Return to Zero
Two years ago, I attended a program on leadership. One of the highlights was about how we can block ourselves from continuing to improve due to our upsizing ego as we progress. Throughout the session,… Read More »Return to Zero
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3 Gold Nuggets
Collected from my daily practice…~ Shawn Tan 1. Getting used to the practice It’s been a while since I started practising and while it felt good getting ahead with the asanas in the beginning, I… Read More »3 Gold Nuggets
Starting Over, Starting Again
How a Return to the Beginning Deepened my Practice. ~ Noel Koh I distinctly remembered the crowning moment of my practice when Shirly walked over to my mat one evening and said: “Ok, let’s try Setu… Read More »Starting Over, Starting Again
Give up or Get up
What I learnt when I picked myself up. ~ Dwi Sisiwanti Well, I do have many injuries ranging from mild to bad. A little bit of history: I started my practice because of a hormone… Read More »Give up or Get up
The 3 types of yoga students
With reference from the yoga sutra Chapter 1 verse 22, śiṣya, students are being differentiated into 3 main categories. मृदुमध्याधिमात्रत्वात्ततोऽपि विशेषः ॥२२॥ mṛdu-madhya-adhimātratvāt-tataḥ api viśeṣaḥ Mrdu: mild, slow The student who doesn’t get started. They… Read More »The 3 types of yoga students
1% Theory Simplified
1% theory focuses on the questions that our students asked to understand their practice better and to gain more insights on their own journey. We do our best to keep the answers simple because we… Read More »1% Theory Simplified
Is your ‘practice’ affecting your Yoga
We hear this often, ‘Asana is a 90 minute practice, yoga is 24 hours’. As easy as it sounds a yoga-infused life is indeed a life-time process with consistency and consciousness. Yoga will not happen… Read More »Is your ‘practice’ affecting your Yoga
The calmness within
I run anxious. Maybe it’s my work, maybe it’s my nature or maybe it’s my surroundings. Regardless, I run anxious. When things pile up and the deadline looms, my shoulders will hike up and my… Read More »The calmness within
A Realisation : When enough is enough
For many of us, Adeline’s penchant for asking thought provoking questions after class is an everyday routine that I have come to enjoy and watch. It is in this context, me sitting on the bench,… Read More »A Realisation : When enough is enough
Saucha : Purity + Cleanliness
Purity of mind, speech and body Niyamas [Sanskrit word] is the 2nd limb in the eight limbs of yoga as described in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra, which are rules, observances and guidelines. To simplify, Niyamas are… Read More »Saucha : Purity + Cleanliness