Tag: Yoga
Yoga Barn: Disneyland For Yoginis
Whenever people ask me what I did in Ubud, Bali, my answer is, “Eat, play, yoga.” When I said I took classes in Yoga Barn, I got a few sneers and eye rolls from travel hipsters who made up their minds that Yoga Barn is one of the most clichéd things female travelers do when […]
My Space: Yoga Hive is Buzzing
There’s a new boutique fitness studio that opened in Makati this March. With a name inspired by bees congregating into a hive to nourish and cultivate a family, Yoga Hive does exactly that for both its students and teachers. On their first week of opening, I saw a lot of familiar faces from the fitness […]
Quirk of the Month: Yoga Joes
I saw these green army men featured in a website a few months ago. Weeks later, my friend Cristina was vacationing in New York and asked me if I wanted anything for pasalubong. I immediately replied, “Yoga Joes!” Creator Dan Abramson launched this Kickstarter project in September last year. It wasn’t difficult to get people […]
Deeper Yoga
August may be the dreaded ghost month for businesses and feng shui believers, but not for me. This month saw me deepening my appreciation and understanding of yoga, a practice I’ve been following on and off since 2005. 7 Yoginis When Women’s Health Magazine assigned me to work on “Beyond Zen,” a feature on seven […]
Yoga For a Cause
How serendipitous that I chose to stay at The Farm on November 6 to 12. Not only was I there in time to celebrate The Farm’s 10th anniversary and the opening of their new Narra Villas, I was also there on the same weekend that yogi Roland Dela Cruz culminated his yoga journey called, “My […]
Last Look
I’m checking out of The Farm today. Seven days ago, I came here looking for peace and emotional enlightenment. I did find peace. I was away from it all. Nobody here knew my story, hence no need to retell the events that led to that tragic day. It’s like I was a different person. The […]
Vegan Party, Anyone?
It started with an exciting rumor. A Yoga teacher told a guest who told another guest who told me that Brad Pitt is coming to The Farm on Saturday, November 10, to join their 10th Anniversary party and unveiling of the new Narra Pool Villas, the latest addition to The Farm’s lodging. It was an […]
My Farm Story
There’s a scrapbook at the reception area of The Farm at San Benito where guests are free to jot down comments, thank you notes, and other thoughts before they check out. During our first trip to The Farm in September, AO and I read many interesting stories from guests all over the world. Most people […]
The Grass is Greener at The Farm
I’ve been pesce-pollotarian since 2005 and a yoga practitioner since 2007, so I thought I knew what to expect by going on a vegan holiday. Little did I know that booking a trip to The Farm at San Benito, Batangas, would open my mind (and stomach) to a wider perspective about health and meditation. Here […]