EGO
A topic which we often hear being discussed in the Yoga community or in general is the discussion of the Ego “your idea or opinion of yourself, especially your feeling of your own importance and ability”. One thing I told myself as I was headed to YTT Day 1 was to leave my ego at home. This has really helped me stay focused on my own development on my own mat. A younger, more insecure version of myself would have the issue of constant comparison or the need of approval. For example: how is he/she doing that and I can’t? Does this or that person like me? In that sense the ego becomes quite toxic since you’re feeling a need to be approved by anything external, rather than your internal self being at peace with where ever you are in life mentally and physically. On of my favorite quotes by Osho regarding the ego is: “Death of the ego is the birth of the soul”. The sooner we become aware of the ego and it’s dialogue within us, the better we become at silencing it. See ya later ego! /Annie
啦啦10/2018 RYT200教练班 心得（4）
终于在第四周迎来了Nicole老师，严厉归严厉，但真是让我获益良多，无论是体式还是口令。相信严师出高徒。希望自己也能够成为老师的高徒，虽然现在还差得老远。这一周依旧是全身上下都疼，尽管疼，却也看到了细微的进步，真是痛并快乐着！不过如果说前面的体式找找感觉还能做到一些，但上轮对于我来说就有一种心有余而力不足的感觉，我这千年老肩何时才能打开，回想一下这些年的坐姿站姿走路的习惯，都造成了现在的肩膀过紧，这将是我接下来给自己的目标，先把肩和跨打开。对于排课的作业，现在越做越轻松了，不会像一开始一样做两三个小时，不过也还是有很多要跟老师学习的，比如如何把体式都很顺畅的串联起来，有些体式很想加进去，但是就是会卡卡的，要再去跟老师请教了。转眼还剩最后一个星期了，突然有点不舍，要好好珍惜，好好学习，加油！
希望时间再慢一点⑥
8/nov/2018 上午学习体式，感觉自己意志力不够，瑜伽需要用意念去指导自己的动作。 我感觉自己手不知道怎么放，哪里的肌肉要收缩，哪里的肌肉要伸展，完全没有指挥自己，总是在告诉自己“好难，我做不了。” 练习大乌鸦的时候，怎么也上不去，Nicole老师看我做一次，马上就看到了我的问题，她提醒我：“肩膀再往前一点，大乌鸦是随时准备起飞，而你的脚是随时准备落地，所以上不去。” 第一次我尝试肩膀往前，是感到害怕，怕自己往前栽，当我克服这个恐惧，第三次，真的上去了，准备起飞的感觉很轻松。 跑步是苦逼一样的坚持，死撑到底就你能到达终点。 瑜伽除了苦逼的坚持、死撑到底的决心，还需要方法和技。有经验的老师，一眼已经看出你怎么做好这个体式。 时间过得很快，只有一周了，越来越舍不得老师和同学们，喜欢听Nicole老师讲理论课穿插各种故事，听得很有意思。但是教学的时候，她很严格要求我们，老师严厉的态度让我感觉到一定要严格要求自己，强化练习，只有说熟练了才能教学生，感染学生。可以说，我是喜欢这种风格的希望时间慢点再慢点，在这里多学习，多吸收一些。 KELLY WEN MEI 2018年10月 200小时中文班
啦啦 10/2018 RYT200教练班 心得（3）
第三周是由Jessica老师教我们，老师的风格不一样了，但教导的知识都是超棒的，这周重点在于体式调整。知道了如何调整，自己也可以做得更到位了，帮助别人调整时，也可以知道每个人面临的不同问题，从而更好地了解这个体式。有时候老师问这里疼吗？不疼啊！原来是做得不到位，哈哈，一做到位，马上疼。在同学们彼此操练的过程中，也让我深刻感受到自己做得到不代表也能教得出，或是给出正确快速的调整。这还是需要大量的反复的操练，在家里也要更下功夫练习。就剩一句话，练就对了，加油吧！
Charis Lam 2018 September 200hrs (4)
We started our class with meditation. Compared to our first week, meditation became much easier now. I was no longer waiting for time to pass; instead I now feel that it is the natural thing to do. Focus on my breathing with the relaxation of my body and mind. Additionally, I taught the sitting sequence during class with my hoarse voice. Although I’ve been teaching yoga sequences for several weeks, I still could not get the nervousness and anxiety out of me. The highlight of last week’s class was meditation. We were told to share our “FEAR” with our classmates, and at that moment I realized that I’ve been pushing myself too much and I did not give my body sufficient rest. My intention was to build a stronger body, but I could not do that if my health is not at optimal condition. During meditation, I kept falling asleep despite my best efforts to stay awake. Jess explained that my body needed the rest. Sometimes staying healthy is not only about eating healthy and exercise; it is about doing everything in moderation. 8th Week, 4th Nov Charis Lam
Charis Lam 2018 September 200HRS (3)
