{"id":4240,"date":"2016-08-16T15:21:34","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T15:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.omshantibelize.com\/?page_id=4240"},"modified":"2017-05-02T16:22:56","modified_gmt":"2017-05-02T16:22:56","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.omshantibelize.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<div id=\"leap-blog-1\" class=\"blog-wrapper\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\" scoped>\n\t\t#leap-blog-1 .blog-rightleft-image .entry-header .default-featured-image, #leap-blog-1 .archive-rightleft-image .entry-header .default-featured-image, #leap-blog-1 .blog-rightleft-image .entry-header .featured-image, .archive-rightleft-image .entry-header .featured-image {\n\t\t\theight: 570px;\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t<div class=\"entry-layout blog-classic\">            \n                            <div id=\"post-5377\" class=\"post-5377 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-om-shanti-blog\">\n                    <div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n                        <div class=\"entry-header\">\n                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"entry-info\">\n                                    \n                                    <h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omshantibelize.com\/authenticity-found-in-belize-central-prison\/\" title=\"Authenticity Found: in Belize Central Prison\">Authenticity Found: in Belize Central Prison<\/a><\/h2>\n\n                                    <div class=\"entry-meta\"><\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n                            \n                                                                    <div class=\"post-format post-img\">\n                      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is unlike any other I\u2019ve taught, as the participants are from another country, mostly speak Spanish and do not know if they can trust me, unlike my regular students at home.                                <\/div>\n                                                        \n                            \n                        <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"entry-footer\">\n                                                    <\/div> \n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            \n\n\n\n\n\n                        \n                            <div id=\"post-5118\" class=\"post-5118 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-om-shanti-blog\">\n                    <div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n                        <div class=\"entry-header\">\n                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"entry-info\">\n                                    \n                                    <h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omshantibelize.com\/rhythm-change-belize-roc\/\" title=\"Rhythm of Change Belize (ROC)\">Rhythm of Change Belize (ROC)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n                                    <div class=\"entry-meta\"><\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n                            \n                                                                    <div class=\"post-format post-img\">\n                                            <div class=\"leap-overlay item-img\">\n                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omshantibelize.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/PACO-YOGA-4-370x378.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-leap-portfolio-cat size-leap-portfolio-cat wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.omshantibelize.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/PACO-YOGA-4-370x378.jpeg 370w, https:\/\/www.omshantibelize.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/PACO-YOGA-4-50x50.jpeg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/>                                                <div class=\"item-overlay\">\n                                                    <div class=\"item-img-color\"><\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"item-details\">\n                                                        <div class=\"item-links\">\n                                                            <a class=\"item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.omshantibelize.com\/rhythm-change-belize-roc\/\" title=\"Rhythm of Change Belize (ROC)\">Link<\/a>\n                                                            <a class=\"enlarge\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto[posts_gal]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.omshantibelize.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/PACO-YOGA-4.jpeg\" title=\"Rhythm of Change Belize (ROC)\">\n                                                                Enlarge                                                            <\/a>\n                                                        <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                <div class=\"post-content\">\n                                    The rhythm of the heart beats steady and sure while pumping blood to our organs. The breath silently slips into our lungs, expanding and releasing. Our bodies move with each inhalation and exhalation, focused and calm, as it orchestrates this union of the mind, body and breath.                                <\/div>\n                                                        \n                            \n                        <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"entry-footer\">\n                                                    <\/div> \n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            \n\n\n\n\n\n                        \n                            <div id=\"post-5056\" class=\"post-5056 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-om-shanti-blog\">\n                    <div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n                        <div class=\"entry-header\">\n                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"entry-info\">\n                                    \n                                    <h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omshantibelize.com\/baptism-by-ujjayi\/\" title=\"Baptism by Ujjayi\">Baptism by Ujjayi<\/a><\/h2>\n\n                                    <div class=\"entry-meta\"><\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n                            \n                                                                    <div class=\"post-format post-img\">\n                                            <div class=\"leap-overlay item-img\">\n                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"567\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omshantibelize.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Baptism-by-Ujjayi-567x378.jpg\" class=\"attachment-leap-portfolio-cat size-leap-portfolio-cat wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                                <div class=\"item-overlay\">\n                                                    <div class=\"item-img-color\"><\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"item-details\">\n                                                        <div class=\"item-links\">\n                                                            <a class=\"item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.omshantibelize.com\/baptism-by-ujjayi\/\" title=\"Baptism by Ujjayi\">Link<\/a>\n                                                            <a class=\"enlarge\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto[posts_gal]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.omshantibelize.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Baptism-by-Ujjayi.jpg\" title=\"Baptism by Ujjayi\">\n                                                                Enlarge                                                            <\/a>\n                                                        <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                <div class=\"post-content\">\n                                    Aaron Krohn is the owner of Placencia Yoga in Placencia Belize. He is an Ashtanga Yoga practitioner and received his Yoga Teacher Training Certification through Om Shanti Belize School of Yoga with Lead Instructor Agnes Balawejder-Busch. If you are ever in Placencia stop by Placencia Yoga and try a class there is something for everyone. Namaste                                 <\/div>\n                                                        \n                            \n                        <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"entry-footer\">\n                                                    <\/div> \n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            \n\n\n\n\n\n                        \n                            <div id=\"post-4241\" class=\"post-4241 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-om-shanti-blog\">\n                    <div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n                        <div class=\"entry-header\">\n                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"entry-info\">\n                                    \n                                    <h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omshantibelize.com\/mindfulness-a-way-to-transform-belize-into-much-better-place\/\" title=\"Mindfulness: A way to transform Belize into much better place\">Mindfulness: A way to transform Belize into much better place<\/a><\/h2>\n\n                                    <div class=\"entry-meta\"><\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n                            \n                                                                    <div class=\"post-format post-img\">\n                                            <div class=\"leap-overlay item-img\">\n                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"567\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omshantibelize.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Jerry-567x378.jpg\" class=\"attachment-leap-portfolio-cat size-leap-portfolio-cat wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                                <div class=\"item-overlay\">\n                                                    <div class=\"item-img-color\"><\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"item-details\">\n                                                        <div class=\"item-links\">\n                                                            <a class=\"item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.omshantibelize.com\/mindfulness-a-way-to-transform-belize-into-much-better-place\/\" title=\"Mindfulness: A way to transform Belize into much better place\">Link<\/a>\n                                                            <a class=\"enlarge\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto[posts_gal]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.omshantibelize.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Jerry-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Mindfulness: A way to transform Belize into much better place\">\n                                                                Enlarge                                                            <\/a>\n                                                        <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                <div class=\"post-content\">\n                                    Mindfulness: A way to transform Belize into much better place Excerpt from presentation by Jerry A. Enriquez at the National Lion\u2019s Convention, Belize City, June 4, 2016 The vexing social decay that is spreading across Belize has become an increasing cause for alarm and indeed, deep concern about the future well-being of our nation. So much evidence continues to stare us through reports in the mainstream and social media each day.\u00a0 Criminal activities and all forms of abuse and violence continue to endanger individuals, families and communities. 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