



In promoting Health and Dignity together, Yoga For Life spearhead it's 2nd annual open-for-all yoga event themed “Oneness Through Wellness”, which aims to enlighten people about HIV and AIDS, stop stigma and discrimination, and realize a healthy and happy community for all.

Yoga for Life officially launches it's website

In it's aim to promote Yoga in the Philippines as an effective complementary therapy to western medicine for those living with HIV, Yoga For Life has been a great instrument in spreading the word to infected and non infected individuals.

Making a positive difference to the lives of others through a heightened awareness and holistic understanding of HIV, health, and self, Yoga for Life envisions to be the foundation of an empowered positive community and an enlightened society that live positively and live well.

Now , Yoga for Life has officially launched it's website to continue it's advocacy on and offline.

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Yoga for Life sessions are held on Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons. Visit the website now!

The effects of Yoga in one's life

"Spreading the word about the YOGA FOR LIFE's program is already a great help" says James Rasco, a core group member of Yoga for Life.

Yoga for Life is the first ever community-based yoga class series, specially designed for the needs of people living with HIV and AIDS, but open as well to others who support them and want to experience the beauty of yoga. It offers a variety of postures, breathing practices and guided meditations that are directed towards alleviating the fear and stress associated with HIV and AIDS.

Last Saturday yours truly had the chance to attend at last Yoga for Life session in Century Plaza. After the session I did a hijack interview with one of the participants during the class.

James Rasco had just started doing Yoga last year as he was part of the organizers of this community. But before that, he never knew that he is going to do Yoga. "Nasa akin na lahat ng excuse para hindi kumuha ng work out regimen kasi sa tingin ko di ko kaya, wala akong time, pagod ako masyado, full time yung work ko" shared James.

Now that he's doing Yoga, he had the energy that he never felt before. He became became stronger and was able to maintain his weight. "Nagstart ako sa Yoga 4 Life once a week, every wednesday, malaking realization ko nun - meron pala akong energy".

While yoga has long proven its benefits to the health of the general population, yoga is quickly gaining ground as an important complementary therapy in the treatment of HIV, because of its adaptability, as well as its physiological and psychological benefits to those living with HIV.