A Tale of Yoga: Who Am I ? Tiger Mom, or…

As a yoga teacher, I got inspired reading this “yoga real” article from Chris Guillebeau -- who I am admiring a lot. Warnings! It can stir your inner juices during self-reflection, your yoga experience and your ‘way of being’ in a good way. As it did on me, forcing me to ask a question “what … Continue reading A Tale of Yoga: Who Am I ? Tiger Mom, or…

YOGA WORKSHOP: “Why do I need to stretch?”

Although the summer is a slow time for yoga teaching, I am busier than ever building the foundation for my fall yoga class in 2023. It is my summer rendezvous with my yoga friends and friends to be. I put SARCOPENIA in it a core of my yoga workshop, The Science of Healthy Stretching. 'Freshly … Continue reading YOGA WORKSHOP: “Why do I need to stretch?”

HATHA STRETCH: Hypermobility – “blessing and a curse!”

The Yoga Sutra guides our practice to be “steady and easeful.” Every practitioner—stiff or flexible—is invited to balance these qualities in order to create a practice that is sustainable and functional. In my Hatha Stretch Spring class, I was blessed with audience of a full spectrum of womanhood – from 20’ to 70+ so a new challenge … Continue reading HATHA STRETCH: Hypermobility – “blessing and a curse!”

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED BY TEACHING HATHA STRETCH.

For the past few years, I've been learning from my yoga teaching experiences as well as my own mistakes. As a yoga instructor / therapist, you never know how your programs will be received or what will strike a chord. There is no bulletproof recipe to follow because everything is dependent on the students in … Continue reading WHAT I HAVE LEARNED BY TEACHING HATHA STRETCH.

How To Use HATHA STRETCH To Increase Your Flexibility?

We all know that yoga is just one method of improving flexibility and mobility, but I prefer yoga HATHA STRETCH way. In my Hatha Stretch classes, as a yoga instructor/therapist, I continue to emphasize stretching and breathing exercises to maintain a healthy body and mind. However, I must say that, as a former nurse, I … Continue reading How To Use HATHA STRETCH To Increase Your Flexibility?

“Be a Lion-like who dares to face.”

There are many possible alternatives to chasing the sticks of thought like a hapless hound. We can start chasing them and then bring the mind back to a point of focus, rather like calling a dog to heel. We can learn sit still and to watch the sticks fly past without reacting to them. We … Continue reading “Be a Lion-like who dares to face.”