It looks like 6:15am is becoming the standard. Just after I lit the lamp in our altar, and sat down to do some japa…I could hear Lil D’s cheerful morning greetings coming from the bedroom.
So, it was another day of abrupt, disorganized yoga practice. Thankfully, Kv saved the day by doing Lil d’s teeth brushing routine with her (which she does most days anyway)… This gave me some time to do a couple of rounds of Suryanamskar, Sirshasana and sarvangasana. Also did the posterior stretch for a while.
And then I finished with a mini Savasana session. All in about seven minutes. [Read more...]
Day 5: Standard Operating Procedure
January 27, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
Day 4: Coming to reality
January 26, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
Three days into my daily yoga+creativity+blog project, and already I’ve hit a snag. Everyday, my challenge is to wake up early enough so that I can spend enough time praying, meditating, doing yoga and if I’m really lucky… Have breakfast before our Lil d wakes up.
However because I don’t use an alarm clock…I rarely get to wake up at the time I intend to… And most of the time I just wake up at six. Which is fine, if Lil d wakes up at about 7:30am…which used to be the case, until yesterday when she decided that 6:15am is a much better time to rise and shine. [Read more...]
Day 3: May you rest in sleepless sleep
January 25, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
A breeze-less night, with the temperature rising beyond 33 degrees celsius, in a home without air-conditioning, cooling units or ceiling fans. Just a portable cooler and a couple of stand fans. How much worse could it get?
Quite a bit – as it turned out. We had two blackouts last night – each lasting about an hour or more. As you can imagine, it wasn’t very pleasant. Thankfully our little one didn’t wake up during the blackouts – and slept through it all. My sleep on the other hand, felt like morse code – dots and dashes of sleep every now and then.
Thankfully I woke up at 6, and managed to get into my routine fairly easily. However practice today was very sluggish. It was probably more in my mind than in my body – but almost immediately after I got into any asana – I would tell myself – ok, that’s enough, let’s move on to the next one. [Read more...]
Day 2: No time? Do the main three…
January 24, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
Practice felt good today.
I took Kavi’s advice and did my pranayama after the sun exercise. What a fantastic idea.It worked beautifully – I wasn’t rushing through it at all – and I could breathe through both nostrils beautifully because it was just after the sun exercise.
Somehow step 3 and step 9 always clears my nasal passages. 
Unlike yesterday, [Read more...]
What my yoga space looks like now
January 24, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
This is what my make-do practice area looks like these days… I’m lucky enough if I get some time on it as long as my daughter happily plays around with her toys and not climb all over me. But heck, who’s complaining?
Gone are the days when I visualized/had a tranquil yoga space to practise. Definitely far from the definition of the world’s best yoga spots, but you know what? Practice is practice. Instead of feeling sorry about not having the perfect yoga space, I feel thankful that there is still space for my practice at home, in my mind & heart
Day 1: Shut up, listen and understand
January 23, 2012 by · 2 Comments
It’s been seven years since I learnt the 12 basic asanas of Sivananda Hatha Yoga. But in these seven years, I’ve only just really practiced maybe about six months of yoga in total. Sad, isn’t it?
Of course, I blame it on the usual suspects – lack of discipline, lack of ability to manage my time, inconsistent sleeping times, meals late at night… [Read more...]
Cleansing & Rejuvenating Workshop
July 7, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
Yoga-Wisdom is finally up and running again! Thanks to See Pei’s recent cleansing & rejuvenating workshop I am motivated to post on this blog again.
After 3 years of research, self experiments and material gathering See Pei was finally ready to conduct this workshop. I could see how thrilled See Pei’s students were to be able to get their heads into this knowledge after many years of request. [Read more...]
A place to learn Yoga when times are tough
May 28, 2009 by · 2 Comments
At these recent times of financial difficulties, there is one place who is willing to take a pay cut to ease the financial burden of their customers. Finding it hard to believe?
In light of the current situation, the Divine Life Society have cut their 3 months Yoga course fees from RM150 to RM120. Now, this is what I call Yoga! Truly compassionate, truly mindful.
My partner See Pei & I, both started our journey in Yoga with DLS. And after exploring many other options and places, we are still drawn to DLS classes for the simple reason :
“Teachers are excellent, teachings are purely just on asanas (poses) & pranayama (breathing), classes are regular and punctual, and the price is the cheapest in town”
You too can take advantage of this!
8 Things That Sustain My Interest in Yoga
May 15, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
- Seeing so many people around me live a better quality life after taking up Yoga
- The great bunch of friends I have come to know in my years of practicing & teaching Yoga. (The same people who have pulled me back into my practice at times when I was struggling.)
- The gradual discovery of my body & mind’s true potentials.
- Having found the right teacher and right class to practice with.
- Great support and interest from my husband, parents & sisters.
- All the small opportunities that I get to share my Yoga experiences with the public.
- My children Yoga students who thinks Yoga is the coolest thing ever.
- God’s grace to put me at the right places, at the right time, pressing all the right buttons, how can I help but to fall madly in love with Yoga
Peace. Peace. Peace.
A Birthday Message
February 17, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Ever had the experience of the universe conspiring to bring you a message? Today is one such day for me.
As I prayed for divine intervention for my Bracelet Yoga practice, I received this beautiful message:
The sun rises everyday.
It never fails in its duty.
It nourishes and sustains all living forms.
We depend upon it’s light and warmth.
Without the sun, all life forms would fail and die. Let Me be the sun in your life.
A sun that rises, but never sets. I will give you the warmth of My love.
I will spread around you the light of My Knowledge.
In your life, there will be only day and no night.
There will be only awakening
And no more ignorance of sleep.
With this energy
You will grow more and more spiritually.
I have come today to be by your side.
To make you recognize God.
To teach you God.
And to realize God.
- A message from my GURU