#3 " The Intro " Episode : France, Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, USA : Many Oceans. One Earth.

On this episode of Life On Earth, you’ll get to know all about Nathalie Croix. Nathalie tells us about her life journey, travels, background, career, and her love of animals. You’ll hear about Nathalie’s vision for the Life On Earth podcast and what you can expect to hear. This includes interviews with amazing people, with hopes to inspire you to become a better person. Links: Nathalie's Website / Twitter / Facebook / Instagram Shanti Yoga Shala's Website / Twitter / Facebook Check out this article on Nathalie : http://girlcrushoftheday.blogspot.com/2010/02/nathalie-croix.html Sheena Interviews Nathalie for Raw Talk with Sheena Podcast : https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/5-sheena-talks-yoga-meditation/id1138075741?i=1000373139159&mt=2  Quotes: “True yoga is not about the shape of your body, but the shape of your life. Yoga is not to be performed; yoga is to be lived. Yoga doesn’t care about what you have been; yoga cares about the person you are becoming. Yoga is designed for a vast and profound purpose, and for it to be truly called yoga, its essence must be embodied.” - Aadil Palkhivala, Fire of Love   There is a vitality, a life-force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep yourself open and aware to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open... No artist is pleased. [There is] no satisfaction whatsoever at any time. There is only a queer divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others." - Martha Graham About Our Shanti Yoga Teacher Training School : Here is one testimonial from one of our teacher training graduates who is now teaching yoga all over the Globe :)   " My experience at Shanti Yoga Shala is very difficult to put into words because it literally changed my life.  First of all, the way the opportunity to come train at the Shala was the perfect way to start what would be a beautiful journey. I was looking for teacher trainings in the New Orleans area and I happened to come across a Vinyasa Teacher Training. which was exactly what I was looking for. At the moment I was in Panama (where I am from) and I immediately called Nathalie to book a spot and the training happened to be full. Luckily for me we had an immediate connection (over the phone!!) and she promised that if someone cancelled she would call me right away and because the Universe works in wonderful ways that is exactly what happened next.  The day she called to let me know someone had cancelled was probably the happiest day of 2014!! After that things just got better. In a short period of 5 months my life changed. I had turned around the way I practiced, I had learned more than in the past 3 years of college, I was able to begin teaching in the beautiful space, and I became part of an amazing family , the Shanti Yoga Love Warriors.  Nathalie and the whole Shanti Yoga Family are definitely a blessing and they were put in my way to help me grow and blossom. The Shala became my second home while I was in New Orleans and I miss it every single day. I recommend coming to practice here and I definitely recommend taking the Teacher Training if you wish to deepen your practice and/or teach. As I said before, my experience at Shanti changed my life and I am infinitely grateful