ABOUT

YogaOrigins was founded in 2003 by Rafaela Moura in Boston, Massachusetts. She received her mentoring and inspiration from Marianna Sugrue, the founder of the Ashtanga Yoga Center of Boston, since the incipient stages of her yoga career in 1999. She has practiced with Mrs. Sugrue for over ten years, instructing and inspiring hundreds of students of all levels to further create an awareness and enlightenment of  the physiological, visceral and psychological transformations possible through the practice of Ashtanga yoga.

Rafaela could not have branched out on her own, to establish YogaOrigins, without the help of Elissa Von Letkemann who aslo inspired her to transform her vision through countless brainstorming sessions both on the mat and in front of the computer.

As founder and owner of YogaOrigins, Rafaela aims to provide private and group instruction for a myriad of clients including athletes, pregnant women, professionals, and various other people interested in improving their overall health and wellness in body, mind and spirit. Her teaching is based upon her amalgamation of her collective wisdom and knowledge of the original founder of Ashtanga yoga, the legendary Sri. K. Pattabhis Jois.

Rafaela started YogaOrigins in order to inspire and generate awareness for those who have not been blessed by the practice of yoga. She provides group classes,  one-on-one instruction to yogis throughout the world. She has introduced and provided her services not only in the United States, but to yogis worldwide through retreats. In 2002, she opened up her collective talents to ex-pats in Brazil and in 2004 she expanded to Paris. She continues to teach currently, but is shifting her focus to the creation of her own apparel line, providing comfortable, affordable and quality yoga products. She will be launching this unique collection in January of 2008.  

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