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Maria Elisa, Bharat, India, Mumbai (2026)

13/05/2026

Teaching Yoga at this magical place —> Masía de Matuta

13/05/2026

Retreat Spain Masía de Matuta ❤️

21/04/2026

𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀…

It has led me to discover the deepest loves in my life: 𝗬𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆, and 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 itself.

Together, they 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡-𝙘𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨. In India - where health is approached holistically, the importance of prevention is deeply understood, and spirituality is omnipresent - 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣.

Both have a way of bringing me back to joy and health, no matter what moves around or within me. They gave me direction when all felt lost, 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙙, but to accept all that comes with grace and trust.

India, to me, is the most fascinating, soul-stirring country, culture and philosophy I have ever came accross. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨. Not just another country you visit, but 𝙨𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙞𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜, raises your frequency, and shifts something profound within you…

भारतवर्ष I adore you.

𝘗𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘷𝘦: 𝘎𝘰𝘢 2024 - 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦, 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭, 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 �

01/04/2026

My greatest teacher has been my experience with cancer.

It gave me a completely different perspective on life - and the 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵. Because when your health is at stake, everything else becomes secondary.

I learned to follow what feels right and true to me - even when it wasn’t understood or socially accepted. To 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 - over and over again - even when it’s hard, uncomfortable, or painful.

I bow to this teacher called cancer - one that has taken and stripped away parts of me I thought I could never live without, but has instead given me something of far greater value in return.

Grateful to have survived and been given a second chance - which I choose to live more slowly and with greater awareness. Each day - each moment - now feels like a sacred gift to be experienced fully, ideally in good health.

What or who has been your greatest teacher?

𝘒𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘺𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘱𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘺 - 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴. ♡ 𝘈𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱!

30/03/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻.

Learning to trust your instincts when it comes to your health - and to build habits that support them - starts with creating enough stillness to hear them, and the courage to act on them. This builds a steady, aware, and deeply supportive relationship with your body.

Through small daily rhythms - how we wake, move, eat and rest - we either move closer to health or further away from it. Knowing what your body truly needs empowers you to choose what supports your long-term health.

𝗘𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 - 𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘁 - 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹.

In Yoga and Ayurveda, this is reflected in 𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘺𝘢: simple, consistent daily choices that support long-term vitality.

𝗔 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵.

26/03/2026

𝗔 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝗴𝗮 - and the teachers who carried this wisdom through time.

ॐ

yogena cittasya padena vācāṁ
malaṁ śarīrasya ca vaidyakena |
yo’pākarottaṁ pravaraṁ munīnāṁ
patañjaliṁ prāñjalir ānato’smi ||

śrī-ādināthāya namo’stu tasmai
yenopadiṣṭā haṭha-yoga-vidyā |
vibhrājate pronnata-rāja-yogam
āroḍhum icchor adhirohiṇīva ||

ॐ

Om Patañjalaye Namaḥ
Om Ādināthāya Namaḥ

𝘗𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘳𝘪 𝘛. 𝘒𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘺𝘢 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 ‘𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘠𝘰𝘨𝘢’ 𝘣𝘺 𝘉.𝘒.𝘚. 𝘐𝘺𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘳. 𝘈𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰 𝘣𝘺 𝘈𝘳𝘫𝘶𝘯 𝘒𝘢𝘭𝘦.

17/01/2026

When you get to share what you love most. ♡

Thanks Kevin for the trust and your kind words!

23/11/2025

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲…

After both my main chest muscles were cut from the ribs and stitched back again following breast amputation, I could never have imagined my body would be able to do these poses again. How remarkable the body’s intelligence and healing ability…

Every surgery, and especially every phase of recovery, reminds me - again and again -
what a privilege it is simply to move.

When a pose feels difficult, I pause and remind myself of this privilege, allowing me to 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆.

Special thanks to my teachers at , who guide me so wonderfully during recovery. ♡

15/01/2025

In honor of my dear friend Ben 🤍

The very first inspiration you shared with me. Goodbye my philosopher. 🕊️

23/12/2024

Honoring 𝗦𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶 𝗦𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶 𝗬𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮, a pioneer who made 𝘺𝘰𝘨𝘢 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯. Alongside her husband, Shri Yogendraji, she co-founded 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘨𝘢 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦 in 1918, becoming part of the first yoga couple dedicated to holistic well-being. Sita Devi ji’s legacy lives on, every time we step onto the mat. ♡

ɪᴍᴀɢᴇ: ɢᴏᴏɢʟᴇ ᴀʀᴛꜱ & ᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴇ (ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴏɢᴀ ɪɴꜱᴛɪᴛᴜᴛᴇ)

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07/12/2023

I am off to meditate part 3/3.

ᴜɴᴀᴠᴀɪʟᴀʙʟᴇ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ 10ᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴅᴇᴄᴇᴍʙᴇʀ. ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴꜱᴡᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴇꜱꜱᴀɢᴇꜱ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ ɢᴇᴛ ʙᴀᴄᴋ!

While you are reading this, I am (hopefully) still seated on my meditation cushion, navigating the hurdles of my mind. While I am at it, let's talk a bit more about the benefits of meditation and what differentiates Vipassana from the techniques mentioned before.

Some of the scientifically-backed benefits, that could also be beneficial during cancer recovery:
‣ stress reduction;
‣ pain management;
‣ better sleep quality;
‣ emotional regulation and resilience;
‣ improved focus and attention-span.

Lastly, Vipassana, which can be translated as 'insight', was discovered by Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) and reintroduced and brought to the west by S.N. Goenka. It's a non-religious, non-sectarian meditation technique, starting with breath awareness, gradually progressing to focus on bodily sensations. Through the practice of self-observation, Vipassana cultivates profound self-awareness, resulting in the benefits as outlined above.

Even with just 5 to 10 minutes a day (consistently) you can reap the benefits of this practice! Happy meditating! 🫶

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