#43 - Honoring the Origins of Yoga - Yoga in Portugal with Paulo Martins

Welcome to Episode #43 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Paulo Martins onto the show, a yoga teacher and yoga studio owner from Portugal. In Lisbon, Paulo is the founder of Yoga Lumiar which is part of the Chintamani Yoga Association. He teaches and practices Babaji's Kryia Yoga which includes initiatic techniques and the following Yoga technical disciplines: Asana, Pranayama, Mantra, Yantra, Mudra, Bhanda, Kryia, Yoganidra, Puja, Manasika, Dhyana and Samadhi. My conversation with Paulo Martins, a yoga teacher from Portugal, was very grounding as we discussed the spiritual understanding of the origins of yoga. I hope that this conversation made you curious about going deeper on the path of yoga, and exploring it’s origins. If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about the transformational power of yoga, then this is the conversation for you. Welcome to yoga in Lisboa! --> JOIN LILY FOR YOGA CLASSES ONLINE! What to expect in the Yoga In Portugal episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast Paulo and I kicked off the conversation by talking about how yoga first came into Paulo’s life. After a heartbreak, his friends recommended yoga. Although he was in the military, he decided to become a yoga teacher and open his own yoga studio— affiliated with the Chintamani Yoga Association. Chintamani means transformation. Paulo described it as a kind of alchemy. As if they are transforming themselves from the heavy, dullness of our gross bodies into spiritual beings of light. Paulo took us back through the lines of yoga, and explained to us about the origins of yoga and how he seeks to honor them. Of course, he was very explicit that his ultimate goal is Samadhi or liberation. I found a lot of what Paulo said to be very curious— how he doesn’t like to teach just a single yoga class as he doesn’t find it to be beneficial for the students. And how he walked us through some of the different layers of the practice and path of yoga. Of course, we wrapped up the episode talking about yoga in Portugal and what Portugal is like to visit. Curious? Tune in! And welcome to yoga in Portugal! For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Portugal episode? Transition from a life in the military to a life of yoga What is Chintamani Yoga? Who is Babaji? Dedicating and honoring the origins of yoga Teaching all the techniques and disciplines of yoga Yoga as transformation— as alchemy! Connect with Paulo Martins Yoga Lumiar Location: Rua Professor João Cândido de Oliveira nº7 Loja D, 1750-230, Lisboa https://www.centroyogalumiar.com https://www.facebook.com/YogaLumiar https://www.instagram.com/yogalumiar/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/centro-yoga-lumiar/ Want more? Head on over to my website https://wildyogatribe.com/thepodcast/ Everything you need is just one click away! Check out all the resources here: https://linktr.ee/wildyogatribe --> JOIN LILY FOR YOGA CLASSES ONLINE!