Posts Tagged ‘True Fitness’

 

Goodbye Mumbai, Hello Dubai

April 5, 2009 at 9:55 am in On The Street, Yoga Practice | Please subscribe!

With 3 Bikram Yoga 30 Day Challenges completed (90 days continuous yoga), I find myself in another country starting all over again. Huzzah only 9 more challenges to go!

It’s bewildering to think I’m a quarter of the way through my journey already and yet I feel it’s all going too fast! 30 days may seem like enough, or even too much time in one city but I only just start to feel it’s pulse, then I’m off on the next adventure.

Looking back I wonder if I have achieved what I set out to do. Same answer for any month in our lives – yes and no. I wanted to produce more video but the time required to shoot, edit, compress and upload is immense, coupled with a slow internet connection and I’m sitting in front of my mac, wishing I was outside experiencing life.

Before leaving Australia I clearly prioritized my goals so one wouldn’t interfere with another. I never realised how important this was until my practice almost fell apart in India. I found it so tough I would end each class, my hands in namaskar thanking myself for just completing my #1 goal: “do the yoga, every day”. I can honestly say, I felt I had only 6 strong classes the whole month. Just getting through each class, practicing every posture without sitting down (or throwing up on myself) was.. well, I guess you’d could call it a challenge!

Thank you so much Rowena, Benn and Maddy (manager & teachers at Bikram Yoga Mumbai) for buying me Bikram’s new book “Bikram Yoga” – just what I needed for focus, inspiration and grounding for the next phase. Also thanks to Rich (teacher, Bikram Yoga Bangkok and Regional Manager True Fitness) for supporting my journey.

 

Bangkok – Sunday 1st Feb!

January 29, 2009 at 2:38 pm in Everyday | Please subscribe!

Things have been a little crazy of late with a serious incident concerning a member of my family. All I can say is CPR saves lives! Although nothing can really prepare you for performing CPR on a lifeless body until the paramedics arrive (it will haunt my yoga practice for months to come) a first aid course will get you started.

Thankfully the person is making an amazing recovery and after considerable family discussion I’ve decided not to postpone my journey and I will be flying into Bangkok on 1st February to start my 2nd 30-Day challenge.

Rich Nichols from Bikram Yoga Bangkok has kindly hooked me up with a room to rent and unlimited complimentary hours of torture in the hot room… er what have I got myself into?!

If you’re in Bangkok and want to join me in a class or two or the 30-Day challenge then I’d love to see you there!

True Fitness
Zen@Central World, 9th and 10th Floor
Rajadamri Road, Phanthumwan
Bangkok
www.truefitness.co.th