“In asana practice we learn to cherish each breath, to cherish every cell in our bodies. The time we spend on the mat is love in action” – Rolf Gates  It is true that a consistent yoga practice will lead to a healthier body physically by helping to increase flexibility and build stamina. It will also encourage you to be more mindful about how you treat your body and mind. When you fall in love with another person you honor that person and value their thoughts, feelings and behaviors -- when you yoga, you have self-love!
Yoga and meditation encourage you to turn your focus inward and to listen to your deeper, more intuitive thoughts. As you gain more insight into your true nature, your values and your goals become much clearer. From such a loving, sacred place within yourself, you can make decisions about what you want, and don’t want, in life. By living such an authentic life you are showing nothing but love for yourself. Regardless of where you are in your practice, yoga will teach you to appreciate your body and its abilities. It’s common to start yoga and think you should immediately be able to do an inversion or arm balance and when you can’t - we beat ourselves up for it. It doesn’t take long, however, before the essence of yoga grabs you and you become aware of the negative self talk and find a way to switch it off. The more you turn up and tune in, the easier this gets. The more you come to see your body in a different light and realise that it is truly amazing. We then cherish what we can do, what we can accomplish and not look at ourselves with judgement, but with a love that only comes through when we embrace a practice that is devoted and adoring the self! Here's the schedule for this week: MONDAY -- 5/25/2020 (Memorial Day) 8:00 am: Vinyasa 11:00 am: Vinyasa TUESDAY -- 5/26/2020 7:00 am: Vinyasa 12:00 pm: Vinyasa 7:00 pm: Vinyasa (45 minute quickie Flow)* WEDNESDAY -- 5/27/2020 8:00 am: Vinyasa 6:30 pm: Vinyasa THURSDAY -- 5/28/2020 7:00 am: Vinyasa 6:30 pm: Vinyasa FRIDAY -- 5/29/2020 7:00 am: Vinyasa 12:30 pm: Vinyasa SATURDAY -- 5/30/2020 12:30 pm: Vinyasa SUNDAY -- 5/31/2020 10:00 am: Vinyasa *ALL CLASSES EST *ALL SESSIONS 60 MINUTES RATES:
(If you want to know how many classes you have remaining, when is your subscription date ending or any other inquiries, feel free to reply to this email. If you do not receive emails during the week when classes are about to begin, it means your subscription has ended or you don't have any more classes.) PAYMENT: VENMO -- @Victor-Cotto-9 THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT! NAMASTE, Victor Cotto www.YogaWithVictor.com Instagram: CottoVic Facebook: Yoga With Victor - Vicyasa™
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We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves, or more deeply engrossed in anything than when we are playing. - Charles Schaefer  Ever wonder why you feel more relaxed, at ease and find a sense of relief after a session of purposeful play? It's scientifically proven how our bodies release tension, our mental state and ability to reason are at higher levels of cognition, and our social interactions are enhanced and more functional after being playful and/or letting loose physically and inviting playfulness during exercise or work.
