http://yogaisforeveryone.info Yoga is for everyone, old or young alike. Yoga is about you. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:32:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Before I got into yoga, I never knew about the importance of breathing. As I progress in my learning, I came to realize that being conscious of your breath is not a simple thing to do and it helps you to be focused. Usually when I am very tired after ... http://yogaisforeveryone.info/2008/08/breathe-its-life-itself/ I do miss the teachings of anusara yoga styled classes. As time passes, I am beginning to forget slowly the teachings of anusara yoga. Everytime I step onto a mat, I try to recall what Bo has taught in his classes back then. But time is a powerful "eraser"... now ... http://yogaisforeveryone.info/2008/08/i-miss-my-anusara-yoga-classes/ It's truly was a great moment when the Singapore table tennis team overcame the Koreans to secure the placing in the finals of the women's table tennis team finals. It really was. I saw the match and it was really a nail biting ( I was waiting for my turn to ... http://yogaisforeveryone.info/2008/08/olympic-silver-only/ You can be present everywhere that you chose to but being present is something else. Being present when you are eating, talking to your friends, practising yoga is not very easy. I often find images of unrelated events and thoughts drifting in and out of my head unwittingly. Sometimes it just ... http://yogaisforeveryone.info/2008/08/be-present-being-present/ Shoulder openings - definitely what I need! Most people work at a desk and hence, most of the time, they hunched they shoulders forward when they type or work at their PC. It is no wonder that many people developed a hunch back. I used to be one of them before ... http://yogaisforeveryone.info/2008/08/tias-little-workshop-day-2-yoking-the-shoulder-girdle-kidney-chi/ This post has been in the making since the workshop... but I failed to complete it... my notes are still in disarray! Need to sit down and reconsolidate the notes again. =================================== The long awaited workshop is finally here. What's great some more is that I saw a few familiar faces like ... http://yogaisforeveryone.info/2008/07/tias-little-workshop-day-1-sacred-sacrum/ What diet? When you come face to face with Wagyu beef offered at a discount - used to be $40 per plate, now at $29?? No brainer... it is really hard to resist... And to think I want to go on a seafood only diet... and to say that I am ... http://yogaisforeveryone.info/2008/06/wagyu-beef-temptation/ Watch this video on Swasthya Yoga ( from Brazil ) - very inspiring! [video]http://youtube.com/watch?v=oJvxTuykTyQ[/video] Did you see the guy float from handstand to a single hand side peacock pose?? my jaws dropped... totally... literally... Be awed! OM~ http://yogaisforeveryone.info/2008/06/swasthya-yoga-inspiring-and-beautiful/ When the time is right and everything falls into place, you will almost magically go into a pose that has always eluded you... Over last weekend, I am very happy for one of my yoga kakis ( Singapore slang for good friends )... she has finally kicked up into a handstand ... http://yogaisforeveryone.info/2008/06/every-effort-counts/ A quote from David Swenson which I just read : "A yogi is one who leaves a place a little nicer than when they arrived." Well, in the real world of yoga I see a lot of competition, jealousy and ugliness when groups of yoga teachers band together to ostracize other teachers. ... http://yogaisforeveryone.info/2008/06/the-real-world-of-yoga/