Farewell 2011, Namaste 2012

My view of the sunset at the Historical City of Malacca
December 2011

As the sun sets on the last day of 2011, I take a personal inventory of the highs and lows of the past 12 months. My heart overflows with gratitude, as I reflect on the abundance of love, friendship and happiness that came my way.


As I bow towards the earth in Uttanasa in my last evening practice of the year, I am humbled by the many lessons learnt on and off the mat... lessons that free me from the ego... lessons that allow me to strengthen my passion in yoga... lessons that allow me to stretch my wings and take yogic flight into a state of grace.


As I step onto my mat tomorrow morning at 7am for 108 rounds of Surya Namaskar, my celebration of the First Day of 2012 would be a celebration of the mind, body and spirit.  


(If you're not too hung over from the NYE's partying), do join me in spirit as I meditate in motion to 108 sacred rounds of Surya Namaskar at sunrise. 


Thank you for all your love and support. Here's wishing you a beautiful, magical and inspiring 2012!


Blessings of love, light and peace always.

2011, A Year of Blessings

As I wrap the remaining presents for this Saturday's Christmas Eve dinner with relatives far and near, I find a moment to reflect on how quickly 2011 has flown by, and how much I dedicated the year to my practice.


There were workshops....

With Peter Scott, Senior Iyengar Teacher

Partner Work, at an Arm Balance workshop
with Jani Jaatinen

Arm Balance and Inversion Workshop
with Belinda Wong

And there was the Malaysia Yoga Festival... 

Assisting in the Malaysia Yoga Festival

Then, there was the grueling, asana-intensive 500 Hours Tripsichore Vinyasa Teacher Training with Edward Clark... 

Graduates of the 500 Hours Tripsichore Vinyasa Teacher Training
with Edward Clark and Nikki Durrant

Even on holiday, my mat was the first thing on my To Pack List, and my travel agenda was built around yoga classes in Melbourne...

Have Mat Will Travel

2011 has been a year filled with being present on a student's mat, and I feel extremely blessed to have crossed paths with many talented and knowledgeable teachers.


As I left the studio last evening after my last Vinyasa class for the year, I was asked to take a bookmark from the basket, a thoughtful, handmade Christmas gift from the studio owners.


I randomly reached in for one, and on it were the beautiful words from the late Vincent Tam...

"You don't want to be remembered as a person who can bind your leg behind your neck (when you die)...that's meaningless.  As a yoga teacher, you want to be remembered as a person who contributed happiness to the lives of many" - Vincent Tam


Nobody could have said it better, and I could not have asked for a more meaningful, yogic gift. The gift may be small, but the message.... PRICELESS. Thank you, Vincent, for the amazing Christmas blessing (and thank you, Michelle for being his angelic messenger).

2012 will be a Year to Give Back.... to share what I've learnt, and to spread the precious gift of yoga.

Watch this space for upcoming Workshops (the first will be on 11 Feb 2012) and Teacher Trainings.

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays. 

Love, Peace, Joy and Light always.

xxx