Do you find yourself being tense all the time in your practice? Here's a cheat-code for your asana (poses) and pranayama (breathing) practice... stop trying to engage every muscle to a point of tightness, invite some sweetness into your sessions and even be PLAYFUL, especially when arm balancing or inverting. I often say in class, "our mats are our playgrounds and sandbox to play in." That's when we have opportunities to channel our inner youth and hone our practice with a sense of lightness that children engage in in their formative years, when humans develop the most. This week... step onto your mat with an intention to have fun and watch your practice grow and blossom into something different. And instead of always going hard thinking you are working your muscles, invite sweetness and play so in actuality, the muscular engagement and opportunities to ease into more difficult poses can be achieved. I often see students cursing or being disappointed in themselves when they fall out of poses or concentrating so fiercely, they become tighter, more exasperated and can't access poses being performed. BE PLAYFUL! At the end of the day, if we are working together creating weird shapes with our bodies and breathing funny. Even catch yourself being too serious and see the humor in it. Here's the schedule for this week: CHECK OUT MY SPOTIFY for new playlists to go with our classes. CLICK HERE for my account. MONDAY -- 5/18/2020 7:00 am: Vinyasa 12:00 pm: 12pm (45 minute Flow) 6:30 pm: Vinyasa TUESDAY -- 5/19/2020 8:00 am: Vinyasa 7:00 pm: Vinyasa WEDNESDAY -- 5/20/2020 7:00 am: Vinyasa 6:30 pm: Vinyasa THURSDAY -- 5/21/2020 8:00 am: Vinyasa 6:30 pm: Vinyasa FRIDAY -- 5/22/2020 7:00 am: Vinyasa 11:15 am: Vinyasa (45 minute Flow) SATURDAY -- 5/23/2020 12:30 pm: Vinyasa SUNDAY -- 5/24/2020 10:00 am: Vinyasa *ALL CLASSES EST *ALL SESSIONS 60 MINUTES (unless noted next to the class) (All classes via Zoom.us platform) RATES:
PAYMENT: VENMO -- @Victor-Cotto-9 Thank you for the support... lets play on the mat! NAMASTE, Victor Cotto www.YogaWithVictor.com Instagram: CottoVic Facebook: Yoga With Victor - Vicyasa™  They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for. ― Tom Bodett Yoga, Yoga... & Yoga!
Through the power of union of self, one can love, occupy space and find hope! Someone to love, something to do and acts in which we find inspiration in -- YOGA! Yoga, the practice of unity, introduces you to things that were previously unknown to you and enlightens us to much more that is right in front of us but never noticed. You become aware of your sacred space with no judgments. It is the one place and time that we are truly allowed to be ourselves in every way, shape and form. We can cry, sing and laugh -- for some of us within the same pose. You can cocoon yourself and listen to the sound of your breath, or you can sweat and sweat to release stress and tension. Practice is a sacred time, and once you learn this simple fact, you will fall in love with it. As a lifelong, continuous practice, the very practice of yoga may quickly become one of the major loves in your life from now until forever. There is hope in everything through Yoga. There is fierce occupation in Yoga. There is light ready to be found within, even in the darkest moments through Yoga! Here's the schedule for this week: CHECK OUT MY SPOTIFY for new playlists to go with our classes. CLICK HERE for my account. MONDAY -- 5/11/2020 7:00 am: Vinyasa 6:30 pm: Vinyasa TUESDAY -- 5/12/2020 7:00 am: Vinyasa 7:10 pm: Vinyasa [45 minute session] WEDNESDAY -- 5/13/2020 8:00 am: Vinyasa 6:15 pm: Vinyasa THURSDAY -- 5/14/2020 6:30 pm: Vinyasa FRIDAY -- 5/15/2020 7:00 am: Vinyasa 5:00 pm: Vinyasa SATURDAY -- 5/16/2020 12:30 pm: Vinyasa SUNDAY -- 5/17/2020 10:00 am: Vinyasa *ALL CLASSES EST *ALL SESSIONS 60 MINUTES (unless noted next to the class) (All classes via Zoom.us platform) RATES:
PAYMENT: VENMO -- @Victor-Cotto-9 SEE YOU ON THE MAT! STAY INSPIRED YOGIS... AND AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT! YOUR ATTENDANCE, FIERCE COMMITMENT & GENUINE LOVE KEEPS ME UPLIFTED! NAMASTE, Victor Cotto www.YogaWithVictor.com Instagram: CottoVic Facebook: Yoga With Victor - Vicyasa™  The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. NOW!
