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Welcome to Kiva Yoga Institute.
Our goal for this site is to motivate you to create your own path for health and wellness. Here, we give you the tools you need to dive deeper into ancient wisdom and apply them to your modern day life.
Develop your own Yoga and Meditation practice, build a healthy diet with Plant-Based Nutrition and Ayurvedic Remedies, balance your energies with Traditional Japanese Reiki and create a lifestyle that is filled with peace, purpose, health and happiness.
Browse through the Wisdom Library To Get Started.
Wisdom Library
Leafy Alkaline Spinach Salad
Leafy Alkaline Spinach Salad Benefits: This salad is high in chlorophyl and restores PH balance in the body. Ingredients: 1 cup of Raw Spinach 1/2 Lemon Extra Virgin Olive Oil [...]
What Is Yoga? Part 1 – The Eight Limbs
What Is Yoga? Part 1 — Eight Limbs A Multi-Aspect Lifestyle Towards Balance And Stillness What does yoga mean? Patanjali, the sage who wrote the Yoga Sutras, starts his first line with: “Yogas chitta vritti ni […]
Easy & Vegan: 6-Ingredient Whole Wheat Pancakes
Easy & Vegan: 6-Ingredient Whole Wheat Pancakes This morning I woke up craving pancakes, so I made some. I was in the mood for something comforting and delicious but I […]
What are Veladas?
Veladas are nocturnal spiritual gatherings aimed at progressing the practitioners towards the very ultimate expression of their lives in this reality. At a personal level, they are tokens of goodwill […]
Should I Go On A Retreat?
The answers you seek reside within. Retreats offer a change in environment and perspective, sometimes, that is all you need to start living at your fullest potential.
What Is An Intermediate Practitioner?
This means you are currently consistent or have had a steady yoga/meditation practice for some time. You know what sun salutations are and can practice them on your own. You […]
Magnesium Rich Green Juice
Magnesium Rich Green Juice Benefits: Stabilizes the body's PH levels and provides a green leafy boost of magnesium. Ingredients: 1 handful of Kale 4 large stalks of Celery 1 handful [...]
What are Caminatas?
The word “caminata” can mean different things in different cultures. In the context of KYI’s spiritual Yoga retreats, caminatas are long walks where Nature helps you confront hidden aspects of […]
What Is Yoga? Part 2 – Asanas
Preparing The Body For Meditation Yoga asanas are the postures or the physical part of yoga. Perhaps you’ve heard of downward dog, also known in sanskrit as adho mukha svanasana? It’s one […]
Ayurveda — Recommended Foods For Kapha Dosha
Ayurveda — Recommended Foods For Kapha Dosha In Ayurvedic medicine, everyone has a specific dosha that will determine the foods, activities and lifestyle that is best suited for their combination. These doshas […]
Ayurveda —Foods To Avoid For Vata Dosha
Ayurveda —Foods To Avoid For Vata Imbalance **If you already know about the doshas, you can skip this part… In Ayurvedic medicine, everyone has a specific dosha that determines the kinds […]
What Is A Beginner Practitioner in Yoga?
This means you have never taken a yoga/meditation class or maybe you’ve taken a few. Nothing to worry about. You will be guided through each pose, sequence, and breathing exercises […]
Spiritual Yoga, Meditation, Ayurveda & Camino Rojo Retreats
Our retreats provide peaceful environments for spiritual understanding and transformation supported by nature, ancient techniques & wisdom.
Should I Go On A Retreat?
The answers you seek reside within. Retreats offer a change in environment and perspective, sometimes, that is all you need to start living at your fullest potential.
