Testimonials

“Dear Fred, i am ever ever ever grateful for everything you are and everything you have done for me.. THANK YOU”

“Hola Fred:
Realmente hay un antes y después de tu teacher training Fred. Thanks 🙏🏽 Cada día tengo algo nuevo que practica o compartir de tu enseñanza.”

“Fred, Realmente me sorprendió este formato, creo que a todos. Ha funcionado super super bien. Estoy super sorprendida también cómo ha cambiado mi estilo de vida, sobretodo como con el tema de la alimentación.”

“Hi Fred!
How are you?
I hope you are doing well and all is going great for you!
This email is wayyyyyy long overdue…… I have been meaning to write it for such a long time- better late than never right!

I really wanted to say a special thank you for everything that you have done, you may not even know the impact your teacher training has had on my life.

It’s coming close to one year since I completed teacher training with you in Colorado and I have to say it’s one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life.
My entire life has changed because of this, I have become so much more mindful and I am so full of gratitude for your teachings.

I started teaching about 4 months after I returned to Trinidad and things are going great so far. I know that I have only scratched the surface when it comes to yoga, but your teachings has set such a magnificent foundation for all things to come.

There is so much learning to be done and I’ve been trying on my end to be continuous…. My only wish was that I was closer to you, my teacher!

Life has changed in so many aspects for me……. The way I think, act and all the decisions that I make with regard to the food I eat and drink, the way I treat and care for my body and just all decisions in general. There is so much more mindfulness and gratitude in everything I do, it’s really amazing the impact that yoga has had on me.

I know that I have a long way to go, my journey has only just begun…..

I really wanted to say thank you for everything and I hope that you know that you will always have a special place in my heart for all the teachings that I have learnt from you.

Please keep in touch and I’ll def drop a line from time to time.

Your student and friend,

Amanda”

“It wasn’t until three years after teacher training with Fred, that I grasped the impact of everything he taught me. As I partook in classes around the city and got to know other teachers, I started to notice the different perceptions of what it means to be a “yogi”. Most didn’t understand the importance of going deep beneath the surface of poses and a decent playlist. What about the growth of our students? Fred always made it clear that our students were the number one priority. It’s not about us. He taught us that healing sequences and variations set you apart as a teacher because our bodies and minds call for different things at different times. Our job as teachers is not to help our students fit into a box but to help them expand in their own way from where they are. I’m grateful not just for his teaching methods but he taught us how to be yogis; to be kind humans with loving intentions. I don’t kill bugs anymore. I carefully save and transport the ones I can because he taught us that every life matters. I understand the importance of nature and my connection to it because the weekend I spent on a retreat at his ranch changed my life forever. But it wasn’t all butterflies and rainbows. I challenged him many times and struggled to understand him in the beginning. Things don’t always appear clear right away, but time reveals all. I will be forever grateful to my first teacher and all that he taught me. Thank you, Fred. You were first beam of light to shine through the broken cracks of my once unawakened soul. Because of those first steps I took under your wing, I’ve been able to expand farther than I could ever imagine into this beautiful human that I am proud to be.”

Krystal Ariel

“Al comienzo estaba dudosa, el curso, la pandemia. Y siempre quise llevar el profesorado pero como dicen muchos, por el tema del trabajo era imposible, para mí esto era imposible… y mira, las sorpresas que da la vida… pues vi el profesorado. 

Lo que es Yoga, es otro mundo para mí. Te hace mirar las cosas con otros ojos, es otra mente diferente, la manera de pensar, lo que tu enseñas te llega adentro y si lo sientes, para mí, yo lo he sentido.

Yo pensé que la felicidad era por ratitos en momentos especificos, pero al estar acá en estos 2 meses yo me siento que la felicidad es más constante, me siento más feliz y eso se me dió de la nada y con cosas tan sencillas ya veo totalmente diferente las cosas. Soy mas feliz por más ratos.”  Pamela

“Dear Fred,

“Hey Fred I just wanted to say thank you for all your guidance and support. My OB told me that her goal for me is Healthy Weight Loss during pregnancy and thanks to you I am accomplishing this goal with ease!

Due to my BMI she wanted me to not actually gain any weight and to counter balance the “baby weight gain” with weight loss. Since switching to all plant based based as of last Saturday with the beginning of your Teacher Training, I have lost 7 pounds in a healthy manner that is safe for me.  I am very pleased with this results and is only been one week!

I haven’t been depriving myself or feeling hungry. I know yoga isn’t necessarily about weight loss but for me, I want to feel my best and be the best healthiest version of myself.

I appreciate your support so much. I just wanted to say thank you.”

Dora

“I very highly recommend Fred Busch’s Health Coach Certification Course. This course is very thorough and will properly prepare you to be able to interact with your clients professionally in the most knowledgeable way. The course materials are referenced from highly respected and established researchers and doctors. You don’t have to be seeking to become a health coach to partake in this course. I personally took it just to gain more knowledge about plant based diets and health. I follow a whole food plant based diet, raw as much as possible. As a result, I often have curious people ask me about this lifestyle. I am able to effectively communicate all of the benefits and explain the direct impacts that it has on our body. This is truly one of the best gifts I have ever given myself.”

LeAnn Soto

“Dearest Fred: I don’t have words to express my gratitude. Taking the course with you was a life changing process. I had always practiced yoga, but understanding all the physical, spiritual, energetic, and emotional side took my yoga to another level. You are an incredible teacher, not only for your knowledge but your human and spiritual side. I do believe God sent you to answer my email on time for me take this course. As I told you, doing the asanas in class, breathing, meditating and studying gave me the strength to keep moving forward!
Today had been a very rough morning, thank you for your compassion! If I can ever be of any help to you, please do not doubt on calling me.
Thank you and may God bless you!”
E.E.

“Fred, Thank you for you teachings in the Plant Nutrition Health Coach Certification. I appreciate all of the knowledge that you shared and found the class really interesting. It was great to learn new ways of looking at Healthy Living and i am thankful for the information and your commitment to teaching what you know!

With gratitude, Nancy V.”

“Dear Fred ….In a strange or maybe not so strange way for you the teachings really help when catastrophe hits. It’s all on loan in the first place and the real practice is doing it in real life and there are no more powerful ways to grow and anchor yourself than slugging through some mud. Thanks again, you helped me build and fortify a spiritual muscle this summer I didn’t even know I needed to work on. ”
Robert A

“Fred,

Thank you for an awesome learning experience! It’s changed mine and my husbands life!! Love you energy! Style! Looking forward to learning Yoga from you also! Be well!

Lisa B.”

Dearest Fred,

You were on my mind so I decided to drop a line. I am doing pretty good – give thanks!!!

Where in the world are you?

Just want to tell you again how grateful I am to you. I was talking to a group about the biggest thing I learnt from you so far and it would have to be to embrace strength (not saying you’re sorry lol) and never be afraid to be firm yet free flowing.

Thank you for being unequivocally you.

One love,
Jo-Hanna

Hi Fred -I just wanted to send you an email thanking you for changing my life. I apologize for not sending this sooner. Because of your wonderful yoga teacher training program I am aligned with my purpose here on Earth. I have been exposed this beautiful massive new world that I never knew existed. The more I learn, the more that I find there is to learn. Far from being overwhelmed, for the first time in my life I am truly empowered and I see clearly the direction I need to go in. I am turning my family’s health around by leading them through example to eat properly and increase their activity levels. My father (severe type 2 diabetic) now eats salads everyday for lunch, is losing weight, and stabilizing his blood sugar. Also a huge step, my mother no longer keeps white bread in the house and she eats raw almonds for a snack at work. Those are just a couple of instances where I have influenced others to love themselves more and to be more mindful about their health.

Hello Fred! I just finished my first chair yoga class for seniors, it was beautiful, they were very happy and relaxed at the end of the class. Im so thankful to you for answer all my questions and doubs, and feel very grateful I was able to take your TT.

Dear Fred,
Thank you so much! All i can say is that I feel so blessed …. so EQUIPPED for the world..every tool every emotion…every style of thinking…you have shared so much wisdom and so many things i have thought in the past you have confirmed and gave me the tools and the path to get wherever i am going Every day i am feeling so must joy and am so happy to wake up and come in to school! Every day is beautiful now and i am so thankful!

