by Sara | Jul 1, 2008 | Ashtanga yoga, Yoga
People, namely nutritionists and western medicine “experts”, are always yapping about counting calories and the percentage of which should be from fat, carbs, proteins, etc. What they do not talk about are the REAL sources of those calories. They fixate so...
by Sara | Apr 29, 2008 | Ashtanga yoga, Sara Intonato
Many of you have asked me what life is like here in India. I can’t speak for everyone, but here is what my life is like from day to day:3:30am: Wake up, have ginger tea, slather myself with coconut oil, meditate, shower, and get ready for Yoga practice.4:30am:...
by Sara | Apr 28, 2008 | Ashtanga yoga, Books, India
I am settling into life in India well and getting a handle on what I want my stay to be like. In addition to practice at the Yoga Shala and chanting lessons with Dr. Jayashree (which I begin tomorrow) the rest will just appear at the right time. Needless to say it has...
by Sara | Apr 27, 2008 | Ashtanga yoga, India, Travel
I am in India and happy to say that I, along with all of my luggage and my sanity, have arrived in Mysore intact! The journey is long but worth it. I basically use the time in transit to sleep (a lot), take tons of vitamins, hydrate, eat light (if at all), watch a...
