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YOGA RETREATS: Senegal šŸ‡øšŸ‡³ April 2026 šŸļø Croatia šŸ‡­šŸ‡· Oct. 2026🌓 Mallorca 2027šŸ‡ŖšŸ‡ø Yoga & meditation teacher/Martial Arts Yoga Online, @equinox NYC.

There’s something so powerful about looking out at There’s something so powerful about looking out at a room full of people in stillness.

Different lives.
Different stories.
Different struggles.
Different dreams.

And yet for one moment… everyone breathing together. Letting go together. Resting together.

In a world that constantly pulls us outward, spaces like this remind me how deeply we need connection, presence, movement, community, and pause.

So grateful for these packed rooms, these shared practices, and every person who shows up again and again to do the work of coming home to themselves.

This summer I’ll also be teaching at Bryant Park Yoga on July 14 in the heart of New York City and I would love to practice with some of you there too ✨

Come move, breathe, sweat, laugh, reset, and share this beautiful energy together under the trees and skyline.

Sign up @bryantparknyc 

Peace, love & light always. ā˜®ļøā¤ļøāœØ

ļæ¼#BryantParkYoga #NYCYoga #Equinox #YogaCommunity #svasana @bryantparknyc
As time passes and life brings more experiences, I As time passes and life brings more experiences, I find myself thinking more and more about energy.

Protecting it. Nurturing it. Sharing it wisely.

Yoga teaches us that not everything deserves access to our nervous system, our attention, or our peace.

Some things are meant to be released.
Some things are meant to be deeply nourished.

This morning, in my practice as the sun rose over the city and everything slowly came alive, I found myself reflecting on how healing it is to return to the breath again and again as both an anchor and a compass.

To soften.
To listen.
To remember who you are underneath the noise.

Through our practice of Bramcharya, mindful use and exchange of energy, we learn that peace and balance is not found in controlling everything around us. Rather it’s cultivated through presence. Through awareness. Through consciously choices in how we interact with the world and show up as the person that we are and whom we seek to become. ✨

#Yoga #MorningPractice #Meditation #ruahyoga
I haven’t had time to really post and share fully I haven’t had time to really post and share fully since arriving here, but I’ve been taking it all in and reflecting.

This retreat brought me back to something I knew when I lived here years ago, but felt again in a deeper way this time.

There’s a way people show up here.
With so much joy. With warmth. With openness. With a kind of ease in shared connection that feels so real.

In Senegal, there’s a word for this. Teranga.
It’s often translated as hospitality, but it’s more than that.

It’s the feeling that you are welcome exactly as you are. That there is always space for you. That we are here for one another, in both big and small ways.

At the beginning of the retreat, we spoke about this idea through the proverb nit nitay garabam… a person is another person’s tree. And over these days together, that’s exactly what this group became.

Everyone showed up with that same spirit. Supporting each other, listening, encouraging, sharing, laughing, being real. It reminded me that this is what makes a retreat special.

And honestly, what makes life feel meaningful.

We are here for each other.

Deep thank you to this incredible group for your trust, your openness, and the energy you each brought. And to everyone at @souimangalodge (especially Amir & Danya!) for holding us so beautifully and with incredible heart and smiles throughout this experience.

I will be reflecting and sharing more, but for now, I’m enjoying the glow of a grateful heart and spirit.ā¤ļø šŸ‡øšŸ‡³
Almost 2 weeks ago, I competed in BJJ and won the Almost 2 weeks ago, I competed in BJJ and won the gold. This was after taking time off post severely injuring my back and going through a fibroid surgery. I spent months in agony thinking I would never do BJJ again and there I was in the compeshowing up with my whole heart, mind, body and soul. And I walked away feeling amazing from the inside out.✨

The experience reminded me of how extraordinarily far I’ve come and at the same time it showed me how much I still have to learn and grow.

There was a significant moment for me where because of winning the gold I had the chance to enter the open division, across ages and weight classes. For a moment, I seriously considered it.

But then I paused… and listened to myself.
My body was clear. Here is enough. Not from fear… but from svadyaya, self awareness.

There’s a line from the Tao Te Ching (which my mom gave me years ago and has been a big influence in my life) that stayed with me:
ā€œNature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.ā€

And that’s exactly what that moment felt like.
I had already done what I came to do, to show up, be present, be my best, and enjoy the experience.

Since then, I’ve been reflecting on how much my training has evolved.

When I first started, BJJ, I always felt and moved in a hurry, these days I have really come to be at peace with where I am and move much slower. Which turns out to be more efficient! And I rest when needed.

I’ve been working on trusting that where I am (no more and no less) is what actually allows me to expand into full potential.

Just a few weeks before the competition, I was suffering from a major leg infection that started small, but somehow landed me in the ER for 5 hours getting an infusion.

Another pause. Another moment of uncertainty.
And again, the practice was the same: be aware, rest, heal, ground in being enough
and then… rise.

As I prepare for leading a retreat in Senegal, I’m reminding myself to go slow and be patient with my heart and mind staying open to all experiences… curious to see what this journey will bring for me and my students.🄰

Staying grateful for all that is and open to what’s ahead. šŸ™šŸ¼ @__nicolassanta @gregorgraciejiujitsu
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