Fred.
There are no words for me to express how you changed my life. It has been such a blessing to have met you and at the same time you being the light and guru in my life. Needless to say I will always be your faithful student and friend for life. One love.

Dear Fred.
I cannot thank you enough for these 18 days of transformation I have experienced in all levels of my being. Sorry if my grammar is not perfect, I am writing straight from my heart (not from my head). I would like to share this story, It took me over 2 years to decide where to take my teacher training. My first encounter was Mano with whom I practiced yoga for a very long time and he constantly encouraged me to take it there but I wasn’t sure, even though I feel a deep appreciation for his teachings. Then when I practiced with Paul Touliuzis, whom I also admire, he also motivated me to take it there but still wasn’t quite convinced. Where I practice now, the Yoga Joint, which is convenient since it is close to my kids school and has heat, they also insisted I was ready for their training but still wasn’t convinced, because it lacks spirituality. I also saw other places.

Then I went to try one of your classes on December 21st, and right away I knew and felt this was what I was looking for all this time and registered at the moment. After taking your class and listening to Mayara’s mediattiom found all the elements I was looking for that other studios where lacking in my perception, either spirituality, safety, a practice that builds strengh, progressive asanas with heat to develop a stabe flexibility, precise and clear instructions, An acknowledgement to students during class, a personal touch, a practice based on a lineage, a balanced and well structured sequence, profound opening Nd closing meditations, a space with good energy and a feel of authenticity, a decoted teacher with no ego, and your wife Mayara with her pure energy and her smile. In few words I felt at home as a student and with the group at your class.

I feel so blessed I trainned with you. I am deeply deeply thankful for all that you taught me, every single thing brought me more awareness into myself which I believe is what yoga is about. I promise I will continue to grow and evolve these powerful seeds that you planted deeply on my soul.

Gracias de corazón

Daniela
Thank you Fred for everything! I’m so thankful for the training I had with you last year. It really helped give me the confidence I needed to just go for it, and dive into my dream. It had been lingering there for 6 years, since my training and India. My training with you though showed me how to make it my lifestyle and still live in the western world. Thank you thank thank you! Much much love!

Hi Fred,
So am in Guatemala now since a few weeks – been staying at the ‘yoga-house’ a community structured around daily yoga classes. I am enjoying it! These are the first classes I’ve taken since completing your training in Bogota and I have to say – it’s made me realize that no yoga class will ever be the same after that Because once your taught and shown how to do something so well – you’re left forever with that double-edged sword being that on the one hand – you know a fantastic way to teach and to learn yoga, but on the other – you instinctively and without being able to help yourself, measure every other yoga class up to that standard.

I want to make one point about touch. In the classes I’ve been doing here I’ve noticed the students never get touched. Occasionally we get adjustments but it isn’t the same as that healing, loving touch which just says ‘hi’ and thanks the person for being there – making them feel a warm glow and reminding them that they are there, and they are entitled to unconditional love just like everyone else. So thanks to the experience of NOT having touch in classes – I fully appreciate just how important and how healing it is – and how much I want it in MY classes! I want to thank you so very much for making this a priority in your training – I think you and I both know that I didn’t truly appreciate the meaning of touch at first. NOW I get it Thank you for emphasising it as you do! xxxxx Thank you for everything xxxxx (p.s. wanted to post this on your timeline but couldn’t figure out how)

Taryna

‘Fred Busch’s Lower Back System sure worked for me; the Doctors wanted to fuse my back and swore that i would never skate board again… they were wrong lol’
Bobby Radical

Well, its about time I share this for all my students. I have spoken to a few of you about my past and how I came back to teaching after so many years of injury, recovery, life changes.. etc.. After my 1st accident in 2010 I had to have spinal surgery resulting in a loooooong time of 0 movement. I became depressed, unhealthy and frustrated with everything.. Especially myself. Within 1 year I went from 115lbs to a whopping 180lbs. At that point, I knew I needed to return to my roots and get back to my yoga ASAP. I put this together for my guru and dear friend Fred Busch that helped put me back on the right track. I changed just a few things, never went on a diet, nor ever tried to loose weight. I just wanted to live longer, be healthy and happy. 3 years later, I am stronger now then ever. Physically, mentally… In a way, I owe him my life as he helped me ‘shed’ my old one XO

“You’re the best guru I could have ever imagined up but you’re so real and I’m so grateful!”
This is why I went to Colorado to train with Fred Busch!!! His yoga teacher training was really LIFE TRAINING. There was so much that I took from it, so much that it has done for my life already… I am forever grateful. Not to mention that the beautiful people I made friends with in the training also added to my life change. There are no coincidences. I went out there during a hard time in my life and I came back renewed. The week I got back I started working as a yoga instructor, and I’m working to be a person that can provide this kind of service to others.

Thanks Fred and Mayara Busch for everything you do! I love you!

hi fred! I hope you be great, im only want to write you for to say thanks for everything you teach us! i know i pay my course, but you give me the tools to help the others and the best base… today i check some videos of teacher trainning and remember a lot of details! my savasana its amaizing and i dont say that, its every people who take my class, im really happy works like teacher, for me its the best job in the world! one more time, thanks Fred and I hope see you soon :):)

Fred, thank you so much for believing in me, and allowing me to do my teacher training even when I couldn’t afford to pay you for all of it. I am sharing the practice with so many people and introducing the practice to so many beginners who keep coming back – my heart overflows with gratitude!! Thank you for not doubting me, and for always being so steady and such a wonderful guide!!!
“Somethings i want to say to you my dearest master.

I came into that room with no hopes or expectations of anything, didnt know what i could do, what miracles where made of. You change my world transform my self and make me a better person everyday. I remember you with great love and try to give daily to others what you gave to me.

I didn’t knew at that time what could i do with my body and how to cease my mind, thank you for everything God bless you a your family, you are a blessing to all of us. Please, please keep on doing what you are doing you make this world a better world the world it was meant to be!

DEAR FRED –

Hi, I am “Ruth Jones” on your website and on Facebook : I have never posted anything before supporting an organization. Is the below helpful to you? I am trying to get it on facebook, not sure if that happened! (I am more into gadgets that internet, I guess). My cell: 786 208 7129 if you think I should change anything. Here is what I wrote:
Ruth Jones · New Smyrna Beach, Florida
As a particpant in the Hot Yoga Study, I am impressed with the professionalism and attentiveness of each of the Instructors I have taken classes with at Miami Hot Yoga. The studio is very clean, lots of natural light, parking onsite (limited), more at curb. Whether or not my arterial function is impacted (the purpose of the study), I note many benefits of this practice. I am more aware of my proprioception, my lack of balance, and my need to focus on my breath! I pay more attention to my posture and really focus on the poses. I am learning to tune out all other thoughts so as to perfect the pose. Using my garmin and polar, (gadget lover that I am), I am amazed to learn I burn between 400 and 450 calories with some instructors, (a little less with others). A totally positive experience, and I hope to continue to practice when my daughter starts so we can do so together.

Dear Fred, You have taught me many things which I cherish dearly; but perhaps, the one that has truly been a remarkable awakening for me, were the words you once told me: “you’ve been liberated”. Yesterday I had to face a similarly challenging situation (to say the least), and the first thing that popped into my mind was you saying those exact words. All of a sudden I was overwhelmed by this feeling of “everything-will-be-ok”. I then decided to embrace the moment and truly feel (and believe) that everything happens for a reason and the universe is so much wiser than I’ll ever know. I just needed to drop you a line and thank you from the bottom of my heart for your teachings. You are truly an inspiration and I’ve been (somehow) tremendously blessed to have such a wonderful master, and there aren’t enough words to even begin to tell that you’ll forever have my most profound, sincere and infinite appreciation. It will be my most absolute honor if I ever have a chance to take another course with you. With endless gratitude and admiration,

Barbara

Two months ago when I started this journey  i didn’t know what was coming my way, 

I didn’t know the magnitude of everything that we’ve been learning from you. 

From the beginning of the year when I started writed you, I felt like I needed to meet this man because there is stuff that I need to learn from him and Fred, you didn’t disappoint! 

So, I thank you from the bottle of my heart and I’m very thankful for all these beautiful people here that we put our heart and our sweet here. i also realize that what you taught us, it’s gonna take a long time for us, or at least for me, to actually comprehend and understand how much information it is, we’ll keep in touch that is for sure!