Planting your trees now! The most vital word in Yoga is "now" as that is the moment that matters most. It's the first word of the Yoga Sutras (Atha yoga-anushasanam: NOW through the teachings of Yoga). To stay present and to be in your current state without any attachments of past moments and to be one with yourself. NOW is always the time. And what we are planting with our Yoga practice is the ability to stay in the NOW. So we can savor each inhale and every exhale. So we can become deeper with our love for ourselves and become divine individually. Once those seeds are planted... we can see the flourishing and growth of our trees. What we can do on our mats, how we seed our abilities to be present when we take Yoga classes will later become traits that will empower us, that our loved ones can bask in... we become that brilliant tree! Here's the schedule for this week: MONDAY -- 5/4/2020 12:30 pm: Vinyasa TUESDAY -- 5/5/2020 7:00 am: Vinyasa 7:00 pm: Vinyasa WEDNESDAY -- 5/6/2020 8:00 am: Vinyasa 6:00 pm: Vinyasa THURSDAY -- 5/7/2020 6:15 pm: Vinyasa FRIDAY -- 5/8/2020 7:00 am: Vinyasa 12:00 pm: Vinyasa SATURDAY -- 5/9/2020 12:15 pm: Vinyasa SUNDAY -- 5/10/2020 10:00 am: Vinyasa *ALL CLASSES EST *ALL SESSIONS 60 MINUTES RATES:
PAYMENT: VENMO -- @Victor-Cotto-9. SEE YOU ON THE MAT! STAY INSPIRED YOGIS... AND AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT! YOUR ATTENDANCE, FIERCE COMMITMENT & GENUINE LOVE KEEPS ME UPLIFTED! NAMASTE, Victor Cotto www.YogaWithVictor.com Instagram: CottoVic Facebook: Yoga With Victor - Vicyasa™  When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too. -- Paulo Coelho The above quote is the epitome of what we are all about during these quarantine times and how we are ALL elevating each other and uplifting each other with our virtual presence & through this soulful practice of connecting with our mind , body and souls via YOGA!
AGAIN... this is why we practice! And it is a practice because it takes time to cultivate inner focus, self-acceptance, awareness & love for ourselves. Staying attentive to your own practice requires focus—a calm and steady focus—and a commitment to being present in what you are doing. WE STAY PRESENT TOGETHER -- WE LOVE TOGETHER! Here's the schedule for this week: MONDAY -- 4/27/2020 11:00 am: Vinyasa TUESDAY -- 4/28/2020 7:00 am: Vinyasa 7:00 pm: Vinyasa WEDNESDAY -- 4/29/2020 8:00 am: Vinyasa 6:00 pm: Vinyasa THURSDAY -- 4/30/2020 5:00 pm: Vinyasa FRIDAY -- 5/1/2020 7:00 am: Vinyasa 11:30 am: Vinyasa SATURDAY -- 5/2/2020 12:00 pm: Vinyasa SUNDAY -- 5/3/2020 10:00 am: Vinyasa *ALL CLASSES EST *ALL SESSIONS 60 MINUTES RATES:
PAYMENT: VENMO -- @Victor-Cotto-9. NAMASTE, Victor Cotto www.YogaWithVictor.com Instagram: CottoVic Facebook: Yoga With Victor - Vicyasa™ Yoga is a light, which once lit will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter your flame.  Hello Yogis,
I'm a firm believer that once you start a dedicated yoga practice, your ability to be introspective and respond to stimulus that would irritate & get you to a maddening state is now met with a calmer approach and tactically, more fitting to living a life of less tension and diminishing extremes. Yoga is a light. And it radiates to others in how you communicate, you carry yourself and how you respond to situations. We need to share this light. Make sure you illuminate others and you invite people into your light instead of trying to hide that shine that is bright! The physical practice is surely a key in hooking you and reeling you in. The FEEL GOOD vibes and satisfying aura you