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Havana is often perceived by Westerners as a time capsule\u2014its side streets adorned with brightly painted cars from the 1950s. The diversity of the architecture\u2014a mash-up of colonialism, baroque facades, and early 1930\u2019s art deco, lends itself easily to an artist\u2019s eye. Few Americans have wandered there freely, until now.<\/p>\n

Diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba were recently restored, and Americans can venture<\/a> to the small island for a dozen approved purposes, such as professional research, education, and humanitarian work. Yoga is not yet a top draw bringing tourists to the country\u2014studios are nonexistent, more rare than American media, which is still delivered via \u201cEl Paquete,\u201d an illegal hard drive<\/a>\u2014but the practice is alive and well.<\/p>\n

Eduardo de Jesus Pimentel V\u00e1zquez\u2014more commonly known as Eduardo Pimentel, the \u201cGodfather of Cuban yoga\u201d\u2014has taught over 20,000 practitioners in Havana<\/a> alone. He teaches daily in various locations, such as a rented veranda of a governmental institution, inside of a theater, at a local martial arts center, or at his own apartment with a maximum capacity of 12 students.<\/p>\n

The conditions are minimalist\u2014students rest in Savasana on a small area of tiled floor space, surrounded by empty walls with peeling paint and views of lush, fertile jungle outside. Pimentel dreams of one day selling his apartment for a larger space, so that he can open a yoga studio of his own\u2014which, as of today, would be the first of its kind.<\/p>\n

Currently there are six nondescript locations in Havana that are rented out for public yoga classes. Few props are available: straps, blocks, and even yoga mats are difficult to come by, as slow Cuban commerce continues to limit the importation of many everyday goods. The government still controls two-thirds of the country\u2019s economy, so Pimentel relies primarily on donations for the classroom necessities; mats come from students and teachers he\u2019s worked with from the U.S. and Canada.<\/p>\n

He has put aside a few unused, waiting to roll them out once he opens his studio. He\u2019s also tried to bring back mats from the U.S. to no avail\u2014it is not possible to import goods into Cuba without a license. Although yoga mat scarcity is a quandary in the city of Havana, Pimentel regularly donates what he can to other teachers in outlying provinces like Sancti Spiritus, Manzanillo, and Camaguey, where obtaining such material goods is impossible. While yoga is not as popular outside of Havana, there is still need within varying provinces\u2014Manzanillo might see an estimated 100 students per week, for instance, while Holguin and others, maybe 50 or less.<\/p>\n

At nearly 70, Pimentel is a vision of health\u2014an idyllic yogi with silvery tousled hair, a broad smile, and kind eyes. He was born in Havana and is the father of two children\u2014Sarada, 26, and Kristian Eduardo, 19. To this day, he can still recall the date of the inception of his yoga journey: January 28, 1972\u2014his first practice. He read books like Hatha Yoga<\/em> and Kundalini Yoga<\/em> by Swami Sivananda, which resonated with him on a profound emotional level.<\/p>\n

In the ’80s he came across Light on Yoga<\/em> by B.K.S. Iyengar<\/a>, the pinnacle of his evolution that shaped his teaching style. He became a certified yoga teacher in 1992, when he traveled to the Yoga Institute of Miami and trained with Bobbi Goldin. In 1997, he went to Pune, India, and met Iyengar in person at a three-day Vipassana<\/a> retreat, which spawned a similar retreat in Cuba that he developed. He\u2019s spent 45 days in Nepal and has taught in Boulder, Colorado, at a Yoga Journal<\/em> conference, and is the author of three books published solely in Cuba.<\/p>\n

