Our karma yoga project with the Rotaract Club of Munting Pag-Asa was a success. Thanks to all the people who made this project possible. Thanks also to
Jane,
Chona,
Tina,
Ria and
Sarah for spreading the word.
Jenny said many also bought the tickets but didn't attend, especially their male members. Maybe next time we'll have a yoga-for-men workshop in Davao.
It's the usual excuse... yoga is for women and only for the flexible.
Yoga isn't about the flexibility of the physical body but the flexibility of the mind... the flexibility to accept things in life... to acknowledge that things are impermanent and only transitory... to believe that even a tight inflexible body can become soft and supple through the regular practice of yoga.
Our inflexibility hinders us from exploring our full potential... it is a form of ignorance or avidya, one of the 5 obstacles in the path of yoga.
Avidyasmita Raga Dvesabhinivesah Klesah
(Ignorance, egoism, attachment, hatred, and clinging to bodily life are the five obstacles.)
Yoga Sutra II:3
Anityasuci Duhkhanatmasu Nitya Suci Sukhatmakhyatir Avidya
(Ignorance is regarding the impermanent as permanent, the impure as pure, the painful as pleasant, and the non-Self as the Self.)
Yoga Sutra II:5
Until we wipe the fog off the mirror, we won't be able to see our faces clearly and we become ignorant of our own selves.
The organizers and the instructors. I'll post more photos once I receive them from Jen.Got to start packing to make sure I only have 20kg of luggage. Namaste.
(Hopefully the sun is shining brightly in Bora so we can enjoy the beach)
The organizers and the instructors. I'll post more photos once I receive them from Jen.
It was the middle of the day... the weather was perfect... the place was serene... the water crystal clear... I was enjoying the beach alone and couldn't resist the temptation of taking a yoga shot while my father and his cousins reminisce the old days over Red Horse and fresh sea foods.
A firefly in Camiguin
Kurma's wife?
We had a quick visit at the Enigmata Treehouse before going to Mantigue. I was able to talk to the owner Rosalie and told her about my plans of conducting yoga retreats in Camiguin. It's still far away in the future but it is something I would love to do... promote the Philippines, especially Camiguin, through yoga. Enigmata offers not only vegetarian dishes but many programs that are supportive to one's spiritual pursuits.
