May 2019

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17 May

Thank you, Jessica

I really appreciate it to have Jessica being my 200hr YTT yoga instructor. Firstly, a 200hr YTT theory class can be a really boring class with all the Sanskrits and plain definitions for them. Jessica made each Sanskrit more meaningful for us by giving examples and telling funny stories. Her theory class is never boring […]

17 May

More about asana practice

Before my 200hr YTT, I had barely learned any inversion and hand balancing poses. There are balancing poses such as tree pose and revolved triangle poses, which I have practiced but always found difficulty in finding balance. After realizing the importance of muscle engagement and body awareness, the balancing poses are easier to achieve by […]

17 May

Asanas

What I want to achieve through asana practice? This is a question we all should questioning ourselves before our yoga practice. I had been practicing yoga for a few different reasons before attending my YTT training. I have been practiced yoga for weight loss, for flexibility, for relaxation, for therapy, for alignment, for strength…and eventually, […]

17 May

Transformation Since YTT

I have seen amazing transformation of myself since my 200hr YTT course. Starting from asanas, I am learning asanas in a completely different way. Instead of imitating asanas from yoga instructors, I started to understand an asana by its Sanskrit and instructions, thinking about the entry and exit of each asana, as well as feeling […]

17 May

More than Asanas

In our first class, Jessica asked us what we would like to achieve by the end of 200hr YTT. I replied that I want to perform one handstand and deepen my knowledge in yoga. The yoga theory classes have indeed deepened my knowledge in yoga and have me realized that yoga is more than asanas. […]

17 May

Post 2: A Proper alignment?

Honestly, alignment is a topic that I have always been interested in. I want to learn how to adjust someone so that they getting into a ‘proper alignment’ in asanas. However, today I learnt there is no such thing as ‘proper alignment’. Everybody is different. Every Body is different too =P. Jessica has said this […]