Alena Natalia CharowMemories of Savary IslandI remember her for her particular softness. She was familiarly soft, soft like the cool glow of a distant star. Something about her…10 min read·Apr 29, 2018----
Alena Natalia CharowSex, Drugs and YogaIn looking at the “yogi lifestyle” many of the questions that are raised surround the seemingly nebulous subjects of sex and drugs…·8 min read·Apr 29, 2018----
Alena Natalia CharowThe Secrets of the HimalayasFor as long as humankind can remember, from before the compiling of the ancient Vedas through the ages to after the independence of India…·5 min read·Apr 29, 2018----
Alena Natalia CharowPratyahara: Withdrawing of the SensesPratyahara often seems to be the neglected and misunderstood limb of Patanjali’s eight limbed system of Ashtanga yoga. With the other limbs…8 min read·Apr 29, 2018----
Alena Natalia CharowLessons in Pratyahara: A Yogi’s MemoirLast week I wrote a researched and technical essay about Patanjali’s fifth limb of ashtanga yoga, pratyahara. As I wrote in the essay…9 min read·Apr 29, 2018----
Alena Natalia CharowAshtanga Yoga Intermediate Series and “the Crazies”When I was given pashasana, the first posture of Ashtanga yoga’s Intermediate Series, for the first time several years ago I was completely…·8 min read·Apr 29, 2018--1--1
Alena Natalia CharowReflections on Two Years in NicaraguaTwo years ago an unexpected vision quest led me from the concrete jungle of New York City to the jungles and beaches of Central America…7 min read·Sep 14, 2015----
Alena Natalia CharowConversations with a Cambodian MonkTucked between the traveler hotspots of Thailand and Vietnam, the kingdom of Cambodia is one of the lesser trodden roads of South East…12 min read·Sep 14, 2015----
