My time in Puerto Vallarta

I would like to share with you another personal blog about my time in Puerto Vallarta, the most magical place in the world I have ever been to.

This past season (a season is normally considered around November to the end of May- the time that the tourists will normally come), was even better than the first!  This past year I had the opportunity to expand my network of friends, professional acquaintances, expand my yoga student base, increase the number of locations at which I taught, and most importantly, developed strong relationships with several people to work with moving forward.

Vallarta is a bay that extends from a small mountain range northwards on the west coast of Mexico. It is expanding so rapidly, that there is almost no distinction between Vallarta in the state of Jalisco and Nuevo Vallarta in the neighbouring state of Nayarit. With Vallarta there are many suburbs of both nationals and foreign (mostly western) immigrants. There is a lost of gentrification going on, and prices are skyrocketing in some areas (housing, for example). But to live and breath in paradise, is something to behold.

I lived in Zona Romantic which is a high density area filled with many gays, both tourists and locals. This is where the vast majority of the gay bars, resorts and hotels are. It is considered a bubble within a bubble (greater Vallarta being a bubble within Mexico). What I mean is, this is a very special place that cannot be found anywhere else in Mexico. Zipilote and perhaps Playa del Carmen can be given a nod. 

The yoga community in general tis very strong in Vallarta. There are several studios spread about that offer a variety of styles. There are also outdoor classes offered at very reasonable rates. For myself, I taught both regular classes and (obviously) men’s nude classes. My project this season was to see if I could create and maintain a viable yoga business down there. And after my experience, I am confident that I can.

Specifically, I will be focusing on men’s natural yoga, with providing general yoga classes on the side, I’m sure. I will be working with a team to create a studio space with serval offers for men’s health and wellness in general. I have some exciting ideas planned. I hope you can understand that I have to keep much of this under wraps until we can begin to start unveiling the information publicly.

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