the light traveller

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Earth Hour

Tonight, at 8.30pm 31 March 2012, Earth Hour will once again sweep around the world. So, let's do our part to save the world :-)

Things you can do:

- turn off non-essential lights for at least 60 mins
- light a few candles
- sit
- eyes closed
- listen to your breath. a good time to turn inward :-)

little buddha with candle ~ got it from Bangkok street

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

the universe

"the Universe inhale what you exhale and you inhale what the Universe exhales"
and i am alive because universe is.

my new practice corner am i'm loving it!

enjoying nature like this everyday is such a blessing :-)

Thursday, March 8, 2012

yoga is beautiful

at the end of workshop, i went to thank my teacher and he asked, "you were in the Ashtanga yoga class this morning?"

"Nope. It can't be me. I'm terrible at Astanga", I replied.

"It's not about the progress. It's the process. Remember?"

*Smile* "Yes, I'll remember that".

let's not worry about progress too much. the beauty of yoga is the process itself. yoga like life, is a never ending journey.

today is International Women's Day. so, here's a photo of different woman experimenting their body, breath and mind into 3-legged-downdog.

i love to see class full like this :-)

Sunday, January 22, 2012

yucky yoga mat?

It is my 2nd yoga mat since I started yoga and sadly, it has reached the point of no more Down Dog. The golden principle ~ Ahimsa instructs us to practice non-harming not just to ourselves but also to the environment. So, here's what I did with my once-loved yoga mat, small effort to save our big environment :-)

First, cut a small piece of the mat. It's easier to work with small piece than the whole mat.

Next, using a pen and a cup, draw along the cup to get the round shape. You can use any other round object too.

Keep drawing, and drawing... any desired amount of circles...

Now, using a pair of sharp scissor, cut along the lines.

Tadaa! You've got some beverage coasters! I think it can last for couple of good years :-)

Here you go! A pack of nice quality (made from Nike mat), recycled, pink coasters for 6.

With a 66 x 24 inches mat, you can have many many coasters :P or try making trivet out of it too :)

For more ideas how to recycle your yoga mat, visit GAIAM Life. Explore & Enjoy!