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14 Oct

Christine Seah 2018 September 200HRS (1)

I completed my first week of the 200 hours yoga teacher’s training at Yoga Mandala and I am both happy and excited. I was nervous before starting YTT because I was not too sure what to expect during the course but now having gone through the first week and survived, I find that I like […]

14 Oct

JiaZhen_Why Yoga Is For Everyone – 3 Benefits!

Yoga improves your physical health. A consistent practice brings you increased flexibility, improved strength, better balance, more stamina, and general body awareness. There are many forms of yoga practice, from Hatha (static poses) to Vinyasa (faster paced “flows” where you move from one pose to the next). Generally, most styles will help you find an increased […]

14 Oct

10 reasons why you should take YTT even if you don’t want to become a teacher. No. 3 will shock you!

Confession time! I did not join a Yoga Teachers’ Training (YTT) to become a Yoga teacher. My acute desire to improve my fitness before hitting my 40s and stumbling upon breath-taking low-impact acrobatic Yoga poses on Instagram fueled me to search for a fun time. And I found The Yoga Mandala with Jessica Sinclair. With […]

14 Oct

Yoga- Mind over body

We had our Asana exam yesterday. It certainly felt more tired than doing a conventional yoga class. Jessica made us hold poses for long. Like chaturanga in 1minute. It was madness to us because it was something we have never done before. We were also asked to hold Navasana and headstand for 3minutes. Something i […]

13 Oct

Crow me a river

“Tell us what you’d like to achieve from this YTT” Uhhh… I’d like to be able to do a crow pose. Initially, I really cannot fathom the knees being on the triceps. I mean, how does it even stabilise?! How does the knee cap actually stay there?! 😱 My arms aren’t very firm, they are pretty […]

13 Oct

Translating lessons from the mat into real life

This follows on from my last post about being patient about yoga poses. I can safely say that I am less fussed about not being able to nail yoga poses because that I know with practice and patience, I will eventually get the pose. Why can’t I translate this lesson to off the mat? How […]