"Dashama is an exquisite example of beauty, love, integrity, professionalism, health, inquisitiveness and yearning for learning that all of the future yoginis can strive for."
Mark Becker, CEO New York Magazine & New Life Expos
Dashama Konah Gordon, is an internationally known Teacher, Author and Lifestyle Coach. Founder of the Global 30 Day Yoga Challenge, Perfect 10 Lifestyle online community, Yoga for Foster Children and Pranashama Yoga School.
Education:
BA from FAU in Intercultural Communications and International Business Certificate obtained while studying abroad in Madrid, Spain at ESIC.
ERYT 200 Certification from Yoga and Inner Peace and Yoga Alliance, Dashama has studied with almost every advanced yoga master in America including Shiva Rea (100 hours of her advanced training), Gurmukh (Kundalini), John Friend (Anusara), Bryan Kest (Power Yoga), Duncan Wong (Yogic Arts), Sean Corne (Power Vinyasa), Leslie Glickman (Power Vinyasa), Ana Forrest (Forrest Yoga), Asthanga Yoga, Kirya Yoga, Sivananda Yoga, etc.
CPT with AFAA (certified as a personal fitness trainer),
CTYT (certified thai yoga therapist) with Vedic Conservatory,
CPR/AED with Red Cross.
Work History:
Consultant- for large corporations such as the Coral Springs Medical Center in FL, creating health and fitness programs for their 256 employees, as well as authoring several books, being a regular contributor to many magazines as a health expert, and speaking to large audiences of over 200+ people. Om Shanti Clothing is another example of Dashama's consulting client list, a yoga and casual wear clothing company based in Miami, FL.
Creator the Global 30 Day Yoga Challenge and personal produced over 150 yoga video tutorials, 3 websites, thousands of participants and millions of viewers. Perfect 10 Lifestyle LLC was established in 2005, as a health and wellness consulting and coaching company servicing the local south Florida region and has grown to an international enterprise reaching people on every continent and hundreds of countries world wide. She has organized, produced, taught and created numerous workshops, local events and retreats world wide in countries including Mexico, Costa Rica, USA and Spain.
Speaker/Presenter - Leaders Causings Leaders speaking along side Mark Victor Hanson and Byron Katie amongst others; MBA students at Universities (FAU).
Producer and Author- 5 full length instructional DVDs at the age of 26, as well as 2 Ebooks, 2 self published books and 150 short tutorial and inspirational videos. Dashama's book Journey to Joyful will be published and distributed through Random House and available in all major retailers such as Barnes and Noble and Borders Books, winter 2010.
Performer- Yoga Fire Dancing in front of audiences over 5,000 at Raw Spirit Festival, Bhakti Festival, Cirque Love and other large events.
Press:
Featured with world renowned Dr. Wayne Dyer, Louise Hay and Jack Canfield in "Pillars of Success" Campaign 2009.
Interviewed by Subvert Magazine based out of London, England; NY Yoga Magazine, Visionary Culture Radio, Raw Spirit Radio, Alive and Direct Radio, Women's Radio, Raw Sangha, Healthy Diet Pedia online health portal; Cosmed Wellness, Aquacabana, Boca Magazine, etc.
Endorsed Eco-friendly and Sustainable brands such as Def Con 3- Russel Simmons Energy Beverages; World Class Exotics- Electric Luxury Motor Vehicles; Junior Drake- Women's Luxury Purses; Bashful Bump- Maternity Yoga Bodysuits; Omgym- yoga swings; and Om Shanti Clothing- Dashama's co-designing their new fashion lines.
Awarded "Student of the Year" at FAU 2002; Suma Cum Laud FAU 2004.
Nominated "Sexiest Raw Vegan Woman 2009" and "America's Sexiest Yoga Master" Dashama is also a spokesmodel and environmental activist.
Auditioned- Oprah Winfrey Network (Your OWN Show) 2010 (made it to top 1%); America's Got Tallent 2010; Lonely Planet- My Journey Contest 2009; Battle of the Trainers Reality TV (Selected/ discontinued to due to funding); Fresh Peek Reality TV; (Selected/ discontinued to due to funding)
Donated/Supported: Dashama is a regular philanthropist and has donated to the following organizations: Yoga for Foster Children (dashama.org), Clinton Global Initiative, Rainforest Alliance, Chinese Hospital Foundation, Green Peace, Yoga Health Foundation, Trees for the Future and Deliver the Dream.
