Look who's back?

After a good 3 months when sha went off with her 2 little ones back home for a vacation. And now she's back! The plan was to have a morning class with her hubby, Rock--- and there she appeared for the class.

Looking good:)

Who don't look good after a long rest right? But her neck issue is still following her... and its time to do some work!

Yoga with my Mum

The most challenging person to teach is the person closest to you---- my mum. Its always easier to teach a group of un-related people than one loved ones.

When i first started, i tried to teach my mum, but later decided to give both us of a break. Now, she made a small request to start class again, targeting to reduced the size of her waist line.

Every monday morning, we rolled out the mat in the living room, and get started!

We communicate in mandarin instructions, sometimes i feel that its so much easier if i just demostrate and she follows. Slowly, i try to have her listen to the instrusction so i can do adjustments on her.

I manage the part that i need to be a little more firmer to keep the session going effectively. But of course, she's still my ma-ma, i'll still be nice:)

I like it. This is probably one of the precious way of bonding with my mum. As i've always been taking classes outside and too busy to take my time off to talk to her. A chance to teach her, is surely a good opportunity to increase mum and daughter partnership work.

As much as i want to other clients to be healthy and happy, i want my mum to be healthy and happy with herself too!

A girl with a mole on her left cheek...

It's was funny, i met a girl who looks just like me--- especially the mole i am having on my left cheek; she has got one too... exact spot. I was teaching a class, and she came up to me after class... for a while i thought i was a mirror image.

Maybe we were siblings previous time. Months later, she came back on the mat during her summer holiday. i saw her in the class again.. and we became friend. We chatted and discover more similarities on our personal preferences.

" mirror mirror on the Wall...."

Mr Chiropractor

If i were to use weather to talk about my days--- long- lasting showering. And i strongly believe that the clouds above me has to clear someday, and rainbow shall bridge. I accept the fact that we all do not have got bright and cheerful days, and i do appreciate that the hovering of dark clouds-- that something has to go for something is coming...

Yesterday, i accompanied a friend to a chiropractor. Aside all anatomical terms, he said," Every comfort starts from a pain we can't tolerate. Its only when we felt the pain, we then start doing something about it--- for a better way of living."

When we do not acknowledge the discomfort, we do not deal with it and take it as "ok". Only when we start to be aware of its presence, we act upon to remove this thorn away. Whether is it on a physical plane, this concept does apply to emotional, mental and spiritual aspects.

His words became my teacher, and my friend's conditions became my teacher as well.

So much so for the White Collars

I've this love and hate relationship providing my service to the corporates. They are indeed a group of interesting working groups. Sometimes, when we feel the pinch of paying for the classes, we make sure we attend all the session religiously. But when the company is bearing the full cost, we slack it off!

On my side, i've no material loss. I still get paid even if no one turn up, or even just one or two. And i can keep on repeating the same practice for 10 times. However, there's not much progression over the other end. Which is not what i want, in any case.

The first time when i starting interacting with the corporate groups, i laid down a condition for myself: Progression. I'll bring yoga to you in exchange for your commitment. Yes, its a transaction.... I call: The White Collars Approach.

Things have been going pretty well, or turning better. Yes, i choose... i pick groups who make the effort of bringing their yoga gears to work, who make the effort to leave their desk and work when the clock strikes, who wants to spend some quality time to relax and with themselves, who choose to stay back after working hour for the practice, who willing to take a shorter lunch break to come into the mat.... weekly, discipline and commitment.

I'm not all excited by how much they benefit from the practice. But i am just happy how some of them came up to me after class to tell me more about their conditions; because thet started to care about themsleves.  That how they manage to gain back a little of the freedom of movements after attending few sessions.

How they believe that they can actually slowly break away from the discomforts and pains that they had been suffering in silence for all those years. And starting to get curious and digging deeper into their practices; these make them want to continue and sustain on the mat.

Yes, i am happy for their acceptance of my invitation of yoga practices to them. That they enjoy a few laughs every week with all other collegues outside work matters. That everyone is the same.... no CEO, no Manager, no Admin staff, no Boss, no GM. Everyone is the same on the mat, we are all teachers and students:)

A reflection from Evolution 2011

It's was a great 4 days attending various talks and workshops by great teachers coming from around the world. My brain sort of jam-packed with so much information... yet to sort out.
Their teachings, somewhere push me further deeper into myself; that almost like drilling into my core.
This trip was surely a fruitful ones, it sets me thinking, a lot--- not so much about the asanas, rather who i really am.

Rodney,  impressed by how open and honest he could be, with regard to his year long practices. That being truthful and following his breath in his practice--- may not neccesarily give him the "wow" of vinyasa; which he used to be able to do it on videos. But so what? He emphazied that " Yoga, is not contortionism."

Great light-hearted teachers:
Jason nemer, who started his class with a nice chant strumming the guitar lele.. love that! Partnering works, that " no man is an island", we help one another to fulfil our dreams. How we work hard for something easier, no harder. Handstand challanging by itself, that gathers so much fear before it is perform. Partner support, trust comes in, to make things so much easier.

Martin kirk, a real happy man. For his "power of love by saying NO"--- tapping from the arts of parenting ( with his boy, jonathan). And how such concept can apply to our lives, relationships and arm- balances.

i love how Sadie talked about our inner core, much beyond the abdominal muscles group. We want not the physical six-pacs, we want the strength within, and the softness in the skin. Being just who we are totally, not having to please others, why should we? Yes, and of course practices in rock music:)
Are our action supported by fear or truth?--- Satya.

i adore the fact that each teacher comfortable with how different they are from the rest. Holding on to the authenticity of their beliefs and grind them through for years--- because they have such strong faith with what they are doing--- Shraddha.

There's no miracle in yoga. No such thing as being lucky. Its purely quiet hard work and persistence that people do no see. Its about how to be ourselves--- original. 

A pleasant surprise

I've been replacing classes for a teacher in a fitness centre in random for the past 2 years. The very last time i was there for a class was probaby nearly a year. Yesterday, i was there again for replacement classes.
I was in the ladies preparing myself, and when a memeber walked pass me and called out, " Hey Adeline!".

Was a little puzzled. Who on earth would know me in this fitness centre? I turned back and later realised that she was a member whom had attended my replacement classes long time back ago. Honestly, i was glad inside, for the impression i've left in her memories.