 G.C. 11/2020

Cuando comencé este curso pensé que, sentí que iba a cambiar varias cosas dentro de mí, y sí he sentido eso. Ahora han pasado estos 2 meses, he sentido como mi cuerpo se ha ido fortaleciendo, no solo fisicamente sino también yo como persona me siento mas querida por mi misma. Y creo que eso es muy importante para mí. Muchas gracias Fred por todas tus enseñanzas, de verdad que estoy muy muy feliz.

When I started this course I thought that, I felt that I was going to change several things within me, and I have felt that. Now these 2 months have passed, I have felt how my body has been getting stronger, not only physically but also as a person I feel more love for myself. And I think that’s very important to me. Thank you very much Fred for all your teachings, I really am very very happy.

K.S. 11/2020

Cuando empecé /hace poco he entrado a lo que es el Yoga/ empecé este curso con mucha ilusión, he aprendido bastante, he mejorado un montón de cosas, posiciones sobretodo, fuerza, he recuperado fuerza que había perdido por muchos años de no moverme mucho. La alimentación, también me ha gustado dejar de comer cosas que me habían estado haciendo daño y me encanta que mi hija está ahora, come frutas conmigo también come paltas y un poco de lo que es el Karma Yoga. Todas las paltas que he abierto y las he puesto y muchas ya están creciendo y tienen hojas y me encanta porque estoy haciendo árboles de lo que estoy comiendo, me fascina. También me falta bastante bastante por aprender y bueno se que no he querido tomar el examen pero por temas personales, le tengo miedo a los examenes, para serle sincera, pero eso no quiere decir que no haya aprendido muchísimo y que quiera seguir y más adelante volver a meter a un curso si tengo la suerte de volver a entrar y bueno… me ha encantado, estoy super feliz con lo que he logrado en solo 2 meses. 

I feel that I have finally learned what Yoga is. II started this course with great enthusiasm and I have not been disappointed.   I have learned a ton! 

I have improved a lot of things, positions above all, strength, I have regained strength that I had lost for many years from not moving much . 

Eating, I have also liked to stop eating things that had been hurting me and I love that my daughter is now, she eats fruits with me, she also eats avocados and a little of what Karma Yoga is. All the avocados that I have opened and I have put them and many are already growing and have leaves and I love it because I am making trees from what I am eating, it fascinates me. I also have quite a lot to learn and well I know I have not wanted to take the exam but for personal reasons, I am afraid of the exams, to be honest, but that does not mean that I have not learned a lot and that I want to continue and later to return to a course if I am lucky enough to re-enter and well … I loved it, I am super happy with what I have achieved in just 2 months.

T.L. 11/2020

Antes de matricularme tenía muchas expectativas y todas mis excpectativas han sido superadas pero al máximo. No imaginé que iba a ser tan profundo, pensé que iba a ser diferente. Pero realmente cada semana teórica siempre me dejaba pensando “wow, no puedo creer que recién esté descubriendo esto” y estoy muy agradecida porque nos has abierto la mente, yo creo que a todos nos has sembrado un montón de cosas que no conocíamos. Estoy muy agradecida por haber sido parte de este curso y te agradezco mucho, Fred, eres una persona sumamente inspiradora, de verdad te agradezco muchísimo. Pensé que con todo esto de lo virtual no iba a funcionar, la verdad no puedo creer cómo ha funcionado también. Es más, hasta ha sido una ventaja porque podías revisar cuando algo no te quedaba claro. La verdad es que así ha sido genial. Te agradezco muchísimo, me voy más que feliz, muchas gracias a todos. 

Before enrolling I had high expectations and all my expectations have been exceeded but to the maximum. I didn’t imagine it was going to be that deep, I thought it was going to be different. But really every theoretical week it always left me thinking “wow, I can’t believe I’m just discovering this” and I’m very grateful because you have opened our minds, I think that you have shown a lot of things that we did not know. I am very grateful for having been part of this course and I thank you very much, Fred, you are an extremely inspiring person, I really thank you very much. I thought that with all this virtual it was not going to work, I really can’t believe how it has worked too. What’s more, it has even been an advantage because you could review when something was not clear to you. The truth is that this has been great. I thank you very much, I am leaving more than happy, thank you all very much.

B.M. 2020

Tenía muchas expectativas en realidad desde hace tiempo y había visto el profesorado y cuando yo me inscribí me inscribí en realidad al presencial y con todo esto de la pandemia vino este cambio y fue también una sorpresa pero a adaptarnos. Realmente me sorprendió este formato, creo que a todos. Ha funcionado super super bien. Estoy super sorprendida también cómo ha cambiado mi estilo de vida, sobretodo como con el tema de la alimentación. Me siento mucho más ligera, todavía obviamente me falta mejorar y seguir aprendiendo cosas pero con la alimentación yo creo que me he ayudado muchísimo a sentirme mejor, a sentirme más ligera. Obviamente también todo el conociemiento, toda la teoría, han habido un montón de cosas que ni me imaginaba y que realmente, nos has abierto la mente y nos estás llevando a querer seguir, seguir investigando más para nuestro propio bienestar y en verdad estoy muy agradecida, muy agredicda contigo Fred

y con todas las chicas de la clase, que lamentablemente, no he podido tener contacto con todas pero igual siento que se ha vuelto un grupo muy lindo, y eso es todo, que ahora estoy muy feliz y siento mucha gratitud y se que este es un inicio de un gran cambio. 

I had really high expectations for a long time and I had seen the teachers and when I signed up I actually signed up in person and with all this of the pandemic came this change and it was also a surprise but to adapt. I was really surprised by this format, I think everyone. It has worked super super well. I am also super surprised how my lifestyle has changed, especially with the issue of food. I feel much lighter, obviously I still need to improve and continue learning things but with food I think that it has helped me a lot to feel better, to feel lighter. Obviously also all the knowledge, all the theory, there have been a lot of things that I did not even imagine and that really, you have opened our minds and you are leading us to want to continue, to continue investigating more for our own well-being and in truth I am very grateful , very grateful with you Fred

and with all the girls in the class, who unfortunately, I have not been able to have contact with all but I still feel that it has become a very nice group, and that is all, that now I am very happy and I feel a lot of gratitude and I know that this is a start of a great change.

K.A. 2020

Muy agradecida y también con todo el equipo, yo cuando entré en verdad estaba pasando una situación muy difícil, ya había pagado el adelanto pero casi no la hago porque la verdad era que quería estar en otro planeta, estaba muy en el subsuelo de la depresión pero una persona me dijo “hazlo hazlo hazlo” y a última hora me comuniqué con Tai y ya. Y acá estoy, viva, y de alguna forma fue, sí, mi mano de emergencia. Y gracias, Fred, porque yo no quería vivir más. Y se que tengo muchas cosas por sanar pero yo considero que contigo ya estoy a la mitad del camino, me sento muy muy orgullosa de ser la persona que soy. Por eso de alguna forma siempre preguntaba cosas relacionadas con las emociones y los resentimientos. Todavía tengo muchas cosas que trabajar pero todo lo que tu me has enseñado, las preguntas de las chicas, me han ayudado un montón y me han salvado, la verdad. Apesar de que ya he sido alumna del Yoga ya varios años pero el hecho de estar del otro lado me hace además tomar consciencia de hacerme responsable de mi vida. Si yo no me cuido, si yo no decido cuidarme, si no decido respetarme, si no decido amarme como soy, ¿quién más lo va a hacer, no? y entonces todo este equipo humano me han ayudado a despertar eso, que yo siempre me “valoraba” pero el Yoga y tus enseñanzas es de otra perspectiva, ya no una perspectiva superfial “mundana” como le digo yo, ya es adentro y eso jamás lo voy a olvidar. Son cosas que en concepto uno lo sabe, pero uno necesita a una persona preparada, realmente como tu, Fred, para sentir que es así, para sentir que eso es real. No es lo mismo que me vaya a un instituto y me lo enseñe un X, tu eres una persona que ha vivido tantas cosas que se ha preparado para esto y eso es lo que expresas, entonces como no voy a sentirme responsable de mi vida si tu me estas instruyendo para esa paz mental para esa iluminación porque finalmente ese es ahora mi objetivo de vida. Yo no me quería definitivamente porque siempre me dejé llevar por lo de afuera, entonces ya entendí gracias a ti, que eso no es lo real, esa no es la verdad, la verdades lo que tengo yo acá (en el corazón). Pero como dicen, un día a la vez. Yo siempre he sido buena alumna, siempre me he jactado de querer ser la mejor, sacar buenas notas, super estudiosas, chancona como se dice, pero intelectualmente es fácil pero acá (en la mente) y acá (en el corazón), por eso lo mejor es UN DÍA A LA VEZ. Me encantaría ser santa porque ese es un camino cuasi-a-la-santidad, como le digo, pero un día a la vez., Yo me propongo, no voy a desfraudarte. Yo quiero ser un buen ser humano para mí primero, y de ahí, para los demás. Así que yo te agradezco de verdsad infinitamente, agradezco al equipo porque todo lo que hay ahí adentro, toda esa energía, esa pratyahara, esa magnetisación eterna, ya es otra. Y gracias de verdad a ti, porque sí, en gran parte, estoy viva por ti y voy a seguir trabajando para ser la mejor y dar lo mejor. Karma Yoga. 