Pimentel is not a certified Iyengar teacher, but draws from its influence<\/a> with a heartfelt respect for the principles of implementing hands-on postural corrections. \u201cCuban students love that the teacher touch him or her,\u201d he says. \u201cYou don\u2019t need to ask permission!\u201d Pimentel explained that the extrovert qualities of Cuban culture and character have been adopted into the way they practice and teach yoga. \u201cWe mix Spanish and Afro Cuban traditions\u2014I also teach \u2018smiling<\/a> yoga,\u2019\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Godfather\u201d spent the latter portion of the 20th century spreading yoga throughout Havana, where a community<\/a> began to flourish. He taught in Catholic churches and cultural centers, and even received support from the government during an especially restrictive time, when the country lacked basic necessities like transportation, food, and medicine.<\/p>\n

In 1999, Pimentel partnered with the International Association of Black Yoga Teachers to develop a cultural yoga exchange between Cuba and the United States. He\u2019s also the president and founder of the Cuba Yoga Association, a non-governmental organization with over 15,000 members. The organization managed to win the support of the Castro regime under the auspices of alternative medicine.<\/p>\n

Known throughout Cuba as \u201cgreen medicine,\u201d yoga and other forms of holistic healing were backed by the government to promote good health among citizens. Yoga was often broadcast on governmental television networks, featuring Pimentel in many of the segments.<\/p>\n

Pimentel\u2019s progress didn\u2019t come without tension, however, as yoga was viewed by the government as a religion through the late ’80s. But as the country shifted after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Pimentel said that yoga became a very important anti-stress tool for Cubans<\/a>, which may have helped change government view. \u201cYoga is important for any society, but is special for us\u2014yoga has been a kindness in difficult times.\u201d<\/p>\n

With sanctions now lifted, Pimentel looks forward to collaborating with more American yogis. In addition to teaching public classes, he also co-leads a Canadian retreat center just outside of Havana on the Playas del Este called MHAI<\/a>. Prior to current conditions, he taught Canadians and other Cuban students who practiced there on a weekly basis, or Americans who gained permits through the yoga exchange.<\/p>\n

It is only a matter of time before the waves of other American yogis and retreats begin washing ashore.<\/p>\n

Robert Sturman<\/a>, a renowned yoga photographer, traveled to Cuba recently with Rina Jakubowicz, a half-Cuban yogi and prominent teacher based in Miami, who met some of her family there for the first time. Their mission behind what Sturman calls, the \u201cCuba Libre Yoga Project,\u201d is to set a tone of mindfulness for the many yogis who will soon follow. When Sturman announced his travel dates on social media, Pimentel\u2019s colleagues at MHAI, already familiar with his work, reached out to him about collaborating.<\/p>\n

After some initial hesitation from Pimentel, citing worry over the exploitation of Cubans through photography, Sturman gained his trust. \u201cHe wanted to know what I was going to do with the pictures\u2014if I was going to make money and sell them,\u201d Sturman said. But after spending a day together, and realizing how passionate he was about his work, Pimentel thanked him for respecting his concerns. \u201cHe\u2019s a really sincere, authentic teacher,\u201d Sturman\u00a0said, \u201cthat\u2019s just what he does\u2014he teaches.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pimentel mentioned that some American and even European yoga teachers have traveled to Cuba to preach, rather than collaborate\u2014that there\u2019s a certain sense of entitlement among foreigners. Sturman\u2019s project aims to absolve this\u2014inspiring mindful and respective<\/a> travel among yogis; to collaborate and share knowledge and ideas, rather than act as missionaries.<\/p>\n

As the main subject of Sturman\u2019s portraiture, Jakubowicz immersed herself among the Cuban people, and gained insight about the roots of Cuban yoga from Pimentel. \u201cHe wants people to know that no one is bringing yoga to Cuba,\u201d she said, explaining that despite the country\u2019s isolated history, they have not been sheltered from the practice itself. In Pimentel\u2019s eyes, the opportunity for exchange of ideas is available to all who seek it\u2014but a willingness to learn from Cuban teachings is fundamental.<\/p>\n

Pimentel remains optimistic and jovial for Cuba\u2019s open future, and humble despite the reputation he\u2019s gained throughout his country and beyond.<\/p>\n

For more stunning photography of yoga in Cuba, please click here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This story was originally published on Sonima by Andrea Rice<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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