Yoga blog

Every little step can go a long way
Thu, October 15, 2009 4:00 pm

Dear friends,

I hope this reaches you well and in good spirits. As you may know this year I am running the NYC marathon (26.2 grueling miles around the 5 boroughs of New York) to raise money for children and families in Grenada in the West Indies. I was originally inspired to…

Marathonasana - yoga up against the wall
Thu, October 01, 2009 7:00 pm

As part of training for the Nov 1st, 2009, NYC Marathon, last week I ran 18 miles in Central Park and got an injury at mile 14, that was my wall on the day. First there were feelings of wanting to stop the pain, naturally as I'm not a sado-masochist. Then when people cam…

Take a risk, set yourself free
Tue, July 21, 2009 10:30 am

Beloveds, I read a passage this morning from one of Krishnananda and Amano's books entitled "When Trust Fails, Learning to Trust Ourselves and Others". It really touched my heart and beautifully transmitted an essential teaching that for me lies at the very core of our yoga journey - lear…

Enlighten Up!
Sun, April 19, 2009 12:30 pm

I went to see the yoga movie Enlighten Up! last week in downtown Manhattan. Recommended for anyone with a remote interest in yoga and especially if you want a quick snapshot as to how yoga is presenting itself in the USA today. Shot documentary style, it's upbeat…

Paradise is not a place
Tue, March 24, 2009 12:48 pm

Greetings from the beautiful island of Mustique in the Caribbean. I recently have had the luxury and privilege of spending my birthday here with friends. A tiny island that offers sun, sea, sand and serenity, it has all the makings of a health and happiness haven. For the most part it has been just that and yet there have been times when I felt melancholy and sad. What to expect? These emotions along with excitement and tenderness, to name just a few, are part of the broad feeling spectrum that…

Namaste to you President Obama
Wed, November 05, 2008 12:53 am

Wow!! He did it! Yeh! Its one o'clock in the morning and I am sitting writing this message in my living room in Manhattan with my balcony doors wide open being pleasantly kept company by endless car horns hooting and Obama supporters screaming ecstatically! There will be celeb…

Disappearance - excerpt from 'poetry on tantra' series
Sun, August 17, 2008 7:00 pm

DISAPPEARANCE

This time,
to dive
with an unremitting gaze,
into the dark core
of your saucer-like eyes.
The ultimate destination
of our journey together,
I'm sure will lead
to disappearance.
A journey I feel,
that is worth beginning,
again and again.

- NEO -

DISAPPEARANCE is an e…

Livin' on a Prayer!!
Tue, July 15, 2008 7:24 pm

Jon Bon Jovi was truly rockin' last night at Madison Square Garden in NYC. Bon Jovi became the music, the tunes were him and he them. He's been performing the hit-song circuit now for over 25 years! A true artist and a big namaste to a great yogi!! xx Neo

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Prayer for Mellie
Fri, June 20, 2008 5:30 pm

Dear All,

It is with great sadness that I write tonight from Portugal. I just found out that a beautiful soul with whom I shared
a long yoga journey with in Australia some years back, recently took her life. My heart, soul, love, pain,
and sadness all goes to Mellie, her family and close friends. She lit the way for many, now may she find rest and peace for herself. Namaste, Neo

Medidance to be launched in Lisbon!
Mon, April 14, 2008 12:57 pm

MEDIDANCE launch SESSION
in Lisbon

Medidance, a unique concept, is a fusion of movement through dance and stillness through meditation. A session lasts 75 minutes and will help you to relieve stress, to become more relaxed and to regain a sense of inner balance and power. Medidance is a contemporary process creating a space for you to reach a blissful state whilst giving you power to transfer this feeling to your real and everyday life. Medidance is a path where you can rejoice both in the jour…

Caribbean Vibes
Sat, March 22, 2008 6:34 pm

Dear All,

Greetings from the beautiful island of Mustique in the Caribbean. This is a special place where the natural beauty is just spell-binding! I spent my birthday in Mustique earlier in the week, a glorious breakfast followed by lunch on the beach (pictured) and then scuba diving a coral reef in the afternoon! All in all, the perfect way to get a day older!

Namaste, Neo

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The Hero's Journey
Wed, February 20, 2008 11:30 am

A big namaste to my all friends in India for sharing in the Primal Intensive group January 2008 (pictured). The group is otherwise called "Freedom from the Past" and is also known as "The Hero's Journey". It was one of the most intense spiritual journeys I've ever been through. But now having come through it, I can look…

Outer environment is important to inner wellbeing...
Mon, February 11, 2008 8:51 am

Yesterday, I spent the whole day on planes and in airports, traveling from NYC to Grenada
(Caribbean) with a long stop-over in Puerto Rico. It was very tiring, especially as I had only
been back in New York less than a week from being one month in India.

