parimukti1 My ego is pestering me. Since I gave myself this challenge to conquer Chaturanga I find my mind telling me to succeed and never give up until instructed! We have all had this in yoga. Sweat dripping into your eyes and you blindly look around the room to see who is going to give up … Read more
This morning in class I found myself struggling. We have all been there. All I wanted to do was Balasana, childs pose. I wasnt even tired i just felt weak in my muscles and my mind meandered pointlessly.I was resistant. I tried to keep the mantra “just 2 more breaths” circulating in my mind. It … Read more
Okay so I have never dedicated myself to a specific asana before, particularly one that I don’t like. I think this month will give me the challenge I need. I really want to experiment and see if I can maintain my own motivation. Firstly I think I have to start mentally as there has been … Read more
One might presume that teaching on a Yoga teacher training transforms you into a super yogi; I have found out that this is sadly not the case. Sometimes when you teach, you don’t have time to practice, or you are exhausted and the last thing that you feel like doing is a casual headstand or … Read more
I’ve recently completed my online Anatomy and Physiology course with Merel at Parimukti. In the path that I am taking with my career as a therapeutic teacher, I felt it necessary to take that extra course for more confidence and knowledge. Understanding, for example; the muscles, the nervous system and all the other bodily functions, … Read more
In 2014 I travelled to Goa to do a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training where I met Merel. I immediately became fond of her. She was very knowledgable about yoga and how it specifically affects the body. Her great personality made me want to know more about every subject and work hard to understand it fully. … Read more
I decided to do my 300hr training with Parimukti after briefly meeting Merel a year before in Goa. I had such a warm and deep resonance with her even though I only met her briefly that I knew I had to study with her in the future. Dharamkot, I feel, is the most wonderful place … Read more
I did my 200 hour Yoga TTC with Merel Maartens at Parimukti in April 2015 in Dharamkot, India and I got my 60-year-old mom to join me. I wasn’t really planning on doing a TTC well in advance, but the summer before, I was reading a yoga teacher’s website and saw that she studied in … Read more
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A lecture by Merel : How Meditation changes brain structures for lasting transformation. On request Merel gave a lecture in the Netherlands about the physiology of happiness. She is explaining how the practice of yoga, and in specific meditation changes the brain structure in such a way that it contributes to lasting happiness and compassion, … Read more
