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I am a yoga instructor in my late 60’s. I had been maintaining a yoga class 3 times a week after my retirement as a librarian. My life then had been monotonous with its daily grind of stacking books and usual duties. Yoga had been my passion for life. It gave me the peace that I craved for in the middle of the jungle that is the metropolis, confronted as I was then with irate and impatient clients. In the quiet of my work, yoga had been an escape from the monotony of it all. Read the rest of this entry »

Painfully, I realized this is a touch and go world. Relationships have become superficial. I turned to yoga after suffering a series of devastation at the personal and professional aspects of my life. I lost one of the most important persons in my life. I was bypassed in an office promotion and lost my chance at redeeming my own self. I was depressed for several months. It was the worst time in my life so far, one that I never want to wish on anybody else – not even my bosom enemy. The only relationship worth cultivating and nurturing is a healthy relationship with the self. I say healthy because too much preoccupation with the self will lead to pathological narcissism. A good way to do this is to turn to active meditation. Yoga is one good way to meditate through conscious body movements. Read the rest of this entry »

Our hectic lives in the fast lane are taking a toll on our physical and mental health. With the constant staring at computer screens, the running to and fro, we suffer from backaches and other pains. Through it all, we feel a sense of detachment and disconnection. There is a nagging need to bond with important people in our lives despite the physical distance. Read the rest of this entry »

I lost my composure after an argument with a colleague at work. I cursed and muttered under my breath but could not bring myself to lash out at her. I was seething inside. When I was alone inside my room, I burst into tears. Feelings of giving up this dreary work become so overpowering that I almost handed out my resignation to my manager. When the turbulent feelings subsided, I just realized I am killing myself over a conflict that was expected to happen. In an office where high strung and ambitious people are gathered together, I can hardly expect peace and serenity to reign. I realized I might do something about it. Read the rest of this entry »

I am a yoga instructor in my late 60’s. I had been maintaining a yoga class 3 times a week after my retirement as a librarian. My life then had been monotonous with its daily grind of stacking books and usual duties. Yoga had been my passion for life. It gave me the peace that I craved for in the middle of the jungle that is the metropolis, confronted as I was then with irate and impatient clients. In the quiet of my work, yoga had been an escape from the monotony of it all. Read the rest of this entry »

Painfully, I realized this is a touch and go world. Relationships have become superficial. I turned to yoga after suffering a series of devastation at the personal and professional aspects of my life. I lost one of the most important persons in my life. I was bypassed in an office promotion and lost my chance at redeeming my own self. I was depressed for several months. It was the worst time in my life so far, one that I never want to wish on anybody else – not even my bosom enemy. Read the rest of this entry »

Our hectic lives in the fast lane are taking a toll on our physical and mental health. With the constant staring at computer screens, the running to and fro, we suffer from backaches and other pains. Through it all, we feel a sense of detachment and disconnection. There is a nagging need to bond with important people in our lives despite the physical distance. Read the rest of this entry »

I lost my composure after an argument with a colleague at work. I cursed and muttered under my breath but could not bring myself to lash out at her. I was seething inside. When I was alone inside my room, I burst into tears. Feelings of giving up this dreary work become so overpowering that I almost handed out my resignation to my manager. When the turbulent feelings subsided, I just realized I am killing myself over a conflict that was expected to happen. Read the rest of this entry »