Hobbies
Dancing, yoga, languages ... they are different forms of communication. Through yoga I communicate with myself, though dancing I communicate to others through our bodies and theough languages I communicate with other people and cultures.
Yoga
Present moment awareness
Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga
My daily practice
Yoga Philosophy
A way of living life
Dancing
Communicatig through the body and movement
Contact Improvisation Dance
The most somatic group practice I've ever experienced. My current favorite type of dance. I've reached alter states of mind that I could not believe was possible through body movement.
Ecstatic Dance
Discovering ecstatic dance is such a gift. I love it. Such a great release. Every time I travel, I look up ecstatic dance events. I've connected with so many amazing humans.
Bachata
Currently learning.
Zouk
Currently learning.
Languages
Connecting with other cultures and people
Spanish
My native language. My mother tongue. The only language I spoke until my early 20s.
English
The language I learned to communicate with the world.
Portuguese
Back in 2014 I studied Brazilian Portuguese on my own using some old recordings for 2 months before going to Brazil for 3 weeks. I would just speak out loud throughout my commute to work. One of my favorite moments of the day. When I landed in Brazil I spoke my broken Portuguese since day 1. Most Brazilians don't speak English, so it was such an awesome experience because just a couple of months before I had never had any experience with the language. It felt surreal. That experience changed my relationship with the language and languege learning.
French
After the positive experience with Portuguese, I picked up French. It was much harder than I expected. But at my peak in 2019 I was able to speak fairly well. I can still hold simple conversations. I always felt that I will go back to it. The reason I picked it was because I find it very beautiful.
Russian
The language that allowed me to learn how to read and write with an alphabet different from the Latin alphabet.
Breathwork
The power and magic of breathing
Retbirthing Breathwork
A powerful healing practice that, again, took me to profound states of mind and experiences that I could not believe was achievable through breathing. I'm also blessed to facilitate it nowadays.
Pranayama
Part of my yoga practice.
Coherent Breathing
A simple but powerful breathing technique that I practice whenever I need to calm down, relax or focus.