XOXO!
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
happy 2012!
one of my 2012 resolutions is to attend at least 4 workshops/year. that is, at least 1 workshop for each quarter. so, i'll start off with this:
'IGNITING THE FIRE' - A Manasa Core Workshop
If you too are interested, please visit Manasa Yoga
'IGNITING THE FIRE' - A Manasa Core Workshop
If you too are interested, please visit Manasa Yoga
Monday, October 17, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
open the heart
today i started my practice with frustration (becos someone isn't co-operative in some life matter). i lost count during sun salutations and that's when i realized my mind is so occupied with the frustration (or the person). I calmed down a bit after a few more rounds and tried to focus on my breath, but little, annoying thoughts continued to creep up.
i moved on to 40mins of heart opening sequence, dedicating my practice to this someone that has triggered anger in me. i paid really close attention to my breathing, trying to bring back focus on the breath. i inhale and open the heart to accept the matter as it is, and exhale to forgive and re-try, i feel much better towards the end.
and much much better after writing this down. yes, i will try again with that person!
thank you, yoga!
i moved on to 40mins of heart opening sequence, dedicating my practice to this someone that has triggered anger in me. i paid really close attention to my breathing, trying to bring back focus on the breath. i inhale and open the heart to accept the matter as it is, and exhale to forgive and re-try, i feel much better towards the end.
and much much better after writing this down. yes, i will try again with that person!
thank you, yoga!
Thursday, August 4, 2011
yoga & fasting
august is the month of Ramadan where all muslims in the world would fast. during the fasting month, yoga classes would still go on. i'm delighted to see so many that many students showed up for today's class.
i've always loved classes during the fasting month. it is the time where we easily work on our body alignment, just staying in poses and connecting with our breathe and our mind ~ simply relaxing and restorative :D
pictures of my classmates taken & edited using iphone :D
yoga sutras, the 5th limb of yoga which is pratyahara which means withdrawal of the senses. i personally think that fasting is a good way to practice pratyahara. Just as the body benefits by fasting from food, so the mind benefits by fasting from impressions.
happy fasting!
i've always loved classes during the fasting month. it is the time where we easily work on our body alignment, just staying in poses and connecting with our breathe and our mind ~ simply relaxing and restorative :D
pictures of my classmates taken & edited using iphone :D
yoga sutras, the 5th limb of yoga which is pratyahara which means withdrawal of the senses. i personally think that fasting is a good way to practice pratyahara. Just as the body benefits by fasting from food, so the mind benefits by fasting from impressions.
happy fasting!
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
loving it again
ashtanga class is never really my favorite because of the many many jumps, and the pace of the flow, i forgot my breathing most of the time and end up with sore arms. my teacher decided to do ashtanga class and so, i had 60 minutes of ashtanga asana practice this afternoon. thanks to her patience, i finally could feel my inner thighs working. my jump back and forward is slowly coming!
this is a picture of me (edited) doing inversion with wall support. one fine day, i would be able to do this without support. practice and all is coming...
this is a picture of me (edited) doing inversion with wall support. one fine day, i would be able to do this without support. practice and all is coming...
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