Carlos
Carlos da Silva: Carlos leads and teaches numerous Yoga and health retreats around the world.
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Carlos da Silva: Carlos leads and teaches numerous Yoga and health retreats around the world.
Carlos' passion for a yogic lifestyle began discreetly in his early teens when as a Yogananda devotee at 15 he began experimenting and practicing a devoted and discreet form of Yoga called 'Kriya'. He continues his devotion with Kriya and P.Y. He has studied with master yogi Ana Forrest and went on to receive his Yoga Teachers Training with Ana and with Jonathan Bowra as well as studies at the Benares Hindu University in India studying the history & philosophy of yoga and classical Indian music. Originally from Portugal, Carlos is a yogi and internationally recognized electronic producer and musician.
Always exploring, he had worked as an art director for various fortune 500 companies such as Microsoft. He was also co-owner of one of Seattle's most respected electronic and world music stores and owned several small pioneering independent record labels.
He left the corporate world in 2001 to pursue and explore a deeper union of Yoga into his creative life as a musician on a daily level. Among his numerous travels around the world he has spent extensive time in India studying Yoga and traditional Indian music.
Included in the 8 limbs of Yoga is the Niyamas, Carlos considers this a key aspect to his practice (Sadhana). He believes that a healthy physical body is rooted in an educated diet and healthy eating.
Combining Ayurvedic, holistic, eastern medicine, herbalism, and even the influence of both of his mothers cooking he has come up with an approach that works and supports his personal lifestyle.
He continues his devotion to bridging a Yogic lifestyle (Union) in his classes and retreats around the world. He is known for his ability to deeply challenge students with compassion, a wise touch, helpful adjustments, and attention to alignment. Along with his sense of humor he inspires students to fearlessly explore and reconnect to their ‘True Self’ via exploration on and off the yoga mat.