I’m very grateful for you Fred and also with the whole team, when I entered I was really going through a very difficult situation, I had already paid the advance but I almost did not do it because the truth was that I wanted to be on another planet, I was deep underground in depression but one person told me “do it do it do it” and at the last minute I contacted Tai and that’s it. 

And here I am, alive, and somehow it was, yes, my emergency hand. And thank you, Fred, because I didn’t want to live anymore. And I know that I have many things to heal but I consider that with you I am already halfway there, I feel very, very proud of being the person I am. That’s why somehow she always asked questions related to emotions and resentments. I still have many things to work on but everything that you have taught me, the questions from the girls, have helped me a lot and have saved me, really. 

Despite the fact that I have already been a student of Yoga for several years the fact of being on the other side also makes me aware of being responsible for my life. If I don’t take care of myself, if I don’t decide to take care of myself, if I don’t decide to respect myself, if I don’t decide to love myself as I am, who else is going to do it, right? And then all this human team has helped me to awaken that, that I always “valued” myself but Yoga and your teachings are from another perspective, no longer a superficial “worldly” perspective as I say, it is already inside and that never I will forget it. They are things that in concept one knows, but one needs a prepared person, really like you, Fred, to feel that it is like that, to feel that it is real. It is not the same that I go to an institute and an X teaches it to me, you are a person who has lived so many things that has prepared for this and that is what you express, then how can I not feel responsible for my life if you are instructing me for that peace of mind for that enlightenment because finally that is now my life goal. I definitely did not love myself because 

I always let myself be carried away by the outside, so I understood thanks to you, that this is not the real thing, that is not the truth, the truth that I have here (in my heart). But as they say, one day at a time. I have always been a good student, I have always boasted of wanting to be the best, get good grades, super studious, chancona as they say, but intellectually it is easy but here (in the mind) and here (in the heart), that’s why the best is ONE DAY AT A TIME. I would love to be a saint because that is a quasi-to-holiness path, as I say, but one day at a time. I propose, I am not going to disappoint you. I want to be a good human being for myself first, and from there, for others. So I really thank you infinitely, I thank the team because everything that is in there, all that energy, that pratyahara, that eternal magnetization, is already another. And thanks really to you, because yes, to a large extent, I am alive for you and I will continue working to be the best and give my best. Karma Yoga.

E.P. 

Yo sí tuve la suerte de poder verte y yo no entendía porqué la gente corría a tus clases y yo dije “tengo que ir a esa clase” y fui. Y ahora lo entiendo, porque yo siempre buscaba el Yoga del lado físico, del lado más simple y me quedo con el mensaje de que en verdad el Yoga es para todos, que yo no lo creía. Y hoy cuando nos contaste del Yoga en sillas, en verdad, yo me sentí super emocionada porque se lo puedes permitir a todos y es algo que yo nunca lo había imaginado. Y no saben lo feliz que me siento, de a pesar yo haberlo intentado llevar presencial por 2 años, lo llevé Online y ha sido increíble. No sabes lo feliz que me puedo sentir con todo, con mi comida, con mi mat, con mi práctica, y tengo además las ganas de poder transmitir eso. En verdad algo mágico. En verdad te lo agradezco, lo agradezco de corazón, y ahora entiendo porqué todas esas personas corrían hacia tus clases. 

I was lucky enough to be able to see you and I didn’t understand why people ran to your classes and I said “I have to go to that class” and I went. And now I understand it, because I always looked for Yoga on the physical side, on the simpler side and I am left with the message that Yoga is really for everyone, that I did not believe it. And today when you told us about Yoga in chairs, in truth, I felt super excited because you can offer it to everyone and it is something that I had never imagined. And you don’t know how happy I feel, despite having tried to take it in person for 2 years, I took it online and it has been incredible. You don’t know how happy I can feel with everything, with my food, with my mat, with my practice, and I also want to be able to transmit that. Truly something magical. I really appreciate it, I really appreciate it, and now I understand why all those people were running to your classes.

L.I. 

Quiero agradecerle a todos, de verdad. Mi objetivo no era quizá enseñar, y he estado pasando por un momento muy duro y de mucho trabajo y quizá por eso no me han visto tampoco en algunas tardes. Conversé con Fred también porque tanta computadora y tantas cosas era demasiado para mí, y yo entonces dije QUIERO SEGUIR de todas maneras, quiero seguir aprendiendo pero voy a ir un poco lento, teniendo en cuenta el “menos es más” y ahí fue un poco un alivio para mí, e igual estando en las clases de teoría los fines de semana, a veces durante la semana compartiendo con ustedes y viendo cómo desde un inicio comenzamos con una clase práctica de Fred y todos siguiendolo, y poco a poco, hasta que hoy día yo también me atreví a dictar la clase. No pensé que podía y me da mucho orgullo, para mí, y por ver a todos, por más que me hubiera encantado quizás compartir un poco más con ustedes, por más que sea en la computadora, yo quería el presencial también. Y bueno, por algo pasan las cosas, y nos hemos adaptado todos y me da mucho orgullo ver que puedo hacerlo y como todos nos hemos ido desarrollando y avanzando en la práctica y realmente todos hemos dado una parte de la clase y estoy segura de que practicando y practicando vamos a poder transmitir esa paz que nos da el Yoga, que no solo es lo fisico, sino como dijo Lisbeth también que, me he quedado muy “wow” bien tocada con lo que ha dicho. Siento mucho agradecimiento y a las personas que he podido compartir, estoy muy agradecida porque me llevo amistades, me llevo amistades que no pensé hacer de esta manera virtual. Muchas gracias a todos, por más que nos veamos solo en la carita y no hayamos compartido quizá más cerca, pero igual les agradezco a todo por hacer esto posible. Muchas gracias, Fred, por esta oportunidad. 

I want to thank everyone, really. Perhaps my goal was not to teach, and I have been going through a very hard time and a lot of work and perhaps that is why they have not seen me on some afternoons either. I also talked to Fred because so much computer and so many things was too much for me, and then I said I WANT TO CONTINUE anyway, I want to continue learning but I am going to go a little slow, taking into account the “less is more” and there it was a little a relief for me, and even being in theory classes on weekends, sometimes during the week sharing with you and seeing how from the beginning we started with a practical class with Fred and everyone following him, and little by little, until today I also dared to teach the class. I didn’t think I could and it makes me very proud, for me, and for seeing everyone, as much as I would have loved to maybe share a little more with you, no matter how much it is on the computer, I wanted the face-to-face session too. Well, things happen for a reason, and we have all adapted and I am very proud to see that I can do it and how we have all been developing and advancing in practice and we have really all given a part of the class and I am sure that practicing and practicing we will be able to transmit that peace that Yoga gives us, which is not only physical, but as Lisbeth also said that, I have been very “wow” well touched with what she has said. I am very grateful and to the people that I have been able to share, I am very grateful because I bring friends, I bring friends that I did not think of doing in this virtual way. Thank you all very much, even if we only see each other in the face and perhaps we have not shared closer, but I still thank you all for making this possible. Thank you very much, Fred, for this opportunity.