Her recent video audition for her "Transform Your Life with Dashama" Reality TV Show on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) rose to #18 out of 1787 videos submitted for the Health and Wellbeing category and #87 out of 9974, making her a top 1% candidate to have her own show. The search continues as Dashama intends to take her message to the masses through network or cable TV. **Please contact info@perfect10lifestyle if you are interested in hosting Dashama's show on your network.**
She began practicing yoga and holistic health as a child, with her mother and sisters. Throughout her life, she has participated in many sports and activities, from rock climbing, hiking, softball, cheerleading, dancing, snowboarding, kiteboarding, diving, swimming, volleyball and cross country long distance running, in addition to many forms of martial arts and YOGA.
Dashama Konah, was given this name by her mother, who was divinely inspired. It is Hebrew, Hawaiian and Lakota Indian meaning "The Sacred Friend" It is also the name of a Goddess in India, the one who dispels adversity. In India they have a 10 Day Festival for Goddess Dashama in times of great adversity, such as a tsunami or the economic crisis we are experiencing right now. It is also numerically referent to the number 10 in Sanskrit which is the language through which the entire universe communicates via sound vibration and continuously flowing molecules of Light and Love. It means to tithe 10% and is also the name of the 10th Chakra.
No stranger to adversity, Dashama has risen from childhood poverty to become a leader in her industry and an inspiration for thousands of people around the world. Overcoming her own challenges of eating disorders, co-dependency issues, thyroid disease, spinal injury from several car accidents and alcohol abuse- Dashama is grateful for the opportunity to be alive each day and to share her messages of hope with her clients, students, fans and friends.
"Although I have been practicing Yoga from the earliest years of my life, it was during my college years that I truly began to know Yoga intimately. To open my heart, release my attachment to the ego and allow God to work through me and with me both on and off the mat. When I let go of my need to be constantly on the go, "in control", doors started to open for me that I never even knew were closed... Through the practice of yoga and meditation, I am able to experience deeply the love and light within myself and to feel more connected to others. As I explore the vast possibilities that exist in the mental, physical and spiritual planes, I see that there is boundless potentiality for each human's evolution during this lifetime. The journey truly is the destination, as we all pave our way through this world, remembering that our true nature is only love and that at the essence of life, we are all one with God.It is only when you can look into your enemy's eyes and see God before you that you have realized the divinely intricate and magical fabric of life that we have the blessed privilege to be a part of."
Studying with many masters for over a decade, such as Anthony Robbins (Advanced Human potential training), Shiva Rea (Vinyasa Yoga) and Pema Chodron (Buddhist meditation), I have learned the most effective strategies for conscious co-creation and the realization of my dreams. Just like everyone, for years I questioned "what is my life purpose". In 2003 I awakened to my life's purpose to serve humanity through the teachings of yoga.I decided to become the creator of my own destiny- the master of my own life."
As a testament to her knowledge, passion and expertise, Dashama began to attract some of the most highly acclaimed professionals in Florida and across the country. She has worked with incredible clients from all walks of life including Medical Doctors and Specialists, Celebrities including Russell Simmons (Def Jams Records, Rush Communications), Killa Priest (WuTang Clan), and Gino Cabbannas (Miami Vice), CEOs of large companies and law firms, children, elderly, a Rabi, an entire Hospital staff (Coral Springs Medical Center) and house wives alike. She truly sees ALL as ONE
In addition to her full time teaching and traveling schedule, she dedicates her time to the creation of a conscious community of like minded people, organizations and families who are working toward the progressive realization of their conscious evolution and the healing of humanity and Mother Earth.
Her first DVD series, was inspired by the families she has worked with in private sessions, and the evolution, bonding and love that is created when loved ones come together to interact in this way. Whether you are a single person, grandparent, or a full time parent- you will benefit from this family yoga program. Printed on eco-friendly recycled DVD cases, she hopes to inspire other production companies to "Go Green" in an effort to help our planet survive through this global environmental crisis. 10% of profits go to outreach organizations that she supports.
Dashama says, "I love everyone equally. I know we are all simply divine light embodied within the physical form.Many people go around feeling incomplete, longing to be re-united with the Source. I want you all to know there is NO SEPARATION. No need to re-unite with that which is already yours in totality. The Yoga practice is simply a process of waking up to your TRUTH. The realization that we are all ONE.
