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A Timeless Moment
I taught an amazing Yoga class today. It’s my usual weekly yoga class; although some of my regular patrons didn’t even show up. I was prepared for my sequencing, intermediate challenging; I noticed some people were struggling with their balance. I cheered them up and moved on. At the end, even I was tired. After…
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Full Moon Walk in the Mountains
I took my first full moon walk at Joseph Grant park. It was from 8-10pm, led by two rangers. We were half an hour late, fortunately we caught up with the group just before dark. There were about 15 people, from kids to seniors, some with fancy night vision light (which l learned is a…
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Pilgrims in Tibet
I wanted to share this story which I shared with my Yoga class yesterday, the theme was gratitude. Many years ago, I visited Lhasa, Tibet and their downtown: Barkhor Street, like Santana row for San Jose. When we arrived there, it’s packed with vendors and full of people: tourists like us, vendors and bargainers. And…
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Conversation with Your Body
After my morning yoga, I started to realize that yoga is the way to open a conversation with my body. From quieting my mind, cleansing my breathing, a channel has been opened up so I can hear what my body is trying to say, and by stretching, releasing, and strengthening, I can talk back to…
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Breathing
Pranayama breathing is one thing I enjoyed learning through yoga. As a dancer, I know how important breathing is connected with movement. One of my teachers even pointed out that I was holding my breath while dancing, I need to activate my breathing more while dancing. In yoga, as part of the ritual, I have…
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The Day of Yoga
Had a rough morning before my weekly yoga class. Was a little nervous, how do I handle the class with this much negative energy? Started to talk to self like another person: I can see you are about to explode out of your body, just breathe, separate you and your anger. I learned somewhere, “treat…