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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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
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
Urban Ashtangi : Fangqi
Many events in life happen when the timing is right; just like how a naggy backache made Fangqi start looking for a solution. Plugging into her company event made her decide to explore a yoga… Read More »Urban Ashtangi : Fangqi
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
Why am I still practising?
An introspection by Charlene Chan Two mornings a week, I get myself out of bed and to the shala at the break of dawn. The sun won’t rise until halfway through my practice, but that… Read More »Why am I still practising?
The story of two little mice
“Two little mice fell into a bucket of cream. The first mouse quickly gave up and drowned. The second mouse wouldn’t quit. He struggled so hard that eventually he churned that cream into butter and… Read More »The story of two little mice
Staying grounded during times of uncertainties
The situation is familiar except we are almost 15 months since the first circuit breaker. A couple of heightened alerts have taken place since then. The rules have been changed, revised and adapted according to… Read More »Staying grounded during times of uncertainties