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13 Oct

My Yoga Journey: Halfway Point Anxieties

As I approach the halfway point of yoga teacher training, I feel a bit of anxiety. It’s already been such a great experience so far but I’m worried about accomplishing everything I need to graduate. When my mind isn’t daydreaming because my Vata dosha is dominant, it is constantly buzzing with thoughts. I do realize […]

13 Oct

WHAT TO TEACH MY GRANDMA

One day, one of the greatest violin virtuoso Yehudi Menuhin decided to learn yoga. Because Menuhin’s schedule was so packed, Iyengar has only 5 minutes to teach yoga. And a wild guess what asana did Iyengar teach Menuhin?? Savasana! The five minute session stretched out into three and a half hours as Menuhin felt rejuvenated […]

13 Oct

Bonding

Waking up for early morning class is so hard. Frequent insomnia or nightmares are not helping the situation. The crowded and super slow train rides every morning is an awful drag. The thought of unfinished assignments or a painful right ankle also add to this heavy baggage every morning. IKR. I’m such a grump right? […]

13 Oct

自己的感觉

我是一个零起点的学生，刚来的第一个礼拜，感觉自己还没进入状态，感觉自己跟不上，手的力气又不足，然后就很灰心，不知道自己因该以怎样的心态去坚持！但是我的老师，她们从来没有放弃过我，一直鼓励我们，你们是可以的，相信你自己！我很开心，现在我也渐渐的在坚持中找到了乐趣，因为他们是不会轻易放弃任何一个学生的！而且我还感觉到，在这里，每一位学生的进步都是这些老师很开心看到的事。IHA Yoga真的很不错，谢谢这里的每一位老师，你们辛苦了…. liuying 学生

8 Oct

My Yoga Journey: Go to School!

About 1/3 of the way into my 200 hour yoga teacher certification, I’ve already learned more than I have in my year of casually dropping into yoga classes. The amount of work I have put into my Adho Mukha Svanasana or downward facing dog, has been a workout in and of itself. Prior to IHA […]

5 Oct

Am I never gonna reach that yogi’s level of zen-ness?

Disclaimer: I hope this post doesn’t sound rude. I have my upmost respect to these masters and their beliefs. I think they are smart and forward-thinking people who developed a wonderful exercise which benefited so many generations. I really believe in the goodness of yoga poses and the benefits of meditating (calming, lower blood pressure, […]