Why should you do yoga?

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BECAUSE OF THIS...

Have a great weekend .

2 years practicing on yoga is not a long time ...
i am glad that i am still in love with the flowing ,
Somehow it help me to get through my sadness ,

Like a safe shelter or something i can always lean on .

Today is the 2 years anniversary of the yoga centre ,
as well as 2 years anniversary on my yoga journey .
i am going to join a special class for " arm balancing " on this
very special day .

Om ....

P.S : This is the number #555 archives ... woo.woo ..

Yoga anecdotes ...

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# Yoga mates asked if i am a ballerina , because of my body figure ,
my gestures , my flexibility etc ... all shows that i am a dancer .

# The mistress next to my mat was using MY towel for entire
of the class last night .

# My yoga mate told me it was her first time to kick up successfully
into a forearm stand last night ... under my helps .

# Thank you for giving me a NEW yoga mat . Its been 2 years .....

# Ashtanga yoga is a contortion art , and i am the acrobat perform .

The very NEW -- " Animal Yoga " .

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i am working on these 2 postures this month .
The secret to stay balance in the postures is the
hugging of scapulars .

Adorable dogs in beautiful poses .


( Via : Yoga Dogz )

Yoga Workshop -- Thai Yoga Therapy ( follow up 2. )

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What a wonderful night ...
NAMASTE .

Yoga Workshop -- Thai Yoga Therapy ( follow up )

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Thai Yoga Therapy been created centuries ago ,
it is a dynamic bodywork theraphy based on yoga
and Ayurveda ( system of medicine ) .


In this healing system ,the giver guides the receiper
through a series of yoga postures with palming and thumbling
along the body's energy lines and pressure points .

Such comprehensive full body treatment can help on relives
muscular tension , improves circulation , boosts the immune system ,
balances the body .

From Head to toes , there're more than 25 sequences , fully massage
on every point of your body .

I am glad that i joined a most relaxing yoga class i ever been last night .
Never thought that you can do yoga postures in such peaceful and relaxing
way . Basically it is massage however it combined with some very simple
yoga postures to help on protecting your spine and knees .

Found many referable information on internet as well :

-- You Tube
-- Flickr

i am going to practice it with my family and beloved .

Yoga Workshop -- Thai Yoga Therapy

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i am so excited with this workshop tonight .
" Yoga flowing practice + Thai massage skills "

Besides powerful yoga practice , the " Yang " energy .
Our body also need some softness and relaxtions , the " Ying " energy .
To help healing , finding balance and harmony for our soul , spirit and mind .


( Via : PURE )

Partner yoga .

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Want to try this type of yoga one day .
like ball room dance or any kinda dance which involved 2 people ,
You need lots of trust ,confidence and surrender
in between you and your partner .

Sometimes i think a relationship is just like " partner yoga " ,
there is no giver or receiver in between , so both parties are fully
engaged , working together, supporting one another .

Why yoga ?!

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i am so proud of myself , the graceful and steady mind led me to
complete these 2 poses Eka Pada Galavasana ( one leg crane pose )
Baddha Parivritta Ardha Chandrasana ( Bound and Revolved Half Moon )

The teacher always asked us after class " why yoga ? " ...
In the beginner stage , i will properly answer " to lose weight " ...
and yes , i found that this is the reason why i start practice .
However ... the perspective changed ever since the first class .
i am glad that i met a good teacher who said to me on the very
first day that " YOGA IS NOT FOR WEIGHT LOSING !
That's something to do in fitness centre not your yoga mat " .
Everytime when i try to be lazy student , teacher will push me harder .
Everytime when i given a pinched face for some crazy poses , teacher
always said " TRY ! " .

Throughout the year of practicing i've learned " trust myself and keeping
an open mind on everything new . " ... in between ...of course i also want
to give up , i also have puzzling and struggling period ...

The reason keep asking myself back to the mat is the space and a
very private moment to concentrate only on one thing , one point .
The private moment which only have me and myself .

i feel light and free ...

Om shanti .

Headstand .

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IN this rainy day , something did really cheered me up was the successful
on doing headstand at home without leaning the wall .... my first time .

Life long yogi ?!

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Her name is Bendy Bette and now in her 83 , she can still did such
awesome " peacock position " with the body held horizontal by the
hands and arms . She teaches yoga for more or less 40 years and the
most important thing is , she still teaches yoga every week .
As she said " Forget age , yoga keeps you young " . I wonder if i can
still get into a very simple yoga pose considering i stop my practise
for about 1 month OR can i do a very simple pose in my age 83 ???

Theme for this week .

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The theme for my practise this month would be
" Opening on arms & shoulders "
Specially focus on this 2 poses this month , " Chaturange "
and " Pincha Mayurasana " .

My left shoulder ( shoulder blade as well ) is my stumbling stone on
all yoga poses which needed to use muscles on arms / shoulders / upper back .
I found this after my 1st lesson that i can't straighten my left arm up to the air ,
the teacher said this very tight shoulder caused by using computer
or always using only one side of the shoulder for the hand-bag .
What i need to do is not attempted to get into the perfect poses but
slowly , gently open up that part of very tight muscle ( Of course it takes time ! )
And now , after practising on yoga for sometime , i am still working on this
2 poses while the others can easily get into them.
I am not envying the others , i know we all have different body ...
Simply like a squat down pose already took my teacher 3 years till her feet
can finally touch the floor .
Am not hurried myself , i enjoy the processing and discovering on my body
little by little , day by day ...