Its the…

Back in the holyland....
Fri, January 18, 2008 4:47 am

Greetings from Pune, India! And a very Happy New Year to you all! It has been a whirlwind tour these past few weeks and I finally feel settled again and free from jet-lag. It was great to be Christmas shopping in New York, then Christmas holidays with my family in London followed b

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Sporting Chances
Sun, December 09, 2007 2:19 pm

I have just returned back to New York after a great visit to the UK where I was invited to attend a charity gala dinner hosted by the Jason
Roberts Foundation. The event took place at the Lowry Hotel in
Manchester and was well attended by current premiership soccer stars,
mainly from Blackburn Rovers (who are currently 9th in the Premiership
Football League) as we…

Grace
Wed, November 21, 2007 5:20 pm

I am a Brit living in Manhattan and whilst sometimes I do feel a bit like a fish out of water, I'm totally getting into the American "Thanksgiving" thing this week! I love prayer and thanks giving at the best of times. Prayer is totally part of my staple daily diet of soul food. So its great to have been reminded all week of Grace as the entire country…

Calm after the storm...
Wed, November 14, 2007 8:42 am

Recently, I represented the Bart J Lawson Foundation for Children and visited Grenada in the Caribbean to meet with the Prime Minister and other key people, as well as vising rural outposts to meet and to talk with the people of Grenada.

The purpose of the visit was to discuss ways to help rebuild Grenada and to help find ways to improve children's soc…

God is everywhere...
Mon, October 22, 2007 12:22 pm

Dear All,

I've been traveling a lot recently so I decided to spend this past weekend walking, relaxing and hanging out in the East Village in Manhattan. The "grounding" took quite a while - it is amazing how adrenalin in the body can create a drive and difficulty in being able to stop and to

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Integration is the key
Sat, October 06, 2007 7:21 pm

Dear All,

After many hours working with technology today and with the help of my good friend and web designer, we have now added a "click through" from
www.yogawithneo.com to this site. As some of you may already know,
Sangha means community in Sanksit and the best thing about communities
is when they come together and work well. We hope an…

A 10,000 strong Namaste
Mon, September 17, 2007 8:57 am

I had the privilege of sitting and listening to the Dalai Lama speak in Barcelona last Monday. I had just got off an overnight flight from New York and so was a little tired. But it was truly energising to be with around 10,000 other people to listen to an inspiring political leader with a spiritual cause. His message is plain and simple "SOS…

Dalai Delight
Sun, August 26, 2007 10:05 am

Dear All,
In case any of you are interested in having a wonderful weekend away in the beautiful Barcelona...here's a perfect excuse....the Dalai Lama is speaking in Barcelona at 3pm on Sunday 10th September.
I'll be there, albeit perhaps a little jaded as I'm arriving in on the 'red-eye' from New York that same morning!…

Things just aren't always as they seem...
Mon, July 30, 2007 12:27 pm

I received this recently and would like to share with you....

....it helps remind me to keep an open mind....things are

just not always as they appear...read on

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From strong roots we grow ...
Sat, July 21, 2007 2:54 pm

Dear Yogis and Yoginis

Greetings from Manhattan, New York. It is hot here right now and the city has more or less returned back to normal after the explosion a few days ago, close to Grand Central station. I walked past the scene just a few days ago and the fears of another 9/11 have now been put to rest.
It has been a r…

We have lift off!
Fri, July 13, 2007 9:09 am

Dear All,
After what seems like a lot of traveling and a hell of a lot of "journeying" these past two weeks, I have arrived safely and am now settling into life in New York. I've been here now just over one week
and have been fortunate already to have experienced the rich tapestry
of life on the east coas…

A helping hand...
Wed, June 27, 2007 8:44 am

Greetings from Ariane and I here at Vilalara in the Algarve, Portugal where we are hosting our second Yoga Thalasso Detox Week this year. This photo was shot earlier this year on the beach that we were walking on early this morning. Since being here Ariane has rescued two seagulls - one a baby that had fallen from its nest three d

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Yoga Revolution in the 21st Century
Mon, June 18, 2007 6:56 pm

Dear All,
Welcome! This blog will bring you news and views on yoga from different locations around the world. Yoga has waltzed in and out of fashion several times this century but is now fast becoming popular around the globe and rightly so...yoga works! The past 10 years has seen the number of yoga practitioners grow exponentially and with the help now of modern technology the word the sky is no longer the limit....Exiting times for us all!! Watch this space. Namaste. Neo Ornelas