Asha Ralko Lopez

01/14/2026

Friendly life update - no actual updates 🙂

I didn’t want my time away from my personal IG to turn into a mysterious disappearance. Since October, i’ve paused sharing my personal journey here. For many reasons. And i still feel good about keeping that pause.

Today i felt like showing up, just to say hi and keep things simple.

I’m still practicing. Still teaching. Same rhythm. I’m also giving a bit more time to one thing i’ve wanted to start for a long time.

Mostly, it’s the same old, in a good way.

It makes me happy to see people staying with their practice during not the easiest times. Keep shining, my friend.

And thank you to those who stay in touch through other pages and offline.
Stay safe! ❤️

10/18/2025

The idea of being rated, liked, or ignored - is that real life? Sometimes it feels like we live more in the lives of others than in our own.

I’ve always stayed on Instagram with the wish to connect, to share my view on practice, life, and the community around it. But something has changed. In me, and in how this space feels.

It’s not about judgment, just an honest look at where it’s all heading.

So I decided to slow down with my account for a while.
Not delete. Not disappear. Just pause, to see if it’s possible to make small changes and still stay connected in a more real way.

To test if relationships can exist beyond constant posting and reacting.

The recent and important changes in the Ashtanga community reminded me that practice reveals truth when lived, not displayed. And maybe this is another kind of practice, seeing what remains when we stop performing connection and start living it again.

If you’d like to stay in touch personally, I can share my contact with you.

If it’s about the shala or our Ashtanga program in Fort Lauderdale, please use the website, email, or the shala IG page.

Seeing what remains.

10/15/2025

I love my practice. I love sharing my perspective on the method in ways that might support others. And I also love art, especially when different disciplines meet.

Designing T-shirts for Ashtanga Fort Lauderdale is both inspiration and expression. Each piece carries a bit of the practice, a bit of the community, and a lot of heart.

When you buy a t-shirt, it’s not really about income. It’s about supporting an idea, nurturing creativity, and keeping the spirit of the shala alive.

Keep an eye on the online shop, new t-shirts are coming up soon 🦩

08/25/2025

One day you may realize that your legs no longer fold behind the head as they once did. Perhaps it is strength, perhaps flexibility, perhaps time, injury, or simply the natural design of your body. Yet we must ask: does it truly matter if they fit there at all - only because an image in a book or another body suggests they should? In truth, it does not.

I say this not to dismiss discipline or effort, I believe in both with all my heart, but to remind you of what endures beyond form. In the exploration of Ashtanga Yoga there are countless elements to refine, but above all: show up. Show up for asana, show up for pranayama, for chanting. Show up also in the quiet folds of daily life, for yourself, for what is meaningful.

When you do, the boundary between practice on the mat and practice off it begins to dissolve😉

08/18/2025

Our students reminded me today how truly this practice is for everyone. And when I say everyone, I mean:
✨ The practitioner who has just learned their very first Surya Namaskar A and is still unsure where to inhale and where to exhale.
✨ The practitioner who has been showing up for six years of daily practice, with all its ups and downs.
✨ The practitioner who practiced ten years ago and today stepped into the shala again for the first time.
✨ And many many many others.

You don’t have to be “prepared” for the Ashtanga Yoga Method. You just have to show up to the class called Mysore (Mysore Style, Mysore Class) 🙌. From there, your teacher and fellow practitioners will be there for you - on good days and bad. 💙

06/13/2024

03/05/2023

Will be in NY & NJ, soon. April 10th- 14th
Photoshoot? 📸

08/25/2022

SunDance Experience💃🕺

08/25/2022

Margo ❤️

08/25/2022

With beautiful Adriana 💗

08/25/2022

Pure and beautiful soul 🤍

08/25/2022

Beautiful Marcelo 🙂