U.A.  11/2020

Estoy super agradecida de todo lo que hemos vivido estos meses. Todas las personas a las que he conocido, todas las enseñanzas que han llegado hacia mí, y ha sido muy mágico para mí, porque yo toda la vida vivía con mucho dolor por dentro porque yo veía mucha maldad humana y me dolía mucho, como por ejemplo, cómo se trataban a los animales y muchas cosas distintas, yo sentía todo ese dolor y a través de este curso he aprendido y he llegado a entender porqué las personas hacen lo que hacen y cómo y qué herramientas puedo utilizar para intentar hacer cambiar a esas personas. Y realmente ha sido una experiencia preciosa en general, como ha dicho mi compañera, enseñanzas que van a durar una vida porque creo que no me va a dar nunca tiempo absorver todo lo que hemos aprendido en estos dos meses porque es una magnitud increíble y ha sido algo lleno de muchos desafíos y ha sido muy intenso. Yo por momentos pensaba que no iba llegar porque era mucho para complementar con mi vida diaria pero me di cuenta que todo merecía la pena y que he mejorado en tantos aspectos de mi vida, he mejorado en mi fuerza de voluntad, mi disciplina, mi fuerza fisica y fuerza mental y la verdad que ha sido, han sido dos meses que realmente han cambiado mi vida y es solamente el inicio de un cambio entonces estoy muy agradecida a ti Fred, por haber transmitido todos estos conocimientos que no tienen ningun precio y a todo el equipo que ha sido todo fantastico y genial, gracias. 

I am super grateful for everything we have experienced these months. All the people I have met, all the teachings that have come to me, and it has been very magical for me, because all my life I lived with a lot of pain inside because I saw a lot of human evil and it hurt a lot, as for For example, how animals were treated and many different things, I felt all that pain and through this course I have learned and have come to understand why people do what they do and how and what tools I can use to try to make them change people. 

And it has really been a precious experience in general, as my colleague said, teachings that will last a lifetime because I think that I will never have time to absorb everything we have learned in these two months because it is an incredible magnitude and has It has been something full of many challenges and it has been very intense. 

At times I thought that it would not arrive because it was a lot to complement with my daily life but I realized that everything was worth it and that I have improved in so many aspects of my life, I have improved in my willpower, my discipline, my strength physical and mental strength and the truth that it has been, it has been two months that have really changed my life and it is only the beginning of a change so I am very grateful to you Fred, for having transmitted all this knowledge that has no price and everything the team that has been all fantastic and great, thank you.

M.O. 

Muchas de las cosas que han dicho son cosas que siento sobretodo y principalmente agradecimiento infinito, es como la pandemia ha llegado por algo y he visto el curso muchas veces y quería hacer el profesorado muchas veces y el tiempo no me daba y de pronto algo que está completamente mal para el mundo ha sido muy bueno para mí, uno de los momentos más bonitos de estos meses fue cuando me fui de viaje con mi familia y poder hacer que los 3, completamente distintos, mi hermanita ha hecho Yoga conmigo pero mi papá nunca y mi mamá tiene una condición física distinta y todos hacían y podía guiarlos y poder ver que mi mamá come mejor… el cambio no es por la teoría, no es por la práctica, el cambio es como un estilo de vida. Fred siempre decía que esto es como el inicio de una vida y es así. Soy muy feliz, estoy muy agradecida. Yo había llevado muchos pequeños cursos teóricos que me habían despertado este bichito, estas ganas de seguir aprendiendo. Pero esto así como lo has enseñado, Fred, así como has hecho las cosas… aún dejando de lado a veces a las personas que queremos porque teníamos que estar todo el día concentrados en esto y revisar y estudiar más, pero valió demasiado la pena. Ver sus caritas todas las semanas… no puedo creer que esto mañana termine y de pronto ya no nos veamos… y bueno, solo muchas gracias.

Many of the things they have said are things that I feel above all and mainly infinite gratitude, it’s like the pandemic has come for something and I have seen the course many times and I wanted to do the teaching many times and time did not give me and suddenly something that is completely wrong for the world has been very good for me, one of the most beautiful moments of these months was when I went on a trip with my family and to be able to make the 3, completely different, my little sister Yoga with me but my dad never and my mom has a different physical condition and they all did and I could guide them and see that my mom eats better … the change is not by theory, it is not by practice, the change is like a Lifestyle. 

Fred always said that this is like the beginning of a life and it is like that. I am very happy, I am very grateful. I had taken many small theoretical courses that this little bug had awakened me, this desire to continue learning. But this is the way you have taught it, Fred, the way you have done things … even sometimes leaving aside the people we love because we had to be focused all day on this and review and study more, but it was worth too much pain. Seeing their faces every week … I can’t believe this will end tomorrow and suddenly we won’t see each other anymore … and well, just thank you very much.

M.P.

2020

Es muy emocionante todo, la verdad. Yo ya estaba muy emocionada antes de empezar así que ahora estoy mucho más emocionada. Cuando yo encontré el Yoga en Perú hace 3 años, era un momento muy delicado en mi vida, un momento especial, un momento en que sentí muchas cosas que se movían dentro y agarré el yoga, encontré un gran amigo, una alianza, un gran consuelo. Poco a poco, seguí practicando Yoga y se lo ofrecí a mi hija, a la que adoro, y empezamos tan bien, me sentía feliz de ver que a ella también le estaba ayudando el Yoga. Cuando ya me venía de Perú solo quería hacer este curso, y bueno, empezó la pandemia, la certificación, el curso cancelado, qué pena… bueno, la vida es así. Y de repente, en medio de todo, en un momento también especial y de mudanza pero ONLINE y yo soy muy negada con todas las cosas tecnológicas, para mí todavía me superan pero quería el online, venga. Fred esto ha sido  mucho más de lo que esperaba porque ha sido incríble, he hecho este curso junto con mi hija. Ha sido un momento de descubrimiento, de compañeros, de conocerte a ti, de conocer más el Yoga porque no tenía nada que ver lo que he encontrado con lo que yo hacía de práctica física, y he encontrado un mundo increíble, una ventana que se ha abierto para mí toda la vida. No tengo palabras. Ahora mismo solo siento que no voy a estar sola nunca más porque a partir de ahora, el Yoga estará conmigo, esté donde esté, y haga lo que haga. No se si alguna vez lo voy a enseñar, me encantaría compartir esto con más gente pero ahora solo pienso en todo lo que esto me está enseñando a mí. No tiene precio. Muchísimas gracias, Fred porque de verdad que hubo momentos duros donde tocamos fondo, “esto no se puede, con el zoom, con esto” para mí era todo un challenge pero estoy muy orgullosa de mí misma también, de todo lo que me ha demostrado eso a nivel de superar cosas, superar metas y cada día creer más en mí, y saber que podía hacerlo y ser capaz. Nada, tengo a un gran amigo el Yoga, a partir de hoy en mi vida, bueno a partir del día que empecé el profesorado. Gracias, gracias por todo. Gracias por ser como eres y por ser tan profesional y gracias por todo lo que nos has dado. Gracias.

It’s all very exciting, really. I was already very excited before I started so now I am much more excited. When I found Yoga in Peru 3 years ago, it was a very delicate moment in my life, a special moment, a moment when I felt many things moving inside and I took up yoga, I found a great friend, an alliance, a great comfort. Little by little, I continued practicing Yoga and I offered it to my daughter, whom I adore, and we started so well, I was happy to see that Yoga was helping her too. When I was coming from Peru, I just wanted to do this course, and well, the pandemic began, the certification, the course canceled, what a shame … well, life is like that. 

And suddenly, in the middle of everything, in a moment that is also special and moving, so i took the course ONLINE.  

Fred this has been much more than I expected because it has been incredible, I have done this course together with my daughter. It has been a moment of discovery, of colleagues, of getting to know you, of knowing more about Yoga because it had nothing to do with what I found with what I did in physical practice, and I have found an incredible world, a window that has been open to me all my life. 

I have no words. Right now I just feel like I’m not going to be alone anymore because from now on, Yoga will be with me, wherever I am, and whatever I do. I don’t know if I’m ever going to teach it, I would love to share this with more people but now I just think about everything this is teaching me. Priceless. 

Thank you very much, Fred, because there were really hard moments where we hit rock bottom, “this can’t be done, with the zoom, with this” for me it was quite a challenge but I am very proud of myself too, of everything that has shown me that at the level of overcoming things, overcoming goals and believing more in myself every day, and knowing that I could do it and be capable.  I have a great friend of Yoga, from today in my life, well from the day I started teaching. 

Thank you, thank you for everything. Thank you for being who you are and for being so professional and thank you for everything you have given us. Thank you.

