All by Leyla Ahmet

The Prison Yoga Project In Uganda

By Leyla Ahmet

Unresolved trauma stays locked in the body. The body holds onto painful memories that are not dealt with and we can hold stress in our bodies as well. Many even hold armor around the heart to protect it from loss and hurt. This is where the power of yoga can help us heal, the magic gets to happen. As we stretch and strengthen the body, we begin to create space for movement, space for letting go and space for change...

Meditation

By Leyla Ahmet

When I open my eyes the morning seems brighter, clearer. I roll out my mat and move into my yin practice. I am starting the practice centered, focused and relaxed. It is blissful. The practice floats on a new found energy of calm. As I emerge from savasana I set an intention to remain relaxed as I go about my day. To be able to be efficient but still relaxed.

Lamu Yoga Festival In Kenya, Africa

By Leyla Ahmet

The call from the mosque gently draws me from a sweet sleep. The voice of the muezzin so full of emotion that my skin instantly covers in goose bumps even though the air is already balmy and warm. The clock says 5am, the moonless sky is indigo blue, the stars like tiny holes in a heavy nighttime curtain. I decide since I am awake to attend the early morning beach yoga.

Yoga In Uganda

By Leyla Ahmet

Wikipedia…….Yoga (/ˈjoʊɡə/; Sanskrit: योग, Listen) are the physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines that aim to transform body and mind. The term denotes a variety of schools, practices and goals[1] in Hinduism,Buddhism (including Vajrayana and Tibetan Buddhism...