In a blink of an eye, I’ve entered the 8th week of my YTT class. The bonding between classmates has increased over time. At the same time, I have also fallen ill due to a viral infection and was taking a long time for me to recover. Despite that I did not want to miss any classes as I have been learning so much during every lesson. It was a very pleasant surprise to find out that we got to use the big room for today’s lesson. We started by doing our own warm up to prepare our body for photo taking. The interesting part of our photo taking was that I learnt that each of us has different strengths, some of us are very bendy (can do chin stand scorpion effortlessly); some of us are very strong; some of us are master in inversion. It is great to be in the same class with this group of amazing classmates that have different talents. We had so much laughter and “struggles” when we tried to take the inversion group shot. In one of our attempts at a photo, I realized my legs were not straight, I was very thankful that my classmates didn’t mind to go through the trouble to take another shot. We continued our class with learning how to assist in inversion. Jess was like my lovely stepmother, kept reminding me not to practise tripod stand and handstand as she knew that I was nursing a wrist injury. It was difficult for me to resist the temptation to practise but I knew it was the right thing to do. 8th Week, 3rd Nov Charis Lam
Charis Lam 2018 September 200HRS (2)
It was a memorable week for me. Finally we touched on the topic of teaching techniques. I started to ask myself: ‘What kind of instructor do I want to become?’ ‘What type of yoga is suitable for me to teach?’ On the same day, it was my first time teaching Surya Namaskar and Ujjayi Breath. I still remember the excitement I had when I sat in front of my fellow classmates and gave them instructions on Ujjayi Breath. I am starting to feel the responsibility of a teacher. I know I need to improve my skills and teaching ability, and slowly gain the trust of my students one day. We also learnt about Chakra and why do we need to follow the chakra when we plan yoga sequence. While learning the description of each chakra, it gave me a new perspective of my own weaknesses. For example, if I am constantly feeling insecure and having stomach issues, as well as terrible in standing postures, could it be I have very weak Muladhara Chakra? On Sunday, we touched on an interesting topic that was very important for each of us – Body Alignment. All this while I knew my body was not perfect, but it was entirely different feeling to find out that I have flat foot, scoliosis S shape and upper and lower flat back. On the following week, I went for xtray and confirmed that I have neck degeneration and scoliosis. According to the chiropractor, my situation might be worse if I didn’t practise yoga or exercise. On that week, our homework was to plan yoga sequences based on our body alignment. I really enjoy doing my homework because many people are suffering from the same spinal issues. My homework (or my future work, one day) can help others to have a healthier spine and live a healthier life. Written on 4th Week (6th and 7th Oct) Charis Lam
教练班的收获
时间过的真快，这周是参加RYT200教练班的第三周了，回顾前两周的课程对自己在体式上有了很大的进步，纠正了以前不正确的细节，在这些体式的基础上，这周是Jessica老师教我们学习如何调整学生，我认为这才是作为一个好瑜伽教练的关键，因为好的教练就会调整学生避免学生受伤，通过调整让学员更快进步，这样才算是一个合格的教练。 RYT200平日班 Liu Hong
战胜自己
之前从来没有尝试过头倒立的体式，心里总是觉得恐惧，担心受伤怕自己手臂不够力量，这周Jessica老师说要教我们这个体式去，我是有担心有开心，担心自己不可以开心的是在专业老师的指导下学习头倒立，她教我们如何做头倒立的步骤，教我们如何去跌来保护自己不要受伤，在她的鼓励下我克服了心里的恐惧，也去尝试着做，终于做到了好开心，为了心中的那份坚持一定要战胜自己的恐惧，这样才会变得有意义！ RYT200平日班Liu Hong
瑜伽需要正确的练习才会避免受伤⑤
真的，我曾经犹豫是否还要继续学下去，怀疑自己能否练好瑜伽? 跑步太多，身体太僵硬，心里真的很”蓝瘦，香菇”。 一开始以为是自己不够努力，每天回到家就坐在瑜伽垫上各种拉伸，还用蛮力，拉到自己很痛。我想对自己更狠一点，进步再多一点。差点受伤，影响后面的学习。 这三周，身体发生了很大变化，真的柔软了很多。我很开心看到自己的变化。 最重要的是这周老师一直在教我们每个体式如何调整，让我们做到更好，相当于每天都在上专业的私教课，所以进步很快。 通过学习调整，我知道了怎么做正确的体式，还学会了怎样帮助练习者更安全地练习瑜伽。 只有正确的练习，才能对身体有益，避免受伤。 RYT200 kelly wen mei, 2018年10月 平日班