J.G. 

11/2020

Me siento realmente muy emocionada de escuchar a cada una de nuestras compañeras aquí, en mi caso particular bueno yo trabajo en oficina toda la vida desde que tengo como 18 años y cuando encontré el Yoga me enamoré del Yoga… siempre quise hacer este profesorado pero el tiempo no me permitía porque mi trabajo en la oficina es bastante demandante y los fines de semana los dedico a mi madre que como les comenté al inicio, tiene alzeimer y (entonces, como decía Rozzana) la pandemia ha traído cosas duras y difíciles para el mundo pero para mí hasta me dió la oportunidad, me dió esta oportunidad de haber llevado el profesorado ahora virtual, porque estoy segura de que si el mundo siguiera su ritmo normal, esto no hubiera sido posible, se que estoy en un lugar preciso, donde tengo que estar ahora. Estoy muy agradecida Fred por tu enseñanza, por tu buena disposición, por todo lo que nos has transmitido en estas semanas. Han sido realmente bastante intensas, yo lo he sentido bastante intenso no solo de manera física sino también ha sido muy retador. Toda la semana nos traías información nueva, conocimientos nuevos que probablemente muchas de nosotras no habíamos tenido la oportunidad de conocerte. En mi caso particular ya había llevado un curso de Raja Yoga antes y siempre en búsqueda de poder conectar con mi esencia, con lo que soy, con mi aura, con mi espíritu. Esto me dió mucha más información a mi vida. Te agradezco mucho. Agradezco a todas las chicas y a Joel, por este espacio, por este tiempo que hemos compartido juntos. Me hubiera gustado tener la oportunidad de compartir con todos, pero no ha sido posible porque hemos compartido con algunas personas en las prácticas, haciendo los trabajos… Ojalá, y espero, me gustaría mucho que cuando esto pase, tengamos todos la oportunidad de poder juntarnos y conocernos personalmente, sería muy bonito en verdad poder vernos poder darnos un abrazo. Desde aquí les mando un abrazo enorme, que me encantaría poder darselos personalmente pero lametablemente la situación actual no nos lo permite. Ha sido un reto, realmente me siento muy feliz de haber llegado hasta el final porque en algún momento sentí que derepente ya no podría más, hasta pensé “de repente sería mejor que me retire porque estoy trabajando y también estoy con el profesorado y también estoy con mis temas de la casa” pero finalmente decidí seguir adelante, continuar y estoy muy agradecida, muy feliz de que esto haya sido posible porque esto para mí es un sueño hecho realidad. 

I really feel very excited to listen to each of our colleagues here, in my particular case well I have worked in the office all my life since I was about 18 years old and when I found Yoga I fell in love with Yoga. 

I always wanted to do this teacher training But time did not allow me because my work in the office is quite demanding and I dedicate the weekends to my mother who, as I mentioned at the beginning, has Alzheimer’s and the pandemic has brought hard and difficult things for the world but for me he even gave me the opportunity, he gave me this opportunity to have taken the now virtual training, because I am sure that if the world followed its normal rhythm, this would not have been possible, 

I know that I am in a precise place , where I have to be now. I am very grateful Fred for your teaching, for your good disposition, for all that you have transmitted to us in these weeks. They have been really quite intense, I have felt it quite intense not only physically but it has also been very challenging. All week you brought us new information, new knowledge that probably many of us had not had the opportunity to meet you. In my particular case,

I had already taken a Raja Yoga course before and always in search of being able to connect with my essence, with what I am, with my aura, with my spirit. This gave me much more information in my life. Thank you so much. I thank all the girls and Joel, for this space, for this time that we have shared together. 

I really feel very happy to have reached the end because at some point I felt that suddenly I couldn’t take it anymore, I even thought “suddenly it would be better for me to retire because I am working and I am also with the teachers and I am also with my house issues “but finally I decided to move on, continue and I am very grateful, very happy that this has been possible because this for me is a dream come true.

C.L.  11/2020

Estoy sumamente feliz de haberme hecho este regalo. De verdad tomé la decisión correcta. Escuché a las personas que tenía que escuchar. Para mí, ha sido increíble la experiencia. Estoy sumamente agradecida por lo que nos has enseñazo Fred, por el grupo, por las personas, por como ha fluido este curso. Me ha parecido increíble que haya fluido tan bién y que nos hayamos acostumbrado a esta “normalidad”. De verdad ha superado mis expectativas y me reafirmo que este es el camino que quiero seguir. Ya hace tiempo lo vengo pensando, me encanta el Yoga y haber aprendido un poquito (tan solo este poquito) porque hay MUCHA información, de la filosofia que hay detrás, me abre como que el deseo de seguir conociendo y profundizando más porque como digo, es lo que quiero hacer y lo voy a hacer, me encanta, me hace muy feliz, me siento  muy bien fisica y mentalmente y de verdad solo tengo palabras de agradecimiento para ti, por lo profesional que has sido, lo buen maestro que has sido y de verdad que el día de hoy me ha parecido sumamente especial, después de los exámenes lo que nos has enseñado sobre filosofia adicional sobre el *?NEW SOLT?*  y todo lo que has mencionado ahí… me identifiqué mucho con lo que dijiste sobre las sugestiones porque en algún momento yo he tenido una experiencia muy fea de ataques de pánico que surgieron de la nada y busqué ayuda, seguía con el Yoga y la verdad las sugestiones me acompañaron y me ayudaron muchísimo, muchísimo, muchísimo, y de verdad que es el poder de la mente y otra cosa que me dió mucha alegría es saber que podemos ayudar a personas con el Yoga en Silla… realmente cuando estabas hablando de que nos ibas a enseñar Yoga en silla yo ni siquiera, (que obstusa puedo ser a veces de siquiera imaginarme cuál es la razón por la que podría yo aprender un Yoga en silla, “por qué voy a aprender un Yoga en silla?”) pero no vi más allá… y realmente haber hecho y practicar la secuencia que nos mostraste, me abrió también mucho la mente y decir “qué increíble, esto realmente podía traer TANTA PAZ, tando bienestar a gente que de repente no es tan afortunado como uno” y pensé en las personas mayores, en las personas abandonadas y en el Karma Yoga y realmente me encantaría tener la experiencia de hacerlo en algún momento y estoy muy muy agradecida, siento muchísima gratitud por todo esto. Gracias, Fred, no tengo más palabras porque creo que igual no llegaría a expresar todo lo que estoy sintiendo en este momento. Gracias. Quiero para cerrar solamente decir que, mañana concluye, no puedo creer que se haya pasado tán rápido, ha sido increíblemente rápido y mañana para mí es un día muy muy especial, es el cumpleaños de mi papá y eso para mí también es que, ha sido todo esto como un regalo, desde que inició con mi cumpleaños y con el cierre. Gracias. 

I am extremely happy to have received this gift. I really made the right decision. I listened to the people I had to listen to. For me, the experience has been incredible. I am extremely grateful for what you have taught us Fred, for the group, for the people, for how this course has flowed. 

It has seemed incredible to me that it has flowed so well and that we have gotten used to this “normality”. It has really exceeded my expectations and I reaffirm that this is the path I want to follow. I have been thinking about it for a long time, I love Yoga and having learned a little bit (just this little bit) because there is A LOT of information, about the philosophy behind, it opens me up like the desire to continue knowing and deepening more because as I say, is what I want to do and I am going to do it, I love it, it makes me very happy, I feel very good physically and mentally and I really only have words of thanks for you, for how professional you have been, what a good teacher you have been And really that today has seemed extremely special to me, after the exams what you have taught us about additional philosophy about the *? NEW THOUGHT AUTHORS * and everything you have mentioned there … I identified a lot with what 

You said about the suggestions because at some point I have had a very ugly experience of panic attacks that arose out of nowhere and I looked for help, I continued with Yoga and the truth is that the suggestions accompanied me and helped me a lot, a lot, a lot, and from it’s true that he is Power of the mind and another thing that gave me a lot of joy is knowing that we can help people with Chair Yoga … really when you were talking about how you were going to teach us Chair Yoga I didn’t even, how obstinate I can be to times of even imagining what is the reason why I could learn a Yoga in a chair, “why am I going to learn a Yoga in a chair?” but I did not see further  and have really done and practiced the sequence that we you showed, it also opened my mind a lot and said “how incredible, this could really bring SO MUCH PEACE, bringing well-being to people who are suddenly not as lucky as me” and I thought of the elderly, abandoned people and Karma Yoga and I would really love to have the experience of doing it at some point and I am very, very grateful, I feel so much gratitude for all of this. 