develop when moving with control and breathing with composure is what keeps you coming back to your mat! Turn your flame into a raging fire that warms everyone you communicate with during these times of quarantine! Here's the schedule for this week: CHECK OUT MY SPOTIFY for new playlists to go with our classes. CLICK HERE for my account. MONDAY -- 4/20/2020 11:00 am: Vinyasa TUESDAY -- 4/21/2020 7:00 am: Vinyasa 7:00 pm: Vinyasa WEDNESDAY -- 4/22/2020 8:00 am: Vinyasa 5:00 pm: Vinyasa THURSDAY -- 4/23/2020 5:00 pm: Vinyasa FRIDAY -- 4/24/2020 11:00 am: Vinyasa SATURDAY -- 4/25/2020 1:00 pm: Vinyasa SUNDAY -- 4/26/2020 10:00 am: Vinyasa *ALL CLASSES EST *ALL SESSIONS 60 MINUTES RATES:
(If you want to know how many classes you have remaining, when is your subscription date ending or any other inquiries, feel free to reply to this email. If you do not receive emails during the week when classes are about to begin, it means your subscription has ended or you don't have any more classes.) PAYMENT: VENMO -- @Victor-Cotto-9 NAMASTE, Victor Cotto www.YogaWithVictor.com Instagram: CottoVic Facebook: Yoga With Victor - Vicyasa™ It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.  Hello Yogis,
I hope you are all well and find strength and spirit with the above quote. I love yoga! I love teaching yoga! I love seeing people grow on their mat. I love seeing the benefits of yoga manifest in people; from the initial physical benefits, to the spiritual and social emotional components that we all find due to the power of the practice. During this quarantine, we are all finding ways to combat the restlessness of the body; which is calmed through an asana practice (poses). The consciousness can now be directed inward to the soul, which lies beyond the senses and material awareness. We are all reaching higher levels of union (to Yoga) through moving meditation and controlling the body-bound senses. And when we practice with love and self-love, the transformative effects of the practice are overwhelmingly joyous. Take time to appreciate and taste the spiritual bliss you’ve worked so hard to cultivate. Here's the schedule for this week: MONDAY -- 4/13/2020 (No Classes) TUESDAY -- 4/14/2020 (No Classes) WEDNESDAY -- 4/15/2020 8:00 am: Vinyasa 5:00 pm: Vinyasa THURSDAY -- 4/16/2020 5:00 pm: Vinyasa FRIDAY -- 4/17/2020 11:00 am: Vinyasa SATURDAY -- 4/18/2020 1:00 pm: Vinyasa SUNDAY -- 4/19/2020 10:00 am: Vinyasa *ALL CLASSES EST *ALL SESSIONS 60 MINUTES RATES:
PAYMENT: VENMO -- @Victor-Cotto-9. This week, I'll update my SPOTIFY and upload new playlists to go with our classes. CLICK HERE for my account. SEE YOU ON THE MAT! STAY INSPIRED YOGIS... AND AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT! YOUR ATTENDANCE, FIERCE COMMITMENT & GENUINE LOVE KEEPS ME UPLIFTED! NAMASTE, Victor Cotto Time management is all about distinguishing between what is important for you and what simply lures you into useless activities. ― Dr Prem Jagyasi  Hello YOGIS,
As we get deeper into this quarantine process, some of us are developing incredibly structured routines and I hope the schedule I provide on a weekly basis is aiding you to keep healthy habits and giving you loads to look forward to throughout the week. This week, I'll update my SPOTIFY and upload new playlists to go with our classes. CLICK HERE for my account. Here's the schedule for this week: MONDAY - 4/6/2020 (No Classes) TUESDAY - 4/7/2020 8:00 am Vinyasa WEDNESDAY - 4/8/2020 5:00 pm Vinyasa THURSDAY - 4/9/2020 7:00 am Vinyasa 6:30 pm Vinyasa FRIDAY - 4/10/2020 11:00 am Vinyasa SATURDAY - 4/11/2020 1:00 pm Vinyasa SUNDAY - 4/12/2020 1:00 pm Vinyasa *ALL CLASSES EST *ALL SESSIONS 60 MINUTES RATES:
