Ama Vida Retreat - Featuring Yoga Mike

Now is the time to identify and align more fully with your personal truth. Come journey to tropical paradise and immerse yourself in a daily practice of Yoga, Surfing, Healing, and Exploration! Yoga Mike will lead you through traditional practices of purification and self-healing including Shatkarma, Vinyasa, and Pranayama, as well as Shamanic Journeying, Reiki, and Guided Meditation.

The focus of this retreat is to find your highest expression of Self, create an intention for your life, and develop a personal practice that aligns you more fully with that intention. Purification and enlightenment will be emphasized with daily yogic cleansing rituals as well as mindful healthy eating. Yoga, Surfing, Heart-Opening, Healing, Mediation, Transformation… All in lush, tropical paradise! This will be the journey of a lifetime!

Yoga Mike is an example of the transformative power of Abhyasa, daily ritual and practice. By establishing a consistent practice of Ashtanga Yoga, Mike has overcome obesity, addiction, and a myriad of health problems. He is a "500 Hour Certified Yoga Instructor," but believes that it is not the title or level of training that makes one a "Yogi." Mike is devoted to the observance of Yama and Niyama as a method of self-healing and spiritual growth. He has received instruction and training in various disciplines including Ashtanga Vinyasa, Vinyasa Krama, Kundalini, and Hatha. Yoga Mike believes that there is a personal practice available for every person, depending on their unique circumstances and intentions. He teaches from this perspective, infusing his classes with the philosophy of Ahimsa (non-harming), Santosha (contentment), and Aparigraha (non-attachment). Most of all, Mike believes in Ishvara Pranidhana, the dedication of all his actions to his highest and best expression of Self.
In addition to Yoga, Mike has spent years studying and training in Shamanism, Energy Healing, and Nutrition. He is a freelance graphic illustrator and multimedia artist. Mike regularly teaches Vinyasa Yoga at several studios in his hometown, Dallas, Texas.