The power of visualization

Visualization is something that is within the capabiities of most people. It is simple to do and it is natural that we wish to visualize pleasant scenarios, loved ones and memorable experiences. There maybe many techniques used in visualization but personally I have not consciously learnt any techniques but I find myself constantly employing this [...]

Aparigraha – De-clutter and be liberated

Just as we need to still and clear our minds for meditation and ultimately enlightenment, a similar sense of freedom and wellbeing may be achieved by de-cluttering our homes and living quarters. Personally I have become a self proclaimed expert at de-cluttering only because I have been compelled to go through the process by moving [...]

Reincarnation tales from India

Reincarnation tales from India Reincarnation is a subject that intrigues me hence when I came across this subject in a book that I recently had the good fortune to read, I thought I must share the accounts with like-minded people. The title is “Lancer at large” by F.  Yates-Brown published in 1936. Yates-Brown was an [...]

The icing on the cake

Exactly a week after my 200 hr YTTC was my birthday; one of the big “0”s. To celebrate the beginning of a new century and having survived the 3 week gruelling course, my husband and I drove across the Malaysian peninsula to the East Coast to spend a few well-deserved halcyon days at a spa [...]

3 weeks & 2 kilos lighter

Why I went on the course? Yoga was my saviour at the lowest point of my life and embarking on this 3 week intensive YTTC was a dedication to yoga and to myself for pulling through. It brought focus into my life at a time when I was hanging on by a thread and my [...]

YOGASANA – the elixir* of life

Yogasana is the ultimate workout A wonderful elixir without a doubt With deep breathing and own body weight To increase circulation and oxygen intake With the breath, pranic energy** is introduced Penetrating the cells and fatigue is reduced This vital energy is the source For awakening the dormant spiritual force All joints and muscles are [...]

VAsavasana

SAVASANA The mother of Asanas is the relaxation pose I am fully alert although my eyes are closed My body is relaxed and in total melt-down Fully supported and in touch with the ground Tensing and relaxing each part in turn Melting away the muscle burn The mind is relaxed and completely at ease Enjoying [...]

My faithful friends

My faithful friends Everyone of us holds treasured thoughts and mental pictures of experiences and loved ones and no one can take that away from us. For me, one of the most treasured and joyful mental pictures is of my Leo getting out of his bed and immediately doing a perfect “downward dog” to release [...]

VAaspirant

My Doubting Self My Yoga path has been a long one and I take heart in the Confucius saying “It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop”. Lately, as the bonds and ties of work and earning a living fade into the far distance, the ‘calling’ seems louder [...]

My bus journey

My bus journey I find bus journeys on the whole relaxing as the control of the speed of travelling and the time are in the hands of the driver. As opposed to driving yourself, one can enjoy the passing scenery, read a book or indeed meditate or contemplate the day’s events. Sometimes it can be [...]