UPCOMING EVENTS
Aguahara
Training
Level 1: Oct 19-26, 2025
Woodside, CA
 
Join us for Aguahara training - Level 1 at the beautiful and secluded Inner Sanctum, 1 hr from SF, Santa Cruz & East Bay.
This 8-day, 50+ hour residential immersion will empower participants with the confidence to safely guide another body in a floating aquatic experience.
Aguahara
Training
Level 1: Oct 19-26, 2025
Woodside, CA
 
Join us for Aguahara training - Level 1 at the beautiful and secluded Inner Sanctum, 1 hr from SF, Santa Cruz & East Bay.
This 8-day, 50+ hour residential immersion will empower participants with the confidence to safely guide another body in a floating aquatic experience.
Fall Equinox Retreat
Sept 21, 2025
Muir Beach, CA
Join us for an afternoon of ritual and connection to the elements: an expert-led sound bath in Slide Ranch's coastal yurt, a grounding forest bath among cypress and wildflowers, and a refreshing Pacific ocean cleanse! Led by Sandra Bowling, MFT and senior holistic yoga therapist João Paulo Pereira.
Hosted by Slide Ranch
Fall Equinox Retreat
Sept 21, 2025
Muir Beach, CA
Join us for an afternoon of ritual and connection to the elements: an expert-led sound bath in Slide Ranch's coastal yurt, a grounding forest bath among cypress and wildflowers, and a refreshing Pacific ocean cleanse! Led by Sandra Bowling, MFT and senior holistic yoga therapist João Paulo Pereira.
Hosted by Slide Ranch


Meet João
João Paulo Pereira is the founder of the BASA Yoga Method and has been teaching yoga since 2001. The belief that intense disciplined practice is best balanced with play and his unique fusion of breath, awareness, strength, and alignment (BASA) have offered his students a dynamic experience to connect to the living tradition of yoga.
João began his training in Brazil at Universidade de Yôga and in India with Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute. He has trained extensively with Claudio Fernandez in the energetics of Hatha Yoga and Pilates, with AcroYoga Montreal, AcroYoga International, and he also holds certifications in ThaiVedic Yoga and different modalities of Yoga Therapy.