Thanks, Fred, I have no more words because I think that I would not get to express everything that I am feeling at this moment. Thank you.  Thank you.

M.I.G.

2020

Quiero agradecer a la vida, a Dios por darme este regalo. Al comienzo estaba dudosa, el curso, la pandemia. Y siempre quise llevar el profesorado pero como dicen muchos, por el tema del trabajo era imposible, para mí esto era imposible… y mira, las sorpresas que da la vida… pues vi el profesorado. Igual dudaba porque era online pero mi madre me dijo como nunca, me dió el empujón que necesitaba y lo llevé. Al comienzo dije “vamos a ver, es un Yoga más profundo, quiero saber qué más siento” porque a parte las clases, pero todo este tiempo porque ya casi van a hacer casi 2 meses, ha habido un cambio en mí. Nunca pensé ser, no comer carne durante dos meses, eso al comienzo era un reto para mí, pero no fue tan difícil en el modo en que lo vi, las cosas que tu decía que tenía mucha coherencia, mucha verdad, entonces no he sufrido, porque todo el mundo te pregunta “por qué no puedes comer carne? no te provoca?” no. Lo que es Yoga, es otro mundo para mí. Te hace mirar las cosas con otros ojos, es otra mente diferente, la manera de pensar, lo que tu enseñas te llega adentro y si lo sientes, para mí, yo lo he sentido y se que me falta mucho más, hay mucha información, hay un camino largo pero estoy feliz. Yo pensé que la felicidad era por ratitos en momentos especificos, pero al estar acá en estos 2 meses yo me siento que la felicidad es más constante, me siento más feliz y eso se me dió de la nada y con cosas tan sencillas ya veo totalmente diferente las cosas. Soy mas feliz por más ratos. Ahora, al tener esta herramienta, que es el Yoga, se que puedo compartir y puedo ayudar a las personas, de cualquier modo porque se puede ayudar por todos lados. (así como habían dicho de la silla que sí justo cuando estabamos haciendo la práctica en la silla dije “mira qué bien, oye mira hay personas que realmente están solas y sí, hay un montón de eso actualmente”) Entonces, de verdad gracias por cruzarte en mi camino. Gracias por compartir todo lo que sabes, de ofrecerlo así nomás y a cada uno de mis compañeros también porque he podido compartir  conmigo momentos buenos, agradables, de enseñanza, de esfuerzo, esto no ha sido fácil, creo que la mayoría sabe, pero soy feliz ahorita y es mi tesoro y se que lo puedo compartir con alguien más. 

I want to thank life and God for giving me this gift. At the beginning it was doubtful, the course, the pandemic. And I always wanted to take this training with Fred but as many say, because of the work issue it was impossible, for me this was impossible … and look, the surprises that life gives. 

I still doubted because it was online but my mother told me like never before, she gave me the push I needed and I took it. At the beginning I said “let’s see, it is a deeper Yoga, and for almost 2 months, there has been a change in me. I never thought of being, not eating meat for two months, that at the beginning was a challenge for me, but it was not that difficult in the way I saw it, the things that you said had a lot of coherence, a lot of truth, so I have not suffered , because everyone asks you “why can’t you eat meat? Doesn’t it provoke you?  no. 

What is Yoga is another world for me. It makes you look at things with different eyes, it is a different mind, the way of thinking, what you teach reaches you inside and if you feel it, for me, I have felt it and I know that I lack much more, there is a lot of information, there is a long way but I am happy.

 I thought that happiness was for little moments at specific times, but being here in these 2 months I feel that happiness is more constant, I feel happier and that came to me out of nowhere and with such simple things I can see completely different now. I am happier for more moments. Now, having this tool, which is Yoga, I know that I can share and I can help people, in any way because it can be practiced by everyone everywhere. Just as they had said about the chair that yes, just when we were doing the practice in the chair I said look how good, hey look there are people who are really alone and yes, there are a lot of that currently   So, really thanks for cross you in my way. Thank you for sharing everything you know, for offering it just like that and for each of my classmates also because I have been able to share with me good, pleasant moments, teaching, effort, this has not been easy, I think most of them know, but I am happy 

Right now it is my treasure and I know that I can share it with someone else.

P.O.

2020

I feel very privileged to have been able to participate in this course, even though everyone told me “don’t do it, it’s virtual, better wait for next year, better do it later” but I felt such a strong attraction, it was like “I need to do it” and I felt very selfish at the same time because we work independently, we have a business, my husband had to cover me a LOT in these 2 months, really for me it was like a very selfish decision to say “I’m going to do this, I’m going to take all the freedom to do it “and when you said, I think it was a week ago, that sometimes your students write you saying how grateful they are ‘YOU HAVE NO IDEA”were exactly the words i was thinking. 

I have regained a lot of confidence and I did not imagine now being here with this energy with this love I feel that my heart is open, I am full of love, I am full of happiness and above all I have plenty, I can give, not only for myself. I am very grateful and I am very happy, very happy that I made the decision without money, I have spent my last money that I had saved for this course, totally irrational, I said “I have to do this” and it was as is. I also feel like many who said that we are just starting, like a window was opened, or a door rather. And I just think “I’m just going to start” but I really want to do it and continue teaching. Thank you all.

H.L.L.  2020

Gracias, Fred. Gracias por esta oportunidad, por este momento. Gracias a las chicas, gracias a los chicos, gracias a Joel. Gracias primeramente, yo soy sincera, a veces no estudiaba porque tenía clases, 3-4 horas de clases y por tal motivo no estudiaba pero si me mantenía consciente de que yo puedo y lo logré, me siento muy agradecida de lo que tu… y siempre te voy a llevar en mi corazón, siempre. Sinceramente, he tenido otras certificaiones pero esta certifiación sí me ha llegado aquí (en el corazón) en lo más profundo dentro de mi ser, siempre vas a estar, siempre Fred, y las chicas y todos. Aunque no nos hayamos visto, no los conozca, pero sí. Me siento sinceramente muy agradecida, no me salen las palabras que quizá, en este momento estoy muy emocionada, yo soy muy sensible, ( disculpen que a veces soy muy llorona, pero soy muy sensible). Te voy a agradecer, Fred. Yo te quiero mucho, Fred, sinceramente bastante porque me has enseñado mucho, mucho mucho. Y he aprendido bastante gracias de todo corazón gracias, gracias. 

Thanks, Fred. Thank you for this opportunity, for this moment. Thank you first of all, I am honest, sometimes I did not study because I had classes, 3-4 hours of classes and for that reason I did not study but if I kept myself aware that I can and I did it, I feel very grateful for what you and I will always carry you in my heart, always. 

Honestly, I have had other certifications but this certification was different it has reached me here (in my heart) in the deepest part of my being, you will always be, always Fred, and the girls and everyone. 

I’m going to thank you, Fred. I love you very much, Fred, honestly enough because you have taught me a lot, a lot a lot. And I have learned a lot thank you with all my heart thank you, thank you.

Z.O. 2020

Estoy pensando en el 2 de octubre, el día anterior al inicio del profesorado. Decidí matricularme en el profesorado porque en realidad yo tenía, bueno, tengo una lesión en el hombro que fue mi principal inseguridad. Hace más de un año cuando me lesioné, en Mayo del año pasado, perdí toda la confianza que de repente había construido yo, haciendo mis posturas, sintiendome como muy avanzada en Yoga, y después fue como que me sentí muy como derrotada porque de verdad yo no podía hacer nada y recuero mucho la clase de sanación que nos diste y fue como una revelación. En verdad yo dije “he estado pensando tan mal todo este tiempo” me sentí afortunada como tu nos enseñaste, me sentí afortunada de tener una lesión y en verdad estoy muy agradecida, Fred, en verdad me has ayudado a retomar más la confianza en mí. Solo deseo que el Yoga y todo lo que nos has enseñado pueda vivir en mi corazón y mi mente. En verdad el único temor que puedo sentir es saber que  es saber que no voy a poder seguir con esta práctica, o que no voy a poder continuar con esta práctica en algún momento. Gracias en verdad por todo lo que nos han enseñado, Fred, gracias por todas las cosas que nos diste, hace un rato alguien mencionaba que en verdad todo lo que nos enseña solamente nos invitaba a cuestionarnos a preguntarnos, a pensar en más cosas y en verdad creo que todos los días termina la clase y solamente empiezo a debatir con mi esposo, me dice cosas y yo le digo y es como que en realidad se ha convertido en algo muy bonito. Justo ahora que estabamos almorzando le decía “ya mañana se acaba” y el me preguntaba “y vas a seguir siendo vegetariana?” jaja y en verdad sí, esto es el inicio, creo que alguna personas piensan que “ya mañana acaba” y así como un curso cualquiera que empieza y termina y de ahí ya no hay más clases, pero esto definitivamente es algo que empieza y creo que para todos es el inicio de algo. Estoy infinitamente agradecida contigo y sobretodo con Dios porque me ha dado la oportunidad de realizar este curso. 