PAYMENT: VENMO -- @Victor-Cotto-9. SEE YOU ON THE MAT! STAY INSPIRED YOGIS... AND AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT! YOUR ATTENDANCE, FIERCE COMMITMENT & GENUINE LOVE KEEPS ME UPLIFTED! NAMASTE, Victor Cotto  NAMASTE YOGIS,
Week #1: TRUST Week #2: COMMITMENT For this Week #3: INTENTION The YOGA is there for you! Set intentions to SHOW-UP and SHOW-UP! Set intentions to focus on the MOMENT. Set and intention to be playful on the mat! Set an intention to let the practice come to you, instead of trying to force yourself into a more uncomfortable situation. Set an intention to allow the mind to be more at rest during your asanas (POSES). Then can we see how that translates to our daily lives? Trusting your intentions and commit to your intentions! MUSIC FOR CLASSES You can click on my Spotify account here. Just some examples of the playlists I have curated for our 60 minute sessions: Click here for:Alternative Rock: R.E.M., Live, Radiohead, King of Leon & soulful endings! Click here for: Soulful Flow #1 - Vicyasa™: Classic soul music, The Beatles & heavy trance before we zen out! Click here for:Sade to Drake... Khalid and Kravitz! That bangin' playlist to flow to! Click here for: Drake, The Weeknd & some heavy beats to get you sweaty! Click here for: Indian trance/dub, ambient and soulful beats Click here for: Good vibes, dope beats, dub and trance Click here for: Elton John, some classic rock and then we chill! Click here for: Some R&B bangers: Usher, Mary J., & Groove Theory... Flow Grooves! **** SPECIAL YOGA/MEDITATION/BACKGROUND Ambience tracks to play in the background while we're in containment (2 hours): HERE! SCHEDULE (Monday 3/30 - Sunday 4/5/2020) MONDAY (3/30/2020) *No Classes TUESDAY (3/31/2020) 7:15 PM - Vinyasa WEDNESDAY (4/1/2020) 7:00 AM - Vinyasa 7:00 PM - Vinyasa THURSDAY (4/2/2020) 7:00 AM - Vinyasa 6:30 PM - Vinyasa FRIDAY (4/3/2020) 7:00 AM - Vinyasa SATURDAY (4/4/2020) 1:00 PM - Vinyasa SUNDAY (4/5/2020) 1:00 PM - Vinyasa *ALL CLASSES EST *ALL SESSIONS 60 MINUTES RATES:
PAYMENT: VENMO -- @Victor-Cotto-9. SEE YOU ON THE MAT! STAY INSPIRED YOGIS... AND AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT! YOUR ATTENDANCE, FIERCE COMMITMENT & GENUINE LOVE KEEPS ME UPLIFTED! NAMASTE, Victor Cotto Instagram: CottoVic Facebook: Yoga With Victor - Vicyasa™  Hello Yogis,
This has been a difficult week, one that was filled with emotional highs and lows, and one that will be remembered for a very long time. What has driven me the last few days? The optimism of everyone who I have been in contact with, and the powerful resiliency everyone has approached this situation we are in. One thing that has been a saving grace? THE POWER OF YOGA! Our ability to bind in community and find order, transcending our yoga practice from our mat, into our daily lives. THIS IS WHY WE YOGA! Here's my schedule for the week: MONDAY (3/23/2020) **NO CLASSES** TUESDAY (3/24/2020) Vinyasa -- 7:00 AM Vinyasa -- 7:45 PM: (maybe broadcasted from a special location) WEDNESDAY (3/25/2020) Vinyasa -- 8:00 am Vinyasa -- 6:00 pm THURSDAY (3/26/2020) Vinyasa -- 5:00 pm Vinyasa -- 6:30 pm FRIDAY (3/27/2020) Vinyasa -- 7:00 am SATURDAY (3/28/2020) Vinyasa -- 1:00 pm SUNDAY (3/29/2020) Vinyasa -- 1:00 pm All classes are one hour! Email me with any questions regarding subscriptions. The platform I am using is Zoom.us. Stay healthy and safe, Victor C. |
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