#73 - The Four Corners of Your Mat - Yoga in Antigua with Ros Langer


Welcome to Episode #73 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Ros Langer, a yoga teacher in Antigua, was so fun as we talked about her immense and immediate love for the practice, and how the four corners of your mat can teach you more than any yoga teacher training can teach you. We also talked about yoga and aging, and what it was like to come to the practice later in life.


If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in Antigua then this is the conversation for you.


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Tell me more about Ros Langer


Ros Langer has been studying and practicing yoga for over 15 years. Ashtanga vinyasa yoga remains her central reference and informs all of her teachings. According to Ros, “the mat is just the beginning.” She teaches yoga at Energie in English Harbour, Antigua. Ros's main residence is in Antigua but she spends a few months of the year in Cape Town, South Africa. She is the mother of two young men who continually inspire her to rise to her fullest potential.


What to expect in the Yoga In Antigua episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast


Ros Langer was first introduced to yoga through a friend, who had a yoga teacher come to Antigua to teach her and train her in yoga. Ros bought a John Scott Ashtanga DVD, and after practicing for a few years she moved to Capetown, which Ros calls the Rishikesh of South Africa. She was trained in Capetown and was delighted to be able to teach at The Shala in Capetown, which she deems one of the best yoga studios in the world.


We also talked about how Ros’s practice changed through menopause, surgery, and generally as she has gotten older. Ros came to yoga at 45, and was trained at age 50, she shared with us what happened with her practice over the years, and with a cancer scare and after surgery.


Asana is not an exercise. This is something Ros firmly stands behind, and it was great to talk to her more about her thoughts on it. That being said, she thinks it’s completely fine if people want to come to the yoga practice for the sake of exercise. Come and be welcome!


For Ros, yoga is about finding balance and equanimity and spaciousness. Curious? Tune into the whole podcast episode!


For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Antigua episode?

Immense and immediate love for the practice
Began doing yoga at 40 and did her yoga teacher training at age 50
The love of teaching yoga: lifting vibration and supporting each other
You cannot teach yoga unless you practice yoga
The four corners of your mat will teach you more than any yoga teacher training can teach
Why is asana not an exercise?
Yoga is about finding balance and equanimity and spaciousness

Connect with Rosalind Langer


https://www.ros-yoga.com


https://www.instagram.com/Ros.Yoga.Antigua


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