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This yoga practice melds the ancient principles of Ayurveda into a flow that is unique to the student. Through the observation of Yogini Guayana, your flow will be guided with various asanas and hand poses that support the re-balancing and harmony of your unique energy.
Together, we will journey through a yoga practice that is designed to be safe and sustainable, grounded in intention and enhanced by our innate connection to nature.
You are invited as you are, and where you are now.
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In this class, we will practice concentration, centering, and meditation with the breath as an ally. Ayurvedic Teacher, Guayana, leads from the traditions of Yoga and Buddhism, to delve into mindfulness and the optimal condition that promote self-regulation on a daily basis.
Come join me. The benefits of meditation can only be experienced, not learned in theory. Consistency is essential, and practicing in a community is a gift. Today is a good day to start wherever you are in your journey.
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The “Breathe and Be” Program consists of 60-minutes in-person sessions that combine guided meditation, breathing, and conscious movement practices. The Program also provides opportunities for reflection and questions. Led by certified mindfulness and yoga teachers with a dedication to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and healing learning environment, this program is informed by current research and ancient wisdom. No prior experience is needed.
10:30 – 11:30 am EST
(individual and group practice)
Guayana Páez Acosta
She is a RYT©500 who have completed Teacher Trainings with the Sivananda Tradition (200 hr.) in 2008, Kula Collective (200 hr.) in 2019 and the Caribe Yoga Academy Advanced Training (300 hr.) in 2023. In the early 2000s, she sat in various Vipassana Meditation Retreats in California, and also became familiar with the Buddhist philosophy and teachings. In 2019, she was invited to join the Brahma Kumaris’s “Call of the Time (COTT) Silent Retreat” in NY’s Catskill and was awarded a scholarship by the US-based Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health to participate in the 1st “Women’s Week: The Revolution Within” week-long workshop at the renowned Berkshires Center. There, she practiced under Angela Farmer, whom she’s followed for years and is widely known for her ground-breaking approach, which promotes inner exploration through playful and deeply experiential yoga.
In 2022, Guayana received the 5 Mindfulness Training as developed by Buddhist Zen Master Thich Nath Hahn at Deer Park Monastery, CA. and practices weekly with the local Miami Sangha. She teaches and facilitates mindfulness and breath-based meditations.
Guayana is also a certified Reiki practitioner and an enthusiast of epigenetics and neuroscience.
With over 20 years of professional experience and 17 years studying & practicing yoga as a self-transformation method and conducive to her own spiritual practice, she founded Athena–Lab for Social Change. Blending in a systems-change approach, awareness-based practices and sustainability, Athena Lab for Social Change seeks to unlock transformations for thriving futures by providing advisory, consulting services and facilitating Al Natural practices to leaders, philanthropies and companies that want to deepen their commitment, vision, and practices towards sustainability and create projects, investments and businesses that have positive social and environmental impacts.