Releasing and letting go of blockages, expanding your ability to love and be loved, sharing your light to inspire and heal the world around you. You already have everything you need within you, and your unlimited potential to manifest your dreams in this life is waiting for you to remember this TRUTH.
I love to work with positive, motivated people who are interested in improving their lives, using preventative measures and implementing positive lifestyle changes to ensure a healthy future, and who desire to reach the next level in all areas of their lives. If you have a desire to be in better physical, mental, emotional and/or spiritual condition than you are at this moment, let's begin your journey today!"
Dashama travels throughout the USA and internationally teaching workshops, retreats, events and trainings. She is stationed in Los Angeles, CA and New York, NY and Miami, FL USA. Please contact
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Perfect 10 Lifestyle
The P10L program is a process of clearing clutter. Mental, physical, emotional and spiritual clutter and coming back to the simplicity and joy of a child. Children are born enlightened. They know what they want, they ask for it, they know how to let go and be free. Children are also the best examples of unconditional lovers in the human race! They love completely. They don't hold back, until they are taught to do so. They learn from modeling their parents and others around them. They adopt behaviorisms and are shaped both environmentally and genetically. This is known in the science realm. So, since we can't fully control the genetic code (although we can reprogram it), we can begin to chip away at some of the adopted conditioning that has taken us, as adults, so far from our home- from our JOY."
Since we understand that true happiness is first cultivated from within, we are committed to providing you the tools, knowledge and guidance to help you on your path.
Click here to read the full interview with Dashama, the founder and creator of P10L.
I think you've done a really great job balancing yoga asanas with lifestyle issues like diet and meditation, accounting for beginners, intermediate and advanced yogis and yoginis as you say. It is clear that that what you are doing is a gift of time, energy and knowledge. It has been my experience that some of the simplest things in life are full of complexity if explored fully and also the hardest to master in their fullness. ~Namaste* Heidi
This Community is designed to give you positive people to connect with around the globe. Please feel free to join the mailing list and be notified when new events are happening. It is also created to offer you the tools, techniques and guidelines to keep you on your path. The instructional DVDs, workshops and retreats can be a source of learning, growing and healing for you and your entire family. We even have lifestyle coaches and healers who are following the path to help coach you and guide you along the way. Every great person has had teachers, coaches and mentors along the way. Look at Michael Jordan, Anthony Robbins and even Celine Dion. These people have become the epitome of excellence in their chosen dharma. They all had coaches and mentors to raise them up to the next level.
The Lifestyle you live determines the overall quality of your life and level of joy and happiness you experience. Often times, you get trapped in an illusory concept of enjoyment, due to classical and social conditioning. You find yourself seeking external and material things to bring you closer to happiness. This method usually leads you farther from your goal. This is because once you have obtained that object of desire, like small children, you toss it aside shortly only to turn to look for the next external object of fulfillment. This cycle continues until you collapse in exasperation! Where are the love and the peace you were truly seeking?
INSIDE. It is always found inside.
In order to find this inner peace, however, it is often necessary to clear some of the clutter that has been accumulating, blocking our view and keeping us from the nectar within.~Darren Rennick, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Yoga and Meditation with Dashama made a huge physical and spiritual impact on me. I've never felt better about myself and my body. She is inspiring, supportive and encouraging keeping every session fresh and challenging. Dashama simply put is an excellent instructor with an addictive enthusiasm for her craft. Darren Rennick, CEO The Canopy Tour Research Team, Costa Rica
We start with the physical, because it is the most tangible and easiest to see measurable results. Most people in the world today look in the mirror and immediately see all of their imperfections. This is the first habit to break. Through a mental and emotional process, we learn to turn negatives into positives and recreate our self image. (the alternative is to get plastic surgery to change how we look, which never fulfills us in the end, since we will only continue to find new ways in which we are imperfect). Once you are able to see the beauty in what you previously saw as imperfect, and begin to heal the areas of your body that are able to be healed, a whole new world will open up for you! This is the first stage in the p10l program. It usually includes losing weight to uncover you inner radiant gorgeousness, changing your diet to allow more natural energy to be cultivated in your life, and adding new activities that inspire and motivate you to access the deepest joy and love for self, others and life in general.