I am thinking of October 2, the day before the start of the Teacher Training when I decided to enroll!   Because I have a shoulder injury that was my main insecurity. More than a year ago when I got injured, in May of last year, I lost all the confidence that I had suddenly built, doing my postures, feeling like very advanced in Yoga, and then it was like I felt very defeated because really I couldn’t do anything and I remember very much the kind of healing you gave us and it was like a revelation. 

In truth I said “I have been thinking so badly all this time” I felt fortunate as you taught us, I felt fortunate to have an injury and in truth I am very grateful, Fred, you have really helped me to regain more confidence in myself . I only wish that Yoga and everything you have taught us can live in my heart and mind. 

Thank you really for everything you have taught us, Fred, thank you for all the things you gave us, a while ago someone mentioned that in truth everything that he teaches us only invited us to question ourselves, to ask ourselves, to think about more things and about I really think that class ends every day and I just start to debate with my husband, he tells me things and I tell him and it’s like it has actually become something very beautiful. 

Just now that we were having lunch, I told him “it’s over tomorrow” and he asked me “and are you going to continue being a vegetarian?” haha and really yes, this is the beginning, 

I think some people think that “tomorrow ends already” and just like any course that begins and ends and from there there are no more classes, but this is definitely something that begins and I believe that for everyone is the beginning of something. I am infinitely grateful to you and especially to God because he has given me the opportunity to take this course.

G.B.

2020

Tengo como una sopa de ideas de la cabeza ahorita y muchos sentimientos encontrados, el primero y el más bonito es la gratitud que siento hacia la oportunidad de haber tenido este curso que también lo venía persiguiendo y supuestamente debía ser presencial y no fue, todos saben porqué. Siento muchísima gratitud por todo lo que nos has enseñado, siento muchísima gratitud por la gente que he conocido. Con algunos me he pasado horas estudiando, intentando estudiar, aunque el chisme se metía en el camino, “chisme” por decirlo, “la vida” se metía en el camino. Siento muchísima gratitud por eso. Pero también por otro lado estoy contenta con el hecho de que haya acabado, porque el hecho de que acabe, significa que algo nuevo comienza, y para que algo nuevo comience hay que darle el espacio. Y también quería hablar del tema de que ha sido en línea. Para mí, ha sido muy difícil: a mí me gustan las persona, a mí me gusta estar con las personas, a mí me gusta en el buen sentido de la palabra tocar a las personas, entonces el simple hecho de tener que verlos en una pantalla, muchas veces no me fue suficiente, me quedaba con un “mmmm quisiera más. Gracias a Dios supuestamente el próximo año vienes y podremos hacerlo en (linea) persona. Me he sentido como si hubiera vuelto al colegio, teniendo un cuaderno, ya hace años que no tenía un cuaderno y escribía a mano, me duele la mano, escribiendo palabras en otro idioma, (lisa y ursula también que saben animal) me he sentido cuando estaban las palabras en sánscrito como cuando aprendí alemán “tanta H? dónde va la H?” “y ahora como me voy a aprender estas palabretas?” y con Pamela creando historias para acordarnos entre el “jugo de durazno” que era el Dhanurasana y “Mayonesa” que era el Mayurasana y cosas así, han sido momentos muy divertidos, han sido momentos difíociles en algún tiempo dije “sabes qué? mejor me salgo porque tengo mucho trabajo, el trabajo de la oficina no ha parado, mi trabajo particular no ha parado, la casa, los hijos…” todo. Igual ha sido para todos, todos tenemos nuestros rollos cada uno en su sitio. Pero sabes qué? yo me voy con dos frases que dijiste y me las llevo, y las atesoro. Primero: el Yoga no es self improvement, sino que es self acceptence, y es MUY difícil el self accept y no te digo que lo he logrado pero al menos ya soy consciente. El Yoga no es fisico, el Yoga está acá (en el corazón) y está acá (en la mente). Otra frase que me llevo es que el alumno encuentra al profesor cuando es su momento, y pandemia o no, este era MI momento. Por alguna razón. Y me ha acompañado en situaciones personales difíciles en las que yo he podido recurrir a las cosas que ibamos escuchando en clase y decía “claro, si yo no me quiero, cómo alguien me va a querer?” comenzando por el self acceptence, para mí ha sido muy revelador. Y sabes qué otra cosa, Fred? porque no hay casualidades, no cierto? hay CAUSALIDADES. Yo soy una persona muy interesante en general, bueno, solía serlo, y muy impaciente y creo que tiene mucho significado que el día de hoy me haya tocado a mí de última dar el examen, y me haya tocado de última hablar, porque eso para mí es una señal y agradezco las señales. Agradezco que haya venido a través de ti. Gracias, gracias a todos, gracias a todas. Esta no es una ceremonia de cierre, esta es una ceremonia de inicio, esta es la inauguración. Muchas gracias.

I have like a soup of ideas in my head right now and many mixed feelings, the first and the most beautiful is the gratitude I feel for the opportunity of having had this course that I had also been pursuing and supposedly it had to be face-to-face and it was not, everyone knows why. I am so grateful for all that you have taught us, I am so grateful for the people I have met. With some I have spent hours studying, trying to study, although gossip got in the way, “gossip” so to speak, “life” got in the way. I am so grateful for that. But on the other hand I am also happy with the fact that it is over, because the fact that it is over means that something new begins, and for something new to begin you have to give it space.   

The same has been for everyone, we all have our rolls, each one in his place But you know what? I go away with two sentences that you said and I take them with me, and I treasure them. First: Yoga is not self improvement, but it is self acceptance, and self acceptance is VERY difficult and I do not tell you what it is. I have achieved but at least I am already aware. Yoga is not physical, Yoga is here (in the heart) and it is here (in the mind). Another phrase that I take with me is that the student meets the teacher when it is his time, and pandemic or not, this was MY moment. For some reason. And it has accompanied me in difficult personal situations in which I have been able to resort to the things that we were hearing in class and said “of course, if I do not love myself, how someone Will you love me? “Starting with self acceptance, for me it has been very revealing. And you know what else, Fred? I am grateful that these profound teachings came from you at this time when i was ready!  Thank you, thank you all, thank you all. This is not a closing ceremony, this is a commencement ceremony, this is the inauguration. Thanks a lot.

S.M.

2020

Hi Fred, last night was my first class at the gym. The room was packed, they had to put people on the waiting list. Next week class is already filled up as well. The manager took the class and loved it. She wants to convince the owner to have a second one on the schedule. I also have a third class with my restaurant manager, owner and some of the staff at the first location every Monday. My weight continue to drop, my energy level is awesome, I’m getting stronger, life is good!

Your thankful French Canadian student

Dear Fred,
Just a note to say Thank You. I know you’re not doing what you do for me nor any person in particular, like you explained this afternoon, but either way I wanted to let you know that I have been experiencing amazing days so far and I really would like to thank you for that because your words and your way of teaching us really plays a big role in that. Lovely to have a master who is direct, no-nonse and blunt yet a loving vessel passing through and showing the wonderful philosophy at the same time. You are helping me to eventually become the teacher who’s singing and dancing in my heart. Just felt the urge to thank you for that I guess…

Hi Fred:) Thanks from the bottom of my heart for your beautiful, healing teachings! We met at your studio and you helped me with wrist adjustments..they have really helped and after over 10 years of practicing yoga, in India and NYC your practice is really helping me in every aspect of my life:)

Liah

Blessings and Light!

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