Years ago in my 40s when I was living in Singapore, I marvelled enviously at the women who suddenly started entering triathlons or marathons. It seemed to be a thing once women hit a certain age. I wished I could run too but it was something I had a love hate relationship with. I remember…
My ‘fun’ practice that I truly enjoy is learning how to dance steps. There’s just something so silly about learning the Salsa, merengue and samba mixed in with hip hop, Bollywood and goodness knows what else, that makes me break into laughter and shakes off even my worst days. It’s non competitive, non judgmental, all…
It doesn’t surprise me when students are astonished that I love dance and fitness as much as I love Yin Yoga. It’s not a competition. It’s actually pretty simple. Rather than following a recipe or a strict regime, I just do what I feel like doing. Some days I need to dance to shake off…
Can I do Level 2 before Level 1? This depends entirely on whether you have studied the curriculum in Level 1. The curriculum of subjects for the Yin Yoga and Mindfulness Meditation courses from Levels 1 to 2 are vast covering the deconstruction of Yin Yoga poses, why and how the science and anatomy of…
I’ve always enjoyed the silence of the night and slept with an open window. I remember when I first became sensitised to how much noise bothered me upon leaving my first silent retreat and getting into a taxi to the train station. How loud the car engine was and how noisy the traffic was even…
I’m about as obsessed by healthy food as any other yogi on this path of attempting an optimal diet and a healthy life style. Moderation with everything is now my mainstay because at times I know I’ve driven myself nuts not knowing what I should or could eat that was right for my constitution. Over…
I’ve been a ‘yogi’ with varying styles of yoga practice from pregnancy to ‘power’ to ashtanga vinyasa and yin for as long as I can remember before I had my kids (now in their 20s). I’ve always prided myself on feeling that I had a complete practice with strength, suppleness, flexibility and stamina. Sufficient for…
Has your stress response been unknowingly elevated without your being aware this year? Being aware of subtle changes can be a precursor to realising your symptoms before they turn into anything more sinister. We’ve had alot to cope with the fear factor being thrust upon us at a moment’s notice and not knowing how to adapt…
This past month I wanted to support the initiative of my youngest son who of his own accord wanted to do a half marathon for various charities campaigning for stopping Asian hate. He ran and I cycled. Reminiscent of less than 15 years earlier when the roles were reversed as I taught him to ride…
So many times in the past I mistook beauty for what my hair or face looked like, healthy or a mess. An imprint perhaps of the pain of having tangled ‘swimming’ hair brushed out at 8 years by my mother’s bossy friend or my boss (male) asking me if I was unwell when I wasn’t…