At the same time, or in a progression of stages, you will also begin to work with your emotions. Learning to release them and to breathe through them. Recognizing what triggers them. Balancing your energy centers (chakras) to allow for more pranic (energetic ) fluidity in the body, thus leading to less stuck, contracted, and depressed feelings to occur. Often times a lot of emotional healing is necessary. We harbor pain from inner child issues that are unresolved. We remember the moments of our lives as we choose to. Through a process of loving, healing and inner child work, we begin to rewrite the script of our story. We begin to come from a place of empowerment and self love.
Then you can begin to determine the purpose of your life and truly manifest the life path that you are destined to follow. You recognize what brings you joy and what leads you away from bliss. This is a serious process of letting go. You may possibly need to reorganize your entire way of living. It may even be necessary to begin to associate with more positive people and disassociate with those whom are not adding anything good to your life. This is an exciting time where you are growing by leaps and bounds and are moving steadily toward CREATING the life of your dreams. You recognize yourself as the conscious co-creator of your life, and see that you are attracting everything that you are experiencing. You see yourself attracting abundance in every area of your life and offer gratitude to the Highest for every gift, offering and blessing.
The next stage involves you moving toward the heart center, into the deepest places within your soul that may have never been touched before. Although this is happening the entire time you are enrolled in the P10L program, when you have achieved some mastery in the first 3 stages, the heart becomes even more paramount and exposed. You are conscious and aware of each choice you make and its origin, so it becomes more difficult to allow your old reactions and responses to represent you anymore. You wish to be viewed and act from the highest light always and really notice when you are not. You will also notice when others are not coming from their heart space as well, and offer compassion and empathy toward them when they behave that way. This is a time of deep spiritual and emotional healing and cleansing. Forgiveness therapy is paramount, toward yourself and others, in order to cut the cords and move forward with a clean slate. Inner child work is still a huge part of your growth. Feeling lighter and freer all the time, you will begin to see the world from a new perspective, as if from a new pair of eyes. As you move through the stages of the heart from sexual love, to joyful love and finally to compassion and love for all beings, you will notice your habits are changing as well. You may finally be able to quit smoking or volunteer at that organization you have always wanted to give time to.
Always working from the heart, the next stage you move into your ability to express yourself clearly and from the heart both verbally and in many creative ways. Singing, dancing, playing instruments, creating artwork and other hobbies will become important to you and you will feel inspired to create something from within yourself. These creations are expressions of the love and light you feel inside of you, as well as the clarity of vision you are able to access as your intuition and inner eye become stronger and clearer.
Finally, and simultaneously your connectedness to the Divine Source, God, Universe or whatever word you choose to describe that Radiance becomes so clear and so strong that your fear of death diminishes entirely. You are no longer affected by the transition from the physical form, since you understand that we are all spirit housed in the temples of the physical human form. When the body can no longer sustain itself here on the earth plane, the soul will shed it and become liberated. This is also a time where you will feel very comfortable being in meditation and your connection to the Source will feel completely natural and continuous. Your energy vibrates at a very high level, and you are able to remain grounded on the earth plane at the same time, living your life to the fullest and manifesting your purpose and destiny in this life. Your spiritual essence will be a source of inspiration and light for others.
This is the path of Yoga, of Unifying with all of Creation. The process that we have created in P10L is designed for you to be able to accomplish this in the 21st century, with the given circumstances that you have. You can begin any time. There is no race. No competition. No one is scoring you against anyone else. You are free to allow for the unfolding of your life with grace and humility. You will become inspired by those around you whom are fulfilling their life's destiny and motivated to continue on your path.
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Dashama is a true original. She's intelligent, passionate and always has a warm smile to share. When it comes to Yoga you would be hard pressed to find someone who who cares more about those she works with. Within the first five minutes of meeting Dashama it becomes crystal clear your life will be enriched forever. Having the opportunity to work with Dashama has been a true blessing. Jay Estis - Chief Solutions Officer, The Strategic Equity Network
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I believe that all people are created equal. Love and zest for life should be held in the highest regard. In an ever changing environment, I believe one thing remains constant: our continual quest for peace and love which ultimately results in our overall happiness on a daily basis. Regardless of race, religion, color, gender, or sexual orientation we all deserve to feel this peace inside of us. When we begin to recognize that we are all connected at the level of the soul, the external differences will begin to fade away and there will be a more harmonious environment for all human beings to coexist together.
