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Ashtanga (Vinyasa) Yoga is a dynamic and physically challenging sequence, integrating breath and movement. It can help to improve the endurance, flexibility, strength and is a great calorie burning workout as well as mental focus. All in one class. The whole practice is done by flowing continuously, which is also the traditional roots of the modern Flow style. Ashtanga Primary Series (1 hr 15 min) This asana practice comprises the classical form of Vinyasa yoga as taught in its traditional sequence, called the Ashtanga Vinyasa Primary Series. You’ll be guided through the practice in a manageable way to suit beginners. By following a structured sequence, students will learn to internalise physical aspects and thus develop mindfulness of their breath, prana (internal energy) and drishti (focused gaze). Ashtanga Basics (1 hr) This class is also suitable for Beginners who wants to learn the Ashtanga Style of Yoga practice. Slowly and progressively, students will be taught the poses in the Ashtanga Primary Series, which helps to increase flexibility, endurance and balance.

Are 200 hours enough to make you a YOGA TEACHER?

A batch of “YOGA TEACHERS” will be Christian soon after going through 200 hours of intense training daily. Would 200 hours be enough to make you a good yoga teacher?

Let’s take a step back to analyze this. What makes a teacher a teacher? (With all due respect to the teachers out there) In my humble opinion, anyone can be a teacher. Just pay the course fees, attend the lessons be it theory or practical and when you pass, you are certified as a teacher. However, what makes a teacher, a real teacher? A Real teacher needs to learn the knowledge and skills needed for that course and he or she must be able to share this knowledge to the students in a way that the students enjoy learning and also understand what the teacher is talking about. Have you gone to a class and at the end of it you realize you do not remember what was being taught but it was a damn awesome class? Have you gone for a class that could be so structured and notes are taken, and you understood what the teacher is trying to “teach” but your mind wonders to what you going to have for lunch and what movie to watch on Netflix later, etc? Every “teacher” delivers the lesson plan in their own unique ways. The skill to be able to pass on the knowledge in a structured way and at the same time captivating the students to want to know more about the subject being taught is deemed a perfect teacher.

However, there will always be two sides to a coin. What about the students being taught? What makes a student a good student? One that is willing to learn and also willing to be taught?

200 hours training to be a yoga teacher is definitely not enough. It’s just touching the tip of the iceberg. There are so much more to learn and to understand, but we only have that 24 hours a day. The knowledge that is being taught is more of survival skills needed to be a yoga teacher. It does not make you a good yoga teacher. Some of us are gifted in the way we can deliver speech and lessons, some of us are gifted in a way to interact with the students, some of us are gifted to be able to control the crowd and gather the sheep, some of us are gifted to absorb all the knowledge being taught but cannot deliver it back to students. Too many factors will make or break you as a yoga teacher. An example would be getting a master’s degree in business and finance does not necessarily make you a millionaire. The knowledge that we learn, we will need to be able to transfer it to the students or it will just be knowledge for self -improvement.

It’s a journey that never ends. We just have to keep learning new knowledge even after the 200 hours course to improve our own understanding of the true meaning of being a YOGI. In the meantime, we will share our experiences with others that are interested to learn and we call ourselves yoga teachers.

Is yoga an oxymoron?

Yoga seems like an oxymoron sometimes. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the term “oxymoron” is defined as a combination of contradictory or incongruous words (such as cruel kindness); broadly: something (such as a concept) that is made up of contradictory or incongruous elements. In Yoga, we learn to find comfort and steadiness through balancing resistance and opposing forces in our bodies during Asana practice. We learn the importance of honing our concentration in Dharana in order to free the mind to meditate in Dhyana. We look inwards and study ourselves to inch towards the goal of Samadhi, a state of supreme higher consciousness and ultimate understanding that we are all one. Indeed, the Yogic path seems contradictory if we viewed those seemingly incongruous states existing as distinct and opposite points of a linear road. But… what if, instead, they were just two sides of the same coin? One key message that I’ve come to deeply appreciate about Yoga is this power of perspective. Yoga teaches us that our happiness depends on how we perceive things. On the yoga mat, we contort our bodies into shapes of all kinds, including backbends, arm twisters and inversions, so we may experience and see the world from all angles. Through our practice, Yoga challenges us to shift our perspective and be more receptive, so that we may always find and appreciate the good in every situation, for there is never just good or bad, there is no pure duality.

Yoga Nidra – My first experience

Have you ever been in Savasana at the end of yoga class and just when you feel yourself starting to relax, your teacher calls time? Have you wondered what a longer, deeper period of relaxation would feel like? What might it do for your stress levels and your health in general? Well, I have two words for you: Yoga Nidra.

My first experience with Yoga Nidra was in Nasik, India during my Teachers Training Course. It was a timely and wonderful experience. At that time I was super stressed and the course was more of a destress for me. I, like many others enjoys Savasana but Yoga Nidra did something for my inner most being that day.

The Yoga Nidra was conducted after our usual Hatha session. During the spiritual relaxation stage the trainer used a visualisation technique to lead us into the memories of our past. During this period, I experienced a uncontrollable shedding of tears. Many of the hurts and pain that I felt inside me was slowly being released as many images of my bad experiences flashed in my brain one after the other. After the session I felt so much “Lighter” as many of the unhappiness in me was being lifted.

When I came back to Singapore I started using Yoga Nidra for my dance students especially after their school examination. It worked very well and I continued using it until I stop teaching dance about 7 years back.

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