The joy of living should be experienced always and in all things. This joy is most readily available to be experienced when we are in excellent physical, mental and spiritual condition. This is a process which must be worked on daily. As they say, life is a journey, not a destination, so remember this as you seek to reach your goals and in setting new ones as well.
Each moment is a gift to be treasured and savored. There are oceans of mystery and wonder awaiting each one of us, ready to be claimed whenever we are prepared to receive these blessings. Please, treat this lifetime as if it were your last, while at the same time, preparing for the eternal life that lies ahead. Whatever you do, do it with enthusiasm and love. Each of us has a special talent and gift that no one else alive can do better. It is up to us to seek the truth and to discover what the purpose is for each of us personally.
I wish you joy and love at all times.
Namaste
Dashama travels extensively throughout the USA and internationally teaching workshops, retreats, trainings and events. She is based in Santa Monica, CA and South Florida, USA. Contact
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At Perfect 10 Lifestyle, we are committed to teaching, inspiring and guiding our clients, teachers, coaches and students to the highest level of excellence in all areas of their life. We provide the tools, techniques and support that will enable you to discover for yourself who you truly are and to maximize your human potential. You must meet us half way with the willingness, desire and motivation to begin. Truth, openness, faith, integrity, compassion, honor and love are our highest and most valued virtues.
The future of our planet and of our lives on Earth is what we are interested in most. We are committed to providing the most eco friendly and sustainable solutions available. We want you to love yourself, your family, and your future generations so much that you will do whatever it takes today to ensure their future will be a happy, healthy one. This means making decisions to be "greener" in your lifestyle. Reduce, reuse and recycle. Tread lightly. Drive less, car pool more. Make decisions that help the situation, instead of just doing what you are used to because it is comfortable.
We are asking you to step out of your comfort zone and BE TRANSFORMED, in every way possible. My vision is for the P10L leaders to affect the global consciousness on a massive level. A shift is occurring world wide and more people are awakening at a rapid rate now. There is no denying this. It is here, the coming of the new age, the dawn of the Golden Age is in the horizon. We are transitioning from a world that was centered in power, greed and ego, into a world centered in the heart with an emphasis on consciousness, evolution, love and compassion. We must remain focused and steadfast on the path. Whatever your issues are, it is time to heal them, let them go and move forward. Only the strong will survive this shift."
Transformation occurs at all levels though the practice of yoga and conscious present moment awareness. The more clear you become in your own life, you free up space for new ideas to stream through you. Positive innovative creativity leads to a more efficient well run society. When each society operates optimally, we can see harmony and balance across the globe
As they say, life is a journey and the journey is the destination.
We feel that the more people on Earth right now who are committed to healing, balancing and evolving their own personal life, the more our entire world will begin to evolve as a whole. Additionally, the more conscious we become, we will sooner be able to heal the damaging effects that the past century has left upon our own psyche's and upon our Mother Earth. As we minimize the "personal and individual suffering" that is occurring within our human race, we will begin to see the ripple affect. This means entire nations will begin to know peace as a real option and way of being, perhaps for the first time in human history.
We are moving away from an era that was primarily focused upon survival and into the next "Golden Age of Enlightenment". This means we will begin to witness rapid transformations occurring in the people around us more and more. The shift has already begun. It begins with me. It begins with you. Right here, right now. Before we reach the summit, however, there is a lot of work to do here!
Join us and become part of the solution. Start with healing and transforming your own life. Then working together with like minded Lifestyle Coaches, Healers and Teachers, join our team to help transform the people around you, one heart and one soul at a time.
Higher levels of consciousness, awareness of the interconnectedness of all things and a desire for an empowered and creative life will one day become the characteristics of all humans on Planet Earth. We can make manifest Heaven on Earth right now. No need to wait! Peace begins with you. In you. In your life, in your family, in your heart and mind.
Join us as we pave the way for a new paradigm. One where wastefulness, greed, anger, jealously, pain, fear, and selfishness have no place. A life lived at the service to others is a life of joy and meaning. This is not to say you should do nothing but give. At P10L, we believe in experiencing the full spectrum of life's adventures!
Let's take this life by the reins and go for a ride. Leave a legacy that your future generations will be proud to speak about for centuries to come.
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This is the path of Yoga, of Unifying with all of Creation. The process that we have created in P10L is designed for you to be able to accomplish this in the 21st century, with the given circumstances that you have. 
We are moving away from an era that was primarily focused upon